Government Property Inspectors and Investigators Career, Salary and Skills
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $80,730 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 417,070. Wage data is published for 445 locations.
Occupation description
Investigate or inspect government property to ensure compliance with contract agreements and government regulations.
O*NET code
13-1041.04
Job zone
3
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
National salary and employment
Median annual
$80,730
Hourly median
$38.81
Employment
417,070
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
$48,220
10th
$61,280
25th
$80,730
Median
$109,010
75th
$133,720
90th
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Speaking | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Writing | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.50 | 3.38 |
| Active Learning | 3.50 | 3.38 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.38 | 3.25 |
| Monitoring | 3.38 | 4.12 |
Typical tasks
- Investigate applications for special licenses or permits.
- Prepare correspondence, reports of inspections or investigations, or recommendations for action.
- Examine records, reports, or other documents to establish facts or detect discrepancies.
- Inspect government property, such as construction sites or public housing, to ensure compliance with contract specifications or legal requirements.
- Investigate alleged license or permit violations.
- Inspect manufactured or processed products to ensure compliance with contract specifications or legal requirements.
- Collect, identify, evaluate, or preserve case evidence.
- Submit samples of products to government laboratories for testing, as required.
Technology
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Apple iOS
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Bentley MicroStation
- BrioQuery
- Coeus
- Database software
- Deltek Costpoint
- Email software
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators Salary in CAMedian $96,980 · Employment 49,880
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators Salary in TXMedian $75,370 · Employment 42,900
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators Salary in FLMedian $74,920 · Employment 29,680
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators Salary in NYMedian $90,080 · Employment 23,500
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators Salary in New York, NYMedian $101,050 · Employment 23,380
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators Salary in PAMedian $85,580 · Employment 19,810
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $94,810 · Employment 17,700
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators Salary in VAMedian $80,380 · Employment 15,190
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators Salary in GAMedian $70,200 · Employment 14,390
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators Salary in Washington, DCMedian $100,200 · Employment 13,820
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators Salary in NJMedian $100,000 · Employment 13,310
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators Salary in MAMedian $102,060 · Employment 13,190
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.