Building Construction Inspector pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 10700
- Class code
- 10700
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Building Construction Inspector is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 10700.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 10/08/1993.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced technical work in the construction inspection and testing of building structures and materials. An employee in this class performs a wide variety of technical duties in the inspection of a building construction project. Work involves working alone during the early stages of construction or as a member of a team of multi-disciplinary inspectors in the latter stages of construction. Work requires the understanding of contract requirements though analysis of specifications and drawings, and the knowledge and application of a variety of inspection techniques and testing procedures; participating in job conferences; resolving construction and materials problems with builders, and providing basic inspection coverage of electrical and mechanical systems installation on small projects.
Examples of the work
Serves as an inspector on the building structures phase of a construction or renovation project. Checks stakeouts, elevations, grades, slopes, excavations, compaction of soil, and placement of materials as they relate to the construction and renovation of structures. Performs inspection of materials, methods, and workmanship involved in the construction, renovation or alteration of structures. Reads and interprets plans, blueprints, specifications, shop drawings, and catalog cuts. Ensures that construction is in conformance with approved codes, plans, and specifications. Receives, identifies, and inspects materials samples for acceptability.
Minimum qualifications
Three years of progressively responsible experience as a carpenter, mason, bricklayer, roofer-tinsmith, or structural iron worker which included one year of experience in the inspection of building construction and equipment installation, and an associate's degree in Civil Engineering Technology, or a closely related field; or Two years of progressively responsible experience in the inspection of commercial construction and/or major renovation work, which required reading or interpreting plans and specifications involving structures and equipment installation, and an associate's degree in Civil Engineering Technology or a closely related field; or Any equivalent combination of experience and ...
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.