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This question is about inspector jobs.
Yes, you can make $100,000 per year as an inspector. While possible, it is unlikely to earn over $100k as an inspector because even higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $51,000 per year. The average annual salary for an inspector is $36,273.
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile inspector earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| Maryland | $65,000 |
| Louisiana | $65,000 |
| District of Columbia | $61,000 |
| New York | $58,000 |
| Virginia | $57,000 |
| California | $54,000 |
| West Virginia | $53,000 |
| Arizona | $53,000 |
| Delaware | $53,000 |
| Connecticut | $52,000 |
| New Mexico | $51,000 |
| Massachusetts | $50,000 |
| Texas | $50,000 |
| Rhode Island | $49,000 |
| Nevada | $48,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $48,000 |
| New Jersey | $48,000 |
| Mississippi | $46,000 |
| Ohio | $45,000 |
| New Hampshire | $44,000 |
| Oregon | $43,000 |
| Maine | $42,000 |
| Wyoming | $42,000 |
| Missouri | $42,000 |
| South Dakota | $41,000 |
| Colorado | $41,000 |
| Minnesota | $41,000 |
| Vermont | $41,000 |
| Kentucky | $41,000 |
| North Carolina | $41,000 |
| Florida | $41,000 |
| Oklahoma | $41,000 |
| North Dakota | $40,000 |
| Kansas | $40,000 |
| Indiana | $40,000 |
| Washington | $39,000 |
| Michigan | $39,000 |
| Nebraska | $38,000 |
| Wisconsin | $38,000 |
| Illinois | $38,000 |
| Arkansas | $38,000 |
| Utah | $37,000 |
| Georgia | $37,000 |
| Iowa | $36,000 |
| Tennessee | $36,000 |
| South Carolina | $36,000 |
| Hawaii | $35,000 |
| Alabama | $35,000 |
| Idaho | $33,000 |
| Alaska | $32,000 |
| Montana | $29,000 |

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