Construction management salary: $132K median
The median advertised Construction management salary is $132K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $108K to $170K: counted from 335 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $63 an hour or $11,000 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $212K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Construction management jobs
$132Kmedian advertised salary
$108K – $170Kmiddle half of roles
$147Kaverage advertised salary
335roles counted
Construction management salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $210K, 31% more than senior roles ($160K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $160K | $140K–$172K | 55 |
| Lead and above | $210K | $178K–$256K | 41 |
| No level in the title | $122K | $100K–$145K | 236 |
Construction management salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $221K | 29 |
| 🇺🇸California | $162K | 86 |
| 🇺🇸Seattle, WA | $159K | 18 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $135K | 37 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $132K | 315 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $128K | 21 |
| 🇺🇸Texas | $122K | 32 |
| 🇺🇸Dallas, TX | $119K | 18 |
| 🇺🇸Denver, CO | $116K | 19 |
| 🇺🇸Chicago, IL | $110K | 49 |
Skills that pay more for Construction management roles
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $362K | 7 |
| Shepherd | $299K | 4 |
| Lambda | $297K | 6 |
| OpenAI | $256K | 4 |
| Valar Atomics | $192K | 5 |
| CoreWeave | $184K | 10 |
| Anduril Industries | $165K | 15 |
| Lumos & Associates | $162K | 6 |
| Crusoe | $150K | 24 |
| ARCO National Holdings | $141K | 3 |
| Loenbro | $140K | 16 |
| General Matter | $132K | 9 |
| Benesch | $130K | 3 |
| Armada | $128K | 3 |
| Meade | $126K | 13 |
| BRAVO - A Cooperative Company | $125K | 8 |
| Apex Companies | $116K | 15 |
| SpaceX | $115K | 22 |
| Gotion | $114K | 8 |
| BB&E | $110K | 3 |
| ARCO/Murray National Construction | $110K | 51 |
| CannonDesign | $100K | 39 |
| Jukebox Health | $85K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Construction management roles
All Construction management jobs- Preconstruction Manager - Water SolutionsLoenbro · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; Centennial, CO; Dallas, TX; Loveland, CO; Wes…$100K - $1,500KEvent marketingConstruction managementPLC
- Staff Mechanical EngineerLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$314K - $465KHybridLead and aboveMachine LearningPE licenseHigh-performance computing
- Staff Mechanical Engineer - Data Center CoolingLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$349K - $465KHybridLead and aboveMachine LearningPE licenseHigh-performance computing
- Data Center Electrical Engineer – DesignAnthropic · 🇺🇸Remote-Friendly, United States$320K - $405KRemoteData centersStorage systemsRTOS
- Data Center Mechanical EngineerAnthropic · 🇺🇸Remote-Friendly, United States$320K - $405KRemoteFEAHVACHydraulics
- Software Engineer, BackendShepherd · 🇺🇸San Francisco$170K - $400KTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Software Engineer, AI Product + AgentsShepherd · 🇺🇸San Francisco$170K - $400KTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Senior Director, ConstructionCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$260K - $310KLead and aboveConstruction management
- Legal Counsel, Real Estate & ConstructionAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$220K - $292KComputer VisionContract negotiationLaw degree
- Principal Engineer, MEP & Building SystemsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$220K - $292KLead and aboveGoComputer VisionNetwork engineering
- Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Data Center EquipmentOpenAI · 🇺🇸US - Remote$165K - $290KRemotePMPSix Sigma certificationData centers
- Construction Cost Management Lead, USNeko Health · 🇺🇸New York$236K - $289KHybridLead and aboveReconciliationsConstruction managementCost estimating
- Strategic Sourcing Manager, Data Center Infrastructure, Electrical & MechanicalOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$226K - $285KData centersFinancial modelingPerformance management
- Senior Director, Acquisitions and DevelopmentCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Bellevue, WA$210K - $281KLead and aboveSmartsheetSOXConstruction management
- Director, Design ManagementCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / San Franc…$198K - $264KLead and abovePMPNetwork engineeringData centers
- Director of Business DevelopmentARCO/Murray National Construction · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL, US; Downers Grove, IL, US$150K - $250KLead and aboveEvent marketingConstruction managementProject management
- Director of Business DevelopmentARCO/Murray National Construction · 🇺🇸Nashville, TN, US$150K - $250KLead and aboveEvent marketingConstruction managementProject management
- Project ExecutiveCrusoe · 🇺🇸Dallas, TX - US$190K - $240KConstruction management
- Operations DirectorGotion · 🇺🇸Manteno, Illinois$200K - $240KLead and aboveSAPPMPAPICS
- Senior/Staff Project Manager, Places & BuildZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$196K - $235KLead and aboveExcelMS ProjectControl systems
Questions about Construction management pay
- What is the average Construction management salary?
- $147K a year on average and $132K at the median, across 335 open Construction management postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $108K to $170K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Construction management pay?
- Anthropic ($362K), Shepherd ($299K), Lambda ($297K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a construction management a high-paying job?
- The median Construction management posting advertises $132K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 24% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a construction management?
- A tenth of the postings offer $212K a year or more; the highest open Construction management role advertises up to $1,500K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Construction management salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $132K a year is about $63 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,000 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $52 to $82 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Construction management roles?
- Postings that ask for PMP (+$30K, 48 postings), HVAC (+$6K, 51 postings) advertise more than the $132K median of all Construction management postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Construction management roles at companies is $132K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $108K to $170K. Counted from 335 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/construction-management/
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