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Construction Superintendent salary

Average construction superintendent salary

$87,486

$42.06 hourly rate

Entry-level construction superintendent salary
$61,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a construction superintendent make?

The average construction superintendent salary in the United States is $87,486. Construction superintendent salaries typically range between $61,000 and $123,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for construction superintendents is $42.06 per hour.

Construction superintendent salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Construction superintendents earn the highest average salary in Hawaii.

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Construction Superintendent

Experience LevelAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
Entry-level construction superintendent$46,000$22.10
Mid-level construction superintendent$77,800$37.39
Senior-level construction superintendent$115,000$55.42

Construction Superintendent salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor, SalaryExpert, Comparably and Payscale, the average salary for a construction superintendent typically falls between $80,000 and $120,526.
zippia
$87,486yearly
glassdoor[1]
$103,255yearly
indeed[2]
$94,185yearly
comparably[3]
$80,000yearly
Salary.com[4]
$89,457yearly
payscale[5]
$80,322yearly
SalaryExpert[6]
$120,526yearly

Average construction superintendent salary by state

The highest-paying states for construction superintendents are Hawaii, California, and Washington. The lowest average construction superintendent salary states are Kentucky, Florida, and Alabama.

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Highest paying states for construction superintendents

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Idaho$107,188$51.53
2Hawaii$120,372$57.87
3Montana$99,580$47.88
4Oregon$108,640$52.23
5Washington$111,683$53.69
6Utah$105,852$50.89
7Nevada$96,072$46.19
8New Mexico$103,175$49.60
9California$117,438$56.46
10Arizona$96,389$46.34
11West Virginia$98,866$47.53
12Maine$87,162$41.90
13Connecticut$101,613$48.85
14Massachusetts$100,590$48.36
15Maryland$96,868$46.57
16North Dakota$80,679$38.79
17New Hampshire$86,378$41.53
18Michigan$86,529$41.60
19South Dakota$80,610$38.75
20North Carolina$82,541$39.68
21Texas$85,942$41.32
22Wisconsin$86,314$41.50
23Wyoming$78,901$37.93
24Pennsylvania$85,905$41.30
25New York$95,094$45.72
26Virginia$84,762$40.75
27Ohio$83,649$40.22
28New Jersey$91,944$44.20
29Kansas$81,599$39.23
30Alaska$79,234$38.09
31Rhode Island$84,625$40.69
32Colorado$79,753$38.34
33Georgia$80,326$38.62
34Vermont$77,984$37.49
35Delaware$81,261$39.07
36District of Columbia$76,964$37.00
37Illinois$82,570$39.70
38Iowa$69,877$33.59
39Tennessee$73,164$35.17
40Indiana$76,107$36.59
41South Carolina$73,916$35.54
42Oklahoma$75,525$36.31
43Louisiana$71,503$34.38
44Nebraska$64,771$31.14
45Florida$68,860$33.11
46Alabama$68,443$32.91
47Minnesota$75,201$36.15
48Kentucky$69,686$33.50
49Mississippi$67,576$32.49
50Missouri$72,780$34.99
51Arkansas$67,315$32.36

Highest paying cities for construction superintendents

The highest-paying cities for construction superintendents are San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, and Portland, OR.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1San Francisco, CA$129,032$62.03
2Seattle, WA$112,967$54.31
3Portland, OR$107,278$51.58
4Boston, MA$100,489$48.31
5Baltimore, MD$96,980$46.63
6Phoenix, AZ$96,605$46.44
7New York, NY$95,429$45.88
8Las Vegas, NV$95,032$45.69
9Portland, ME$87,791$42.21
10Detroit, MI$86,885$41.77
11Milwaukee, WI$86,571$41.62
12Philadelphia, PA$86,460$41.57
13Austin, TX$86,311$41.50
14Richmond, VA$84,768$40.75
15Cleveland, OH$84,616$40.68
16Raleigh, NC$83,951$40.36
17Chicago, IL$83,021$39.91
18Kansas City, KS$81,324$39.10
19Atlanta, GA$80,404$38.66
20Sioux Falls, SD$80,363$38.64

Construction Superintendents are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. San Francisco, CA
  2. Seattle, WA
  3. Portland, OR
  4. Boston, MA
  5. Baltimore, MD

Construction Superintendent salary details

A construction superintendent's salary ranges from $61,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $123,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Construction Superintendent Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a construction superintendent's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$123,000$10,250$59
75th Percentile$105,000$8,750$50
Average$87,486$7,291$42
25th Percentile$72,000$6,000$35
10th Percentile$61,000$5,083$29

Highest paying construction superintendent jobs

The highest paying types of construction superintendents are director of construction, controls project manager, and project superintendent.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Field Manager$68,695$5,725$33.0379,908
Site Manager$59,192$4,933$28.4647,853
Owner/Project Manager$95,253$7,938$45.79163,040
Site/Project Manager$85,701$7,142$41.20120,282
Controls Project Manager$114,682$9,557$55.14122,592
General Contractor$66,602$5,550$32.0266,218

Top companies hiring construction superintendents now:

  1. Exxon Mobil Jobs (13)
  2. Fluor Corporation Jobs (42)
  3. D.R. Horton Jobs (83)
  4. Richmond American Homes Jobs (33)
  5. Horizon Retail Construction Jobs (12)

Which companies pay construction superintendents the most?

Construction superintendent salaries at Coldwell Banker Morris Real Estate and Parsons are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average construction superintendent salary at companies like Ameresco and First Option Recruiting are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Coldwell Banker Morris Real Estate$125,703$60.43
2Parsons$123,049$59.16
3Ameresco$111,185$53.45
4First Option Recruiting$109,150$52.48
5Fluor Corporation$107,173$51.53
6MDU Resources$106,397$51.15
7Burns & McDonnell$101,785$48.94
8Douglas Emmett, Inc.$101,477$48.79
9Gannett Fleming$100,129$48.14
10Wight & Company$99,919$48.04
11The Walsh Group$98,940$47.57
12Los Alamos National Laboratory$98,134$47.18
13Insituform Technologies$97,776$47.01
14CareerBuilder$97,009$46.64
15Tesla$96,820$46.55
16Bering Straits$94,830$45.59
17Randstad North America, Inc.$94,362$45.37
18HOLT CAT$93,940$45.16
19Jacobs Engineering Group$92,777$44.60
20On-X Life Technologies$92,690$44.56

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$88,000$86,800$85,600$84,400$83,200$82,000
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Construction Superintendent salary by industry

The average construction superintendent salary varies across industries:

  • The average construction superintendent salary in the energy industry is $99,237, the highest of any industry.
  • The average construction superintendent salary in the finance industry is $87,408.
  • Construction superintendents in the government industry earn an average salary of $65,854, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for construction superintendents

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Energy$99,237$47.71
2Construction$87,408$42.02
3Professional$82,733$39.78
4Manufacturing$82,680$39.75
5Government$65,854$31.66

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Construction Superintendent salary trends

The average construction superintendent salary has risen by $11,649 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average construction superintendent earned $75,837 annually, but today, they earn $87,486 a year. That works out to a 9% change in pay for construction superintendents over the last decade.

Compare construction superintendent salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average construction superintendent salary over time

Compare construction superintendent salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

    Construction Superintendent salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$87,500$42.06+2.0%
    2024$85,800$41.23+2.0%
    2023$84,100$40.41+2.1%
    2022$82,300$39.55+2.3%
    2021$80,400$38.65+2.1%

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