Boston and Worcester, MA · 2025 pay · 26 people
How much does a building inspector## make in Boston and Worcester, MA?
$112,631typical pay for a building inspector## in 2025
$88,186 – $126,551what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 13.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from City of Boston · Matches the agency's latest release · boston.gov ↗✓ Official data from City of Worcester HR · Matches the agency's latest release · worcesterma.gov ↗
Where building inspector##s work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid building inspector##s, 2025
Common questions
How much does a building inspector## make in Boston and Worcester, MA?
The typical building inspector## was paid $112,631 in 2025; most earned between $88,186 and $126,551. This counts all 26 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 17.4% of all pay for building inspector##s in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Building Inspector##, at any level (for example "Building Inspector##"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this