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What home inspectors make
Established
$80,000
First years, part time
$51,000
Busy, multi-inspector firm
$114,000
Job Bank's national median is $38.46 an hour, about $80,000 a year full time, but Job Bank pools home inspectors with municipal building inspectors, who are salaried. Most home inspectors are self-employed and paid per inspection, so real income ranges from well below the low figure in a slow first year to above the top for a busy firm. Alberta's profile reports an average near $94,000.