Construction and Building Inspectors in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,469
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$17,171
22.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$57,201
Maryland costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maryland — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$76,640
Kept after tax
$59,469
Worth in national money
$57,201
State rank
16
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maryland is one of the better-paying states for construction and building inspectors. The middle earner takes $76,640, which ranks 16 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 2.61% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Maryland reports figures for, this is number 177.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $76,640 the take-home is $59,469. But Maryland costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $57,201 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $79,670, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Maryland ranks 16 of 51 states publishing a median for construction and building inspectors, at $76,640 — about 2.61% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Maryland's occupational distribution, construction and building inspectors sits at 177 of 489 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Maryland income tax is $59,469 for construction and building inspectors, from $76,640. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $57,201. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $79,670 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Construction and Building Inspectors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $53,610 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,640 |
| Top tenth earn over | $110,250 |
| This salary | $76,640 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Maryland | $59,469 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,746 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,369 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $71,982 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$10,174 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $76,640 as a midpoint for Maryland, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $53,610 and the ninetieth is $110,250 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $59,469 take-home in Maryland comes from $76,640. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 177 of 489.
- Two cautions on $57,201, the adjusted value of that $76,640 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Maryland. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 177 of 489 locally.
- The Maryland median of $76,640 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $53,610 to $110,250. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $59,469, from $76,640, assumes a single Maryland filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 177 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 16 of 51 for it.
- This $57,201 adjusted figure, worked from $76,640, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 177 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 177 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $79,670, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $53,610 at the bottom tenth to $110,250 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Maryland run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $57,201 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Maryland then takes its own share, leaving $59,469.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Maryland is $79,670. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($53,610) and the ninetieth ($110,250) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Maryland's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $57,201 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $59,469 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maryland income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.