Salary for Project Engineer, Construction Jobs

Updated: 3 Feb 2012
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Salary$42,775 - $77,886  
   
Bonus$501 - $8,006  
Profit Sharing$977 - $9,416  
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$40,751 - $82,315  
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Popular Employers

Salary Range

Turner Construction Company$47,643 - $83,073
The Clark Construction Group Inc., LLC$39,668 - $73,339
Gilbane$52,347 - $85,600
Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc.$46,187 - $79,269
Skanska Usa Building Incorporated$51,942 - $78,906
Popular Industries

Salary Range

Construction$43,761 - $87,869
General Contractor$42,504 - $80,132
Heavy Civil Construction$46,945 - $99,483
Commercial Construction$43,790 - $83,935
Engineering Consulting$44,213 - $85,192

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Key Statistics for Project Engineer, Construction Jobs

Gender
Female
12%
female alumni
 
Male
88%
male alumni
Salary:$48,356 - $65,058 $49,302 - $64,927
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
8%
1-4 years
57%
5-9 years
24%
10-19 years
8%
20 years or more
3%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 89% dental benefits Dental: 76%
vision benefits Vision: 56% employee benefits None: 9%

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Career Path for Project Engineer, Construction Jobs

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Project Engineer, Construction

Salary Range

$40,751 - $82,315
payscale
Project Engineer
$45,966 - $106,215
Construction Laborer
$19,987 - $60,199
Field Engineer, Construction
$39,096 - $79,506
 
Common Future Jobs

Project Engineer, Construction

Salary Range

$40,751 - $82,315
payscale
Project Manager, Construction
$42,150 - $118,254
Assistant Project Manager, Construction
$31,067 - $73,167
Civil Engineer
$41,695 - $90,602
 

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Project Engineer, Construction Job Description

People with the job title Project Engineer, Construction typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures, and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, water and sewage systems, and waste disposal units. Includes architectural, structural, traffic, ocean, and geo-technical engineers.

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Project Engineer, Construction - (City withheld for privacy), Virginia, United States
When I changed careers I took the excepted pay cut. I took a temp position, worked hard and took on several extra responsibilities. Once I became permanent, I was extremely disappointed with my pay, but I was told I could move up and that I would be able to get a great bonus. I received an excellent review, exceeding expectations, but only received around a $0.30 raise. They hired someone else to fill my position and I moved on to a complete different position. None of the Managers ever spo...
Posted in Fair Pay on 1 Nov 2007
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Project Engineer, Construction - (City withheld for privacy), Pennsylvania, United States
I wish for more personal time. It's tough when you're on a schedule driven project where 50+ hr weeks are the norm and there's no OT for management.
Posted in Work Life Balance on 1 Mar 2007
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