Home Inspector Pay and Health Insurance in Wisconsin (2027)

Q: How much does a home inspector make in Wisconsin?

The BLS median wage for Construction and Building Inspectors in Wisconsin is $70,700 a year (May 2024). Starting pay — the 10th percentile — is about $46,110. The middle half earn $54,510 to $83,090, and the top 10% more than $97,430. BLS counts about 1,200 people doing this work for an employer in Wisconsin. The self-employed are not in the BLS survey, so this is the going rate for the work, not your own number.

Wage benchmark and the 2027 subsidy cliff

$70,700median annual wage, Home Inspectors in Wisconsin

443%of the federal poverty level

$63,8402027 subsidy cliff, single-person household

Above the cliff. At this income a single-person household receives no premium tax credit for 2027 and pays the full premium.

This occupation sits above the cliff in 13 of the 23 states reported and below it in the other 10, so the answer changes with the state.

What this figure is. It is the median annual wage BLS reports for Construction and Building Inspectors (SOC 47-4011) in Wisconsin. BLS surveys wage and salary workers and excludes the self-employed, so it is a benchmark for the occupation in this state — not the income of a self-employed home inspector. Premium tax credit eligibility is set by household modified adjusted gross income and household size, not by occupation, so treat this as a reference point rather than a determination of what you qualify for.

Why the cliff is back. The enhanced premium tax credits expired on 31 December 2025. For plan year 2027 the 400% FPL limit applies again, so household income above $63,840 ends premium tax credit eligibility outright.

Sources

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024. State-level annual median wage (A_MEDIAN), detailed occupation. https://www.bls.gov/oes/. Retrieved 2026-08-03. Figures used unmodified; suppressed cells are omitted, not estimated.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines. 91 FR 1797, 15 January 2026. https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economic-mobility/poverty-guidelines. Retrieved 2026-09-27. The 2026 guidelines govern premium tax credit eligibility for plan year 2027 coverage. The 2027 guidelines apply to 2028 coverage.
Full dataset for all occupations and states: CSV · JSON (CC BY 4.0).

All 23 states

Benchmark premium and median wage for this occupation, ranked by premium.

#	State	Benchmark @40	Median wage	vs cliff
1	Maryland	$491	$71,990	above
2	Indiana	$537	$63,750	below
3	Virginia	$549	$69,960	above
4	Nevada	$565	$76,560	above
5	Michigan	$595	$69,890	above
6	Ohio	$603	$70,890	above
7	Colorado	$615	$78,940	above
8	North Carolina	$660	$65,830	above
9	Oklahoma	$686	$58,810	below
10	South Carolina	$702	$60,050	below
11	South Dakota	$704	$63,320	below
12	Illinois	$707	$73,050	above
13	Alabama	$712	$61,500	below
14	Utah	$716	$71,040	above
15	Wisconsin	$720	$70,700	above
16	Georgia	$733	$64,290	above
17	Texas	$737	$62,110	below
18	Florida	$738	$65,340	above
19	Kansas	$748	$61,850	below
20	Arkansas	$757	$52,970	below
21	Nebraska	$780	$70,730	above
22	Tennessee	$796	$59,850	below
23	Mississippi	$814	$49,750	below

Questions

How much does a home inspector make in Wisconsin?

The BLS median wage for Construction and Building Inspectors in Wisconsin is $70,700 a year (May 2024). Starting pay — the 10th percentile — is about $46,110. The middle half earn $54,510 to $83,090, and the top 10% more than $97,430. BLS counts about 1,200 people doing this work for an employer in Wisconsin. The self-employed are not in the BLS survey, so this is the going rate for the work, not your own number.

Does being a home inspector change what health insurance costs in Wisconsin?

No. Under the ACA carriers may not rate, decline, or exclude based on occupation or health history. Premiums vary only by age, ZIP code, tobacco use and household size, so the benchmark of $720 a month applies regardless of trade.

Do home inspectors qualify for a subsidy in Wisconsin in 2027?

Premium tax credit eligibility depends on household modified adjusted gross income and household size, not occupation. For reference, the BLS median wage for Construction and Building Inspectors in Wisconsin is $70,700, which is above the 2027 cliff of $63,840 for a single-person household. Your own income and household size decide the answer.

What is the benchmark premium in Wisconsin for 2027?

$720 a month for a 40-year-old, ranking 15 of 23 states published here. That is full price before any premium tax credit.

Where do these numbers come from?

Premiums come from the CMS Plan Year 2027 Qualified Health Plan Landscape file and published state rate approvals. Wages come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024. Both are reproduced unmodified; the full wage dataset is downloadable as CSV or JSON.

Going deeper on Wisconsin

This page compares states. For Wisconsin specifically — county-by-county carriers, plan data and enrollment help — that is published on Coverage by County. To check whether a plan actually covers your hospital, see Plans By City.

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Home Inspectors in Wisconsin: choosing a 2027 plan

For 2027, 12 carriers sell marketplace plans across Wisconsin’s 72 counties. Which of them sells in your county is what decides your options as a home inspector.

The benchmark Silver plan — the one tax credits are measured against — costs $748 a month for a 40-year-old in the median Wisconsin county in 2027, a 18.5% rise.

Insurers in Wisconsin were approved for an average 21.7% increase for 2027; your own premium turns on the plan and the county.

Choose by December 15 and your plan starts January 1. HealthCare.gov stays open to January 15, but a plan picked after December 15 starts February 1.

PPOs are sold in 15 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties for 2027. Whether yours has one decides how much out-of-network care a plan will pay toward.

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