How Much Money Do Home Inspectors Earn?

The U.S. Government Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov) includes Home Inspectors in the category Building/Construction Inspectors. Their latest statistics from May 2020 show that the mean/average wage earnings of this Inspector group is $62,860 a year. Home Inspector's money income could be higher because there are quite a few home inspectors who purposefully only want to work part-time and there are others who are just building up their businesses to full-time. Actual earnings from home inspections could also be higher because some of the income from inspections can typically be considered profit to the LLC or S Corporation and pass-through to the owner (you) without having to be treated as salary or wages. Building inspectors, on the other hand, are typically full-time employees of a municipality, have to work a set schedule, and do not receive any pass-through income from an LLC or S Corporation.

The table below shows the mean/average Inspector take-home pay by state for this Inspector category according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2020.

Alabama                                                  $60,850	Louisiana                                                   $52,690	Ohio                                                            $61,850
Alaska                                                          $91,180	Maine                                                             $56,340	Oklahoma                                                     $55,240
Arizona                                                          $59,880	Maryland                                                       $61,830	Oregon                                                          $74,020
Arkansas                                                       $48,030	Massachusetts                                             $75,780	Pennsylvania                                                $58,380
California                                                      $91,180	Michigan                                                       $59,400	Rhode Island                                                 $59,610
Colorado                                                       $70,550	Minnesota                                                     $75.780	South Carolina                                             $47,400
Connecticut                                                  $76,000	Mississippi                                                    $47,970	South Dakota                                               $48,950
Delaware                                                      $60,200	Missouri                                                         $57,390	Tennessee                                                     $51,300
Florida                                                           $58,720	Montana                                                        $58,090	Texas                                                             $60,840
Georgia                                                         $49,150	Nebraska                                                       $58,440	Utah                                                               $58,830
Hawaii                                                          $72,300	Nevada                                                           $79,790	Vermont                                                        $66,160
Idaho                                                              $53,850	New Hampshire                                            $59,910	Virginia                                                           $61,230
Illinois                                                            $70,520	New Jersey                                                    $70,480	Washington                                                  $80,760
Indiana                                                          $51,510	New Mexico                                                  $58,130	West Virginia                                                $52,400
Iowa                                                             $64,480	New York                                                       $65,980	Wisconsin                                                     $62,210
Kansas                                                           $49,670	North Carolina                                              $58,740	Wyoming                                                        $65,710
Kentucky                                                       $50,700	North Dakota                                                $68,220	--