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Last updated: October 31, 2024
Bridge Inspector Salary
in Mesquite, Texas
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$42,260 (USD)
Average Salary
$20/hr
Average Hourly
$651
Average Bonus
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Last updated: October 31, 2024
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The average pay for a Bridge Inspector is $42,260 a year and $20 an hour in Mesquite, Texas, United States. The average salary range for a Bridge Inspector is between $31,484 and $49,867. On average, a Bachelor's Degree is the highest level of education for a Bridge Inspector. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Mesquite, Texas.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
$47,469
5 Year Change:
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About Mesquite, Texas
Mesquite Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Mesquite is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Dallas County with portions extending into Kaufman County. The population was 150,108 at the 2020 census, and making it the 22nd-most populous city in Texas. Mesquite is positioned at the crossroads of four major highways (Interstates 30, 635, 20, and U.S. Route 80), making locations such as downtown Dallas, Lake Ray Hubbard, Dallas Love Field, and DFW International Airport accessible.
According to legislative action, the city is the "Rodeo Capital of Texas". In 2016, Mesquite received a Playful City USA designation for the fourth year in a row. The city has...
Job Summary
Description:
- Inspects railroad bridges, trestles, culverts, and waterways to detect damage or wear and to ensure structures conform to safety regulations, building codes, and railroad engineering specifications: inspects waterways to determine need for cleaning, straightening, or enlargement.
- Inspects masonry in tunnels, culverts, and waterways to detect cracks in concrete or signs of settlement.
- Verifies alignment of bridge with road track, using levels and similar gauging instruments.
- Observes installation of guardrails on bridges to ensure construction according to specifications.
- Inspects fire protection equipment, such as fire alarms, sprinkler systems, and water barrels, on bridges and in tunnels.
- Determines need for repainting structures to prevent rust or excessive weathering.
- Measures clearance between bridges and roads to ensure sufficient clearance for passage of vehicles, in accordance with local building codes and specifications.
- Inspects piles, posts, and timbers to determine if decayed, split, or crooked.
- Strikes wooden supports with hammer and listens for sounds indicating decay.
- Inspects bolts and rivets at joints of floor beams, stringers, and panel points to ensure they are securely fastened.
- Inspects steel girders to detect buckling.
- Inspects drainage systems to detect obstructions.
- Inspects inside of tunnels to detect excessive vegetation growth.
- Prepares reports of findings, noting location and type of structure, defect, and extent of damage.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Bridge Inspector is $42,260 a year and $20 an hour in Mesquite, Texas, United States. The average salary range for a Bridge Inspector is between $31,484 and $49,867. On average, a Bachelor's Degree is the highest level of education for a Bridge Inspector. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Mesquite, Texas.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
Find actuarial salary survey data and benchmark salary and pay.
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Bridge Inspector Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Construction and Building Inspectors
Job family population: 133,640
Estimated population of Bridge Inspector jobs: 167
Rate of error: 1.3%
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About Mesquite, Texas
Mesquite Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Mesquite is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Dallas County with portions extending into Kaufman County. The population was 150,108 at the 2020 census, and making it the 22nd-most populous city in Texas. Mesquite is positioned at the crossroads of four major highways (Interstates 30, 635, 20, and U.S. Route 80), making locations such as downtown Dallas, Lake Ray Hubbard, Dallas Love Field, and DFW International Airport accessible.
According to legislative action, the city is the "Rodeo Capital of Texas". In 2016, Mesquite received a Playful City USA designation for the fourth year in a row. The city has...
Job Summary
Description:
- Inspects railroad bridges, trestles, culverts, and waterways to detect damage or wear and to ensure structures conform to safety regulations, building codes, and railroad engineering specifications: inspects waterways to determine need for cleaning, straightening, or enlargement.
- Inspects masonry in tunnels, culverts, and waterways to detect cracks in concrete or signs of settlement.
- Verifies alignment of bridge with road track, using levels and similar gauging instruments.
- Observes installation of guardrails on bridges to ensure construction according to specifications.
- Inspects fire protection equipment, such as fire alarms, sprinkler systems, and water barrels, on bridges and in tunnels.
- Determines need for repainting structures to prevent rust or excessive weathering.
- Measures clearance between bridges and roads to ensure sufficient clearance for passage of vehicles, in accordance with local building codes and specifications.
- Inspects piles, posts, and timbers to determine if decayed, split, or crooked.
- Strikes wooden supports with hammer and listens for sounds indicating decay.
- Inspects bolts and rivets at joints of floor beams, stringers, and panel points to ensure they are securely fastened.
- Inspects steel girders to detect buckling.
- Inspects drainage systems to detect obstructions.
- Inspects inside of tunnels to detect excessive vegetation growth.
- Prepares reports of findings, noting location and type of structure, defect, and extent of damage.
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