Construction Superintendent | Salary & Job Information

Becoming a Construction Superintendent via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. South University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering construction management courses to train individuals to become top-notch construction superintendents, construction managers, contractors, subcontractors, construction professionals, construction supervisors, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 204,760 people employed as construction managers alone in America, and their average annual salary is $93,290. Construction and extraction employees make on average $43,350 per year and there are about 5,751,630 of them employed today. Colleges and universities like South University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Construction Superintendent Salary Information

Category: Construction managers

Total # Employed in the US 204,760
Average Hourly Wage: $44.85/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$23.71 $30.14 $39.58 $53.45 $72.9
Average Yearly Salary $93,290
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$49,320 $62,700 $82,330 $111,170 $151,630
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
7.8% 30.8% 24.6% 8.1% 23.2% 4.8% 0.8%
Construction managers — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Oklahoma $64.47/hr $134,090
North Dakota $57.58/hr $119,760
Virginia $55.75/hr $115,960
Colorado $53.38/hr $111,030
Alaska $52.67/hr $109,540
Missouri $50.8/hr $105,670
Hawaii $49.49/hr $102,930
Kansas $49.29/hr $102,530
Delaware $48.64/hr $101,170
District of Columbia $48.46/hr $100,800
South Carolina $47.89/hr $99,610
Indiana $46.97/hr $97,710
New York $46.22/hr $96,130
Florida $44.51/hr $92,590
Montana $44.36/hr $92,280
Arkansas $44.2/hr $91,930
Utah $43.51/hr $90,490
Nebraska $43.49/hr $90,450
Idaho $43.17/hr $89,780
Mississippi $42.92/hr $89,270
Oregon $42.68/hr $88,770
Connecticut $40.86/hr $84,980
Kentucky $40.83/hr $84,920
New Hampshire $40.68/hr $84,600
Puerto Rico $40.29/hr $83,800
Tennessee $39.72/hr $82,620
North Carolina $39.35/hr $81,840
Pennsylvania $39.22/hr $81,580
Louisiana $38.79/hr $80,680
West Virginia $38.75/hr $80,610
Washington $38.49/hr $80,070
Wyoming $37.26/hr $77,490
Guam $36.92/hr $76,800
Maine $36.81/hr $76,560
Alabama $36.13/hr $75,140
Michigan $35.14/hr $73,090
California $34.54/hr $71,830
Massachusetts $33.92/hr $70,550
New Mexico $33.73/hr $70,150
Ohio $32.85/hr $68,320
Maryland $32.35/hr $67,280
New Jersey $31.53/hr $65,590
Wisconsin $31.34/hr $65,180
Nevada $30.23/hr $62,890
South Dakota $30.13/hr $62,670
Iowa $29.41/hr $61,170


Category: Construction and extraction occupations

Total # Employed in the US 5,751,630
Average Hourly Wage: $20.84/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$10.89 $13.88 $18.64 $26.1 $34.59
Average Yearly Salary $43,350
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$22,660 $28,870 $38,770 $54,290 $71,950
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
% % % % % % %
Construction and extraction occupations — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Alaska $28.47/hr $59,220
Indiana $27.55/hr $57,310
Kansas $27.19/hr $56,560
Oklahoma $26.4/hr $54,920
North Dakota $25.87/hr $53,810
Missouri $25.79/hr $53,640
New York $24.64/hr $51,260
Delaware $24.39/hr $50,730
Nebraska $24.38/hr $50,700
Colorado $24.36/hr $50,670
Florida $23.6/hr $49,090
New Hampshire $22.43/hr $46,650
Montana $22.42/hr $46,630
Virginia $22.37/hr $46,540
Tennessee $22.02/hr $45,810
Utah $21.33/hr $44,360
Kentucky $21.19/hr $44,080
South Carolina $21.16/hr $44,020
District of Columbia $21.09/hr $43,860
Mississippi $20.74/hr $43,130
Pennsylvania $20.35/hr $42,320
Connecticut $20.21/hr $42,050
North Carolina $19.92/hr $41,430
New Jersey $19.02/hr $39,550
Maine $18.85/hr $39,200
Louisiana $18.84/hr $39,190
Puerto Rico $18.65/hr $38,780
Guam $18.62/hr $38,720
Maryland $18.54/hr $38,570
Arkansas $18.41/hr $38,290
Iowa $18.28/hr $38,020
New Mexico $18.22/hr $37,910
Massachusetts $18.15/hr $37,750
Michigan $17.95/hr $37,330
Hawaii $17.71/hr $36,840
Ohio $17.21/hr $35,790
Idaho $17.13/hr $35,630
Wyoming $17.12/hr $35,610
South Dakota $16.85/hr $35,040
Wisconsin $16.65/hr $34,640
Washington $16.55/hr $34,430
Alabama $16.4/hr $34,120
Oregon $16.38/hr $34,070
California $16.31/hr $33,920
Nevada $15.96/hr $33,190
West Virginia $15.72/hr $32,690


Category: Painters, construction and maintenance

Total # Employed in the US 214,240
Average Hourly Wage: $17.94/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$10.89 $13.25 $16.21 $21.21 $27.93
Average Yearly Salary $37,320
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$22,650 $27,560 $33,720 $44,110 $58,100
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
33.3% 39.5% 15.5% 3.9% 6.3% 1.1% 0.4%
Painters, construction and maintenance — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Kansas $24.02/hr $49,960
Oklahoma $23.75/hr $49,390
New York $23/hr $47,850
Indiana $22.94/hr $47,720
Alaska $22.18/hr $46,140
Florida $21.86/hr $45,460
North Dakota $20.45/hr $42,540
Colorado $20.35/hr $42,330
New Hampshire $20.19/hr $42,000
Montana $20.17/hr $41,960
Nebraska $19.61/hr $40,780
Missouri $19.52/hr $40,590
South Carolina $18.99/hr $39,500
Virginia $18.45/hr $38,370
Kentucky $18.26/hr $37,970
Connecticut $17.91/hr $37,250
Utah $17.88/hr $37,190
Delaware $17.72/hr $36,850
Puerto Rico $17.68/hr $36,770
Michigan $17.65/hr $36,710
District of Columbia $17.48/hr $36,360
Louisiana $17.13/hr $35,620
Maine $16.86/hr $35,060
Mississippi $16.69/hr $34,720
New Jersey $16.48/hr $34,270
New Mexico $16.39/hr $34,100
Massachusetts $15.82/hr $32,910
Idaho $15.7/hr $32,650
Iowa $15.51/hr $32,250
Arkansas $15.48/hr $32,210
Tennessee $15.46/hr $32,150
West Virginia $15.33/hr $31,880
California $15.29/hr $31,800
North Carolina $15.2/hr $31,610
Wisconsin $15.2/hr $31,620
South Dakota $15.11/hr $31,430
Hawaii $15.05/hr $31,310
Guam $15.01/hr $31,210
Maryland $14.8/hr $30,790
Alabama $14.8/hr $30,780
Wyoming $14.65/hr $30,470
Pennsylvania $14.44/hr $30,040
Washington $14.36/hr $29,870
Oregon $14.16/hr $29,460
Ohio $13.65/hr $28,400
Nevada $13.32/hr $27,710


Category: Construction and building inspectors

Total # Employed in the US 90,730
Average Hourly Wage: $25.75/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$15.41 $19.35 $24.77 $31.13 $38.21
Average Yearly Salary $53,550
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$32,050 $40,250 $51,530 $64,760 $79,470
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
3.1% 27.0% 32.7% 12.8% 21.4% 2.7% 0.4%
Construction and building inspectors — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Florida $37.96/hr $78,950
Alaska $33.42/hr $69,510
Colorado $32.58/hr $67,760
New York $31.73/hr $66,000
Delaware $29.75/hr $61,890
Kansas $28.81/hr $59,920
Connecticut $28.11/hr $58,460
North Dakota $27.98/hr $58,200
Tennessee $27.97/hr $58,170
Nebraska $26.98/hr $56,120
Indiana $26.85/hr $55,850
Oklahoma $26.15/hr $54,400
Hawaii $25.66/hr $53,380
Missouri $25.6/hr $53,260
North Carolina $24.61/hr $51,200
Arkansas $24.52/hr $50,990
Massachusetts $24.5/hr $50,960
Montana $24.32/hr $50,580
Alabama $23.96/hr $49,830
Oregon $23.93/hr $49,760
Pennsylvania $23.9/hr $49,710
Wyoming $23.82/hr $49,540
Guam $23.78/hr $49,470
Mississippi $23.57/hr $49,030
South Carolina $23.46/hr $48,800
Iowa $23.44/hr $48,760
Virginia $22.94/hr $47,710
Ohio $22.87/hr $47,560
Louisiana $22.67/hr $47,160
New Hampshire $22.67/hr $47,150
Maine $22.55/hr $46,890
Maryland $22.31/hr $46,400
Utah $22.24/hr $46,260
District of Columbia $22.19/hr $46,150
Puerto Rico $21.55/hr $44,830
Idaho $21.55/hr $44,810
West Virginia $21.18/hr $44,060
South Dakota $21.13/hr $43,950
New Jersey $20.88/hr $43,440
California $20.84/hr $43,360
New Mexico $20.82/hr $43,300
Kentucky $20.61/hr $42,880
Nevada $20.41/hr $42,450
Wisconsin $20.35/hr $42,330
Washington $19.89/hr $41,360
Michigan $19.73/hr $41,030


Category: First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Total # Employed in the US 531,840
Average Hourly Wage: $29.68/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$17.3 $21.67 $28.04 $36.01 $45.08
Average Yearly Salary $61,730
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$35,990 $45,070 $58,330 $74,900 $93,770
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
15.5% 42.8% 24.6% 6.6% 8.8% 1.4% 0.4%


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