ERI Economic Research Institute
Construction Salary Survey
United States (with Canadian cuts)Edition: 2026Quote
The Construction Salary Survey reports compensation data for 380 benchmark jobs covering a full range of construction activities and services related to residential and industrial building construction, as well as heavy construction projects such as highways, bridges and utility systems. The survey includes general contractors, agencies, and special trade contractors.
Incumbent-based, market-based pay data; submissions screened and normalized to common date — Annual; published in July. Effective data date March 31 of the given survey year. Data collection October–March
Base salaryShort-term incentivesBenefits
Positions in this report (380)
Benchmarks for these roles are included in Construction Salary Survey. Click any position to see every report (from any vendor) that covers it.
- Account Manager Sales
- Accountant
- Accounting Clerk
- Accounting Manager
- Accounting Supervisor (Professional)
- Accounts Payable & Receivable Clerk
- Accounts Payable & Receivable Manager
- Accounts Payable Clerk
- Accounts Receivable Analyst
- Accounts Receivable Clerk
- Administrative Assistant
- Administrative Clerk
- Administrative Coordinator
- Administrative Director
- Administrative Manager
- Administrative Services Manager
- Administrative Specialist
- Air Conditioning Installer (Residential)
- Applications Support Specialist
- Architect
- Architectural Designer
- Architectural Drafter
- Architectural Job Captain
- Area Sales Manager
- Asphalt Paving Machine Operator
- Assistant Accountant
- Assistant Construction Superintendent
- Assistant Cost Estimator
- Benefits Analyst
- Benefits Manager
- Billing Specialist
- Blaster
- Bookkeeper
- Bricklayer
- Bricklayer Helper
- Brush Painter
- Building & Facilities Manager
- Building Cleaner
- Building Envelope Engineer
- Building Inspector
- Building Maintenance Worker
- Bulldozer Operator
- Buyer/Purchasing Agent
- CAD/CAM Design Drafter
- Cabinetmaker
- Cable Puller
- Carpenter (Gen/Maint)
- Carpenter Hand Nailer
- Carpenter Helper
- Carpenter Supervisor
- Carpet Layer
- Cashier
- Cement Mason
- Chemical Engineer
- Chemical Engineering Supervisor
- Chemist
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Chief Marketing & Sales Officer
- Chief Materials Management Executive
- Chief Operating Officer
- Civil Engineer
- Civil Engineering Drafter
- Civil Engineering Manager
- Civil Engineering Supervisor
- Civil Engineering Technician
- Communications Analyst
- Communications Coordinator
- Communications Director
- Communications Manager
- Communications Specialist
- Communications Supervisor
- Computer Operations Director
- Computer Software Developer
- Configuration Control Administrator
- Construction Administrator
- Construction Analyst
- Construction Coordinator
- Construction Engineer
- Construction Engineering Director
- Construction Engineering Manager
- Construction Engineering Supervisor
- Construction Equipment Operator
- Construction Estimator
- Construction Flagger
- Construction Foreman
- Construction Framer
- Construction Inspector
- Construction Manager
- Construction Project Manager
- Construction Rigger
- Construction Safety Manager
- Construction Sales Representative
- Construction Specialist
- Construction Superintendent
- Construction Supervisor
- Construction Worker
- Contract Administration Manager
- Contract Administrator
- Contract Specialist
- Contractor
- Control Systems Engineer
- Controller Division
- Controller Top Corporate
- Corporate Attorney
- Cost Accountant
- Cost Estimating Manager
- Cost Estimating Supervisor
- Cost Estimator
- Customer Service Manager
- Customer Service Representative (General Calls)
- Data Services Sales Representative
- Database Administrator
- Demolition Engineer
- Demolition Worker
- Design Drafter
- Design Engineering Manager
- Design Engineering Supervisor
- Design Technician Computer-Aided
- Document Retention Specialist
- Documentation Engineer
- Drafter
- Drafter (Moderate)
- Drafter (Simple)
- Drafting Manager
- Drafting Supervisor
- Dragline Operator
- Drywall Installer
- Dump Operator
- Electrical Engineer
- Electrical Engineering Manager
- Electrical Engineering Technician
- Electrician Helper
- Electrician Journeyman
- Elevator Constructor
- Employee Communications Supervisor
- Employee Training Manager
- Engineering Administration Clerk
- Engineering Cost Estimator
- Engineering Document Control Clerk
- Engineering Manager
- Environmental Engineer
- Environmental Engineering Manager
- Environmental Health and Safety Director
- Environmental Health and Safety Manager
- Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
- Environmental Scientist
- Environmental Technician
- Excavator Operator
- Executive Assistant
- Executive Secretary
- Executive Vice President
- Expediter
- Fence Erector
- Fiber Optic Technician
- Field Service Manager
- Field Service Technician
- Finance Manager
- Financial Analysis Manager
- Financial Analyst
- Fire Alarm Technician
- Floor Layer
- Forensic Architect
- Forensic Engineer
- Forklift Operator
- Front End Loader Operator
- Furnace Installer & Repairer
- GIS Manager
- GIS Technician
- Gate Guard
- General Clerk
- General Maintenance Supervisor
- Geographic Information System Specialist
- Geologist
- Glazier
- Graphic Design Specialist
- Gutter Installer/Repairer
- Heating & Air Conditioning Technician (HVAC)
- Heavy Truck Driver
- High Voltage Electrician
- Hoist & Winch Operator
- Hoisting Engineer
- Horizontal Boring Operator
- Human Resources Clerk
- Human Resources Manager
- Hydraulic Engineer
- Hydrologist
- Hydrovac Operator
- Illuminating Engineer
- Industrial Electrician
- Information Security Specialist
- Information Technology Administrator
- Information Technology Manager
- Insulation Worker
- Integrated Disability Manager
- Interior Designer
- Internal Publications Manager
- Inventory Clerk
- Janitor
- Laboratory Supervisor
- Laborer Construction
- Landscape Architect
- Landscape Contractor
- Landscape Drafter
- Landscape Manager
- Light Truck Driver
- Lighting Engineer
- Logistics Assistant
- Logistics Coordinator
- Long-Range Planning Director
- Long-Range Planning Manager
- Machinery Mechanic
- Maintenance Carpenter
- Maintenance Electrician
- Maintenance Mechanic
- Maintenance Pipefitter
- Maintenance Supervisor
- Maintenance Worker
- Marketing Analyst
- Marketing Associate
- Marketing Coordinator
- Marketing Director (Experience)
- Marketing Manager
- Marketing Representative
- Masonry Products and Services Sales Representative
- Materials Control Clerk
- Materials Handler
- Materials Manager
- Mechanical Engineering Manager
- Metal Fabricator
- Metal Fabricator Assembler
- Office Helper
- Office Manager
- Office Supervisor
- Oiler
- Operating Engineer
- Operations Director
- Operations Manager
- Paint Technician
- Painter Helper
- Painter/Paperhanger
- Painting Supervisor
- Paperhanger
- Paralegal
- Paving Laborer
- Payroll Administrator
- Payroll Clerk
- Payroll Supervisor
- Permitting Coordinator
- Personnel Analyst
- Pile Driving Operator
- Pipefitter
- Pipefitter Helper
- Plasterer
- Plumber
- Plumber Supervisor
- Plumbing Technician
- Power Distribution Engineer
- Power Shovel Operator
- Power Systems Engineer
- Power Transmission Engineer
- Procurement Analyst
- Procurement Clerk
- Procurement Specialist
- Product Design Engineer
- Product or Brand Sales Manager
- Production Coordinator
- Program Manager
- Project Accountant
- Project Administrator
- Project Analyst
- Project Assistant
- Project Controls Engineer
- Project Controls Manager
- Project Controls Specialist
- Project Director
- Project Engineer
- Project Management Assistant
- Project Management Specialist
- Project Manager (Experience)
- Project Specialist
- Protective Signal Installer
- Public Relations Manager
- Purchasing Clerk
- Purchasing Manager
- Purchasing Specialist
- Quality Assurance Associate
- Quality Assurance Director
- Quality Assurance Supervisor
- Quality Control Inspector
- Quality Control Manager
- Railroad Construction Manager
- Receptionist
- Recruiter Professional
- Regulatory Affairs Analyst
- Regulatory Affairs Specialist
- Rigger
- Right-of-Way Agent
- Risk Analyst
- Risk Management Analyst
- Roof Tiler
- Roofer
- Roofing Sales Representative
- Rough Carpenter
- Safety Consultant
- Safety Engineer
- Safety Inspector
- Safety Manager
- Safety Specialist
- Safety Supervisor
- Sawing Machine Operator
- Scaffold Builder
- Secretary
- Security Guard
- Senior Human Resources Generalist
- Sheet Metal Supervisor
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Sheetrock Taper
- Shipping & Receiving Clerk
- Shipping & Receiving Supervisor
- Software Developer - Big Data
- Software Developer Lead
- Software Implementation Specialist
- Specifications Writer
- Structural Drafter
- Structural Engineer
- Structural Iron Worker
- Subcontracts Manager
- Survey Party Chief
- Surveyor
- Surveyor Assistant
- Surveyor Helper
- Sustainability Specialist
- Swimming Pool Installer
- Systems Administrator
- Tax Manager
- Technical Engineer
- Technical Operations Director
- Technical Training Instructor
- Terrazzo Finisher
- Terrazzo Worker
- Tile Finisher
- Tile Setter
- Tool Crib Attendant
- Top Construction Officer
- Tower Crane Operator
- Tractor Operator
- Trade Relations Director
- Traffic Clerk
- Traffic Manager
- Traffic Supervisor
- Transportation Analyst
- Transportation Engineer
- Transportation Manager
- Transportation Planner
- Transportation Supervisor
- Truck Crane Operator
- Truck Driver Concrete Mixing
- Truck Driver Medium
- Truck Driver Tractor Trailer
- Truss Assembler
- Urban Planner
- Urban Renewal Manager
- Variety Saw Operator
- Vice President
- Vice President Business Development
- Vice President Division
- Warehouse Laborer
- Warehouse Manager
- Warehouse Materials Handler
- Warehouse Selector
- Warehouse Supervisor
- Warehouse Worker
- Weatherization Installer and Technician
- Welder
- Welding Supervisor
- Well Driller
- Window Repairer
- Wire Technician