Building Inspector salary at San Francisco

The average building inspector salary at San Francisco was $178,644 , which is 46 percent higher than the average salary for this job in California, and 189 percent higher than the national average for this job . Building Inspector salaries at San Francisco typically range from $175,240 to $201,280 (25th to 75th percentile). The highest reported building inspector salary was $216,855. There are 49 employees at San Francisco with the job title building inspector.