Average Project Manager, Construction Salary

The top respondents for the job title Project Manager, Construction are from the companies CBRE Group, Jones Lang LaSalle and Turner Construction Company. Reported salaries are highest at Turner Construction Company where the average pay is $119,181. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Jacobs Engineering Group Inc and Aecom Corporation, earning around $117,352 and $94,225, respectively. Electric Co. pays the lowest at around $73,986. Jones Lang LaSalle and Tishman Construction also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $83,424 and $90,000, respectively.

Skills in Project Management, Construction Estimating, Contractor Management and Budget Management are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Blueprints.

An entry-level Project Manager, Construction with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $52,119 based on 135 salaries. An early career Project Manager, Construction with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $61,298 based on 1,971 salaries. A mid-career Project Manager, Construction with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $74,425 based on 1,831 salaries. An experienced Project Manager, Construction with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $83,712 based on 2,317 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $87,184.

Employees with Project Manager, Construction in their job title in Seattle, Washington earn an average of 23.4% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in New York, New York (21.0% more) and Los Angeles, California (17.6% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Atlanta, Georgia (3.8% less).