Does anyone know what a beginning Residential Home Inspector makes when starting out working for home inspection company in North Carolina ?
$75.00/Hr, minimum 40 hours a week, with full benefits.
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Don’t forget 401(k) and a company vehicle.
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For your first year if you clear $20,000 you will be doing good. It should double the next year and the year after and then you will hit the max on what you can physiclly do.
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Annually probably between $50-$70k.
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There is a difference between wage and income. Wage is the money you get paid from an employer. Income is what you get when you’re running your own business, after all expenses are subtracted.
Sounds like you plan to work for someone for a wage. From what I know, that opportunity is very limited and probably exists only in big cities.
There also is the opportunity to work for an employer as a “subcontractor”. You receive a 1099 form at the end of the year. You have to provide all tools and vehicle. You have to carry all your own insurance, liability and E&O. You pay your federal taxes, state taxes, social security, and matching employer taxes. There is no retirement or health insurance benefit. Your “employer” provides you with the leads. This arrangement isn’t the best nor is it absolutely legal. It is not unusual though. IMO, you might as well operate your own business over this arrangement.
Depending on the arrangement, your income will vary a whole lot.
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Well of course my bad for forgetting that! Also need to add in a uniform allowance, all tools, computer, etc.
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Also, eight weeks paid vacation bi-annually.
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Thanks for the information.
Got it, thanks
Sorry I asked
And truckloads of cow manure.
Don’t fret over it. Just some having a bit of fun with you.
What to expect depends on you. How you inspect, how hard you work to get your name out especially if you work for yourself. The first year or so kinda sucks. Takes a while to build up a base of clients. In the meantime, money is tight and you will worry if you made the right choice. If you can, have money aside to supplement until you get established. Keep in mind…there are established inspectors and folks aren’t always willing to switch from someone they have been using. And like it or not…you have to depend on some realtor referrals to get there.
All you can do is work through it if you are serious about the business.
If you are working for someone else, they will have thier own system of how they pay you. Won’t be what you could make on your own once established, but will put food on the table.
I am perplexed by the question. Are you going into business for yourself or to work for a multi-inspector firm?
Most often the answers we receive are a reflection of the question.
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It would be a multi-inspection firm.
Thanks for the feedback
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| Gregory Neff gneff InterNACHI®️ CPI
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Don’t fret over it. Just some having a bit of fun with you.
What to expect depends on you. How you inspect, how hard you work to get your name out especially if you work for yourself. The first year or so kinda sucks. Takes a while to build up a base of clients. In the meantime, money is tight and you will worry if you made the right choice. If you can, have money aside to supplement until you get established. Keep in mind…there are established inspectors and folks aren’t always willing to switch from someone they have been using. And like it or not…you have to depend on some realtor referrals to get there.
All you can do is work through it if you are serious about the business.
If you are working for someone else, they will have thier own system of how they pay you. Won’t be what you could make on your own once established, but will put food on the table.
Hmm. maybe, 5 completed inspections a day or else DOGE gets involved?
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Emmanuel Scanlan, TREC# 7593:
Well of course my bad for forgetting that! Also need to add in a uniform allowance, all tools, computer, etc.
And truckloads of cow manure.
Just work for yourself. I dont know why anyone would try to get into this profession to work for somebody. It makes no sense. My wife goes to work at 4 in the morning and gets done around 2pm and absolutely hates her job she has been at for 10 years. I work 4 hours a day and make 4x as much ( I do have to pay for my own health care and there is no matching…she does have great benefits). Either way, I hustled my first year and made 70% of my salaray I was making. I have had a 40% increase year on year. I may work 7 days a week when it is super busy, but I also never miss a holiday, birthday or find the time for a 4 day weekend. When it is slow I just say I’m on vacation. Working for someone else will just make them more money…not you.
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Emmanuel, are you saying, the average wages paid to home inspectors working with a home inspection company can earn upwards of $3,000.00 dollars weekly for a 40 hour week?
Yearly that would be roughly $150,000.00. Those are great earnings!
According to Zip Recruiter.com
in NC the average yearly salary for a home inspector is $54,842 or $26.37/hr
NC is ranked #40 out of the 50 states.
| State | Annual Salary | Monthly Pay | Weekly Pay | Hourly Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $68,347 | $5,695 | $1,314 | $32.86 |
| District of Columbia | $68,192 | $5,682 | $1,311 | $32.78 |
| New York | $66,020 | $5,501 | $1,269 | $31.74 |
| Massachusetts | $65,905 | $5,492 | $1,267 | $31.69 |
| Alaska | $64,989 | $5,415 | $1,249 | $31.24 |
| Vermont | $64,163 | $5,346 | $1,233 | $30.85 |
| North Dakota | $63,850 | $5,320 | $1,227 | $30.70 |
| Oregon | $63,802 | $5,316 | $1,226 | $30.67 |
| Colorado | $63,454 | $5,287 | $1,220 | $30.51 |
| … | ||||
| North Carolina | $54,842 | $4,570 | $1,054 | $26.37 |
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