Construction and Building Inspectors Salary in Bellingham, WA

Construction and Building Inspectors pay range in Bellingham

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $73,530 a year or less, while the top 10% make $116,170 or more. The middle half of construction and building inspectors in Bellingham earn between $79,270 and $108,320.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Construction and Building Inspectors salary after taxes in Bellingham

On the average salary of $95,420, a single filer in Bellingham takes home about $75,958 a year, or $6,330 a month and $2,921 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Is Bellingham a good place for construction and building inspectors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Bellingham area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.3), so the average $95,420 buys what about $92,341 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Bellingham ($57,820). A typical home costs $620,829, or 6.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Construction and Building Inspectors salary in other Washington cities

Bellingham ranks 5th of 10 Washington metro areas for this job; Wenatchee pays the most ($98,640).

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Highest-paying cities for construction and building inspectors

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($124,420).

Construction and Building Inspectors salary by city

Related jobs in Bellingham

• Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$67,580 a year
• Highway Maintenance Workers$62,450 a year
• Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$60,010 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$111,900 a year
• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$102,860 a year
• Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$95,710 a year
• Electricians$93,760 a year
• Sheet Metal Workers$93,110 a year

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