Architectural superintendent vs building manager

The differences between architectural superintendents and building managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-8 years to become an architectural superintendent, becoming a building manager takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an architectural superintendent has an average salary of $118,084, which is higher than the $66,595 average annual salary of a building manager.

Architectural superintendent vs building manager overview

	Architectural Superintendent	Building Manager
Yearly salary	$118,084	$66,595
Hourly rate	$56.77	$32.02
Growth rate	8%	3%
Number of jobs	13,755	15,982
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	46	48
Years of experience	8	6

Architectural superintendent vs building manager salary

Architectural superintendents and building managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Architectural Superintendent	Building Manager
Average salary	$118,084	$66,595
Salary range	Between $74,000 And $186,000	Between $37,000 And $117,000
Highest paying City	-	Cambridge, MA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Real Estate

Differences between architectural superintendent and building manager education

There are a few differences between an architectural superintendent and a building manager in terms of educational background:

	Architectural Superintendent	Building Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Business
Most common college	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	University of Southern California

Architectural superintendent vs building manager demographics

Here are the differences between architectural superintendents' and building managers' demographics:

	Architectural Superintendent	Building Manager
Average age	46	48
Gender ratio	Male, 92.3% Female, 7.7%	Male, 65.9% Female, 34.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 2.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 2.5% White, 76.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 5.3% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	4%	12%

Differences between architectural superintendent and building manager duties and responsibilities

Architectural superintendent example responsibilities.

Lead the development of BIM modeling content for the architecture team as a direct report to the executive and lead architects.
Work closely with OBO and the SSM.
Work extensively in Google SketchUp to produce promotional models as representations of propose designs.
Edit and render high quality video animation to provide the story frame-by-frame of modeling and surroundings.

Building manager example responsibilities.

Demonstrate leadership, accountability, and teamwork when managing the budget by empowering staff members to participate in controlling expenditures.
Supervise electrical, plumbing, mechanical and general carpentry works.
Perform renovation repairs including painting, plastering, electrical and plumbing repairs.
Maintain cleanliness of common spaces; including garbage/recycling removal and snow removal.
Provide first aid and CPR as required.
Offer basic first aid and CPR when need.

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Updated January 8, 2025

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