What are the main factors that influence an Area Construction Manager's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Area Construction Manager's salary?

An Area Construction Manager's salary grows with experience: a Area Construction Manager (0-2 years)earns $86,111, a Project Engineer II - Construction (2-4 years)earns $100,971, a Project Engineer III - Construction (4-7 years)earns $119,839,

What are the highest paying states for an Area Construction Manager?

Area Construction Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Area Construction Manager roles are District of Columbia $96,301, California $95,936, Massachusetts $94,657. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Area Construction Manager roles make?

Salaries for Area Construction Manager level roles vary by specialization: Construction Manager, Sr.: $170,829; Resident Construction Manager II: $170,702; Construction Loan Manager: $159,794; Project Manager Sr. - Construction: $147,717; Resident Construction Manager I: $147,082.

How do different companies affect an Area Construction Manager's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Area Construction Manager roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Area Construction Manager Salary in the United States

How much does an Area Construction Manager make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Area Construction Manager in the United States is $86,977 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

However, an Area Construction Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,686
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,282 to $93,629
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,276

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Area Construction Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,629	$7,802	$1,801	$45
Average	$86,977	$7,248	$1,673	$42
25th Percentile	$79,282	$6,607	$1,525	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Area Construction Manager Salaries

An Area Construction Manager's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Area Construction Manager Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Area Construction Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $96,301.
California: $95,936.
Massachusetts: $94,657.

District of Columbia $96,301 California $95,936 Massachusetts $94,657 Washington $94,309 New Jersey $94,274 Alaska $94,153 Connecticut $92,952 New York $92,465

Hawaii $90,908 Rhode Island $90,178 Maryland $89,682 Minnesota $89,004 Colorado $88,743 Illinois $88,656 Oregon $88,325 Delaware $88,082

New Hampshire $87,929 Virginia $87,586 Pennsylvania $86,586 Nevada $86,081 North Dakota $85,916 Michigan $85,655 Wisconsin $85,559 Vermont $85,368

Texas $84,837 Maine $84,803 Arizona $84,750 Ohio $84,690 Georgia $83,889 Indiana $83,489 Wyoming $83,411 Utah $83,289

Iowa $83,237 Kansas $82,820 Louisiana $82,698 North Carolina $82,654 Missouri $82,637 Florida $82,298 Montana $82,115 Nebraska $81,941

Kentucky $81,845 South Carolina $81,498 Tennessee $81,280 Idaho $81,193 New Mexico $80,558 Oklahoma $80,419 Alabama $79,906 South Dakota $79,045

Arkansas $78,575 West Virginia $78,323 Mississippi $77,566

Top Paying Cities for Area Construction Managers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $109,704
San Francisco: $108,626
Oakland: $106,216

San Jose, CA $109,704

San Francisco, CA $108,626

Oakland, CA $106,216

New York, NY $100,798

Queens Village, NY $100,145

Paramus, NJ $99,450

Passaic, NJ $99,363

Bergenfield, NJ $99,276

Stamford, CT $99,145

Huntington, NY $99,058

Newark, NJ $98,493

Bridgeport, CT $98,319

New Brunswick, NJ $98,032

Vallejo, CA $97,849

Middlesex, NJ $97,797

Somerset, NJ $97,719

Petaluma, CA $97,519

Santa Cruz, CA $97,179

Boston, MA $97,006

Monterey, CA $96,571

Fairbanks, AK $96,510

Los Angeles, CA $96,345

Washington, DC $96,301

Seattle, WA $96,144

Santa Rosa, CA $96,127

Juneau, AK $95,875

Orange, CA $95,588

Anchorage, AK $95,431

Anaheim, CA $95,370

Santa Ana, CA $95,240

Nassau, NY $95,188

Long Beach, CA $95,153

Danbury, CT $95,127

Santa Maria, CA $94,831

Everett, WA $94,814

Bremerton, WA $94,388

Trenton, NJ $94,222

Sacramento, CA $94,187

San Diego, CA $94,144

Brockton, MA $94,109

Tacoma, WA $94,074

Santa Barbara, CA $93,953

Lowell, MA $93,605

New Suffolk, NY $93,570

Nashua, NH $93,466

Lompoc, CA $93,326

Ventura, CA $93,239

Stockton, CA $93,213

New Haven, CT $93,039

Atlantic City, NJ $92,813

Hartford, CT $92,622

Modesto, CA $92,578

Poughkeepsie, NY $92,387

New Britain, CT $92,344

Kennewick, WA $92,222

Olympia, WA $92,222

New London, CT $92,204

Norwich, CT $92,178

Lawrence, MA $92,135

Bakersfield, CA $91,891

New Bedford, MA $91,770

Riverside, CA $91,770

Richland, WA $91,683

Portsmouth, NH $91,613

Vineland, NJ $91,596

San Bernardino, CA $91,526

Boulder, CO $91,282

Worcester, MA $91,213

Portland, OR $91,135

Saint Paul, MN $91,030

Minneapolis, MN $91,030

Philadelphia, PA $90,908

Honolulu, HI $90,447

Springfield, MA $90,143

Providence, RI $90,134

Chicago, IL $89,882

Bellingham, WA $89,778

Baltimore, MD $89,682

Chico, CA $89,465

Wilmington, DE $89,317

Pittsfield, MA $89,230

Manchester, NH $89,065

Spokane, WA $88,682

Denver, CO $88,673

Albany, NY $88,264

Troy, NY $88,230

Schenectady, NY $88,047

Burlington, VT $87,856

Portland, ME $87,551

Salem, OR $87,482

Yakima, WA $87,464

Ann Arbor, MI $87,438

Rochester, MN $87,195

Reno, NV $87,151

Fresno, CA $87,151

Milwaukee, WI $87,073

Detroit, MI $86,986

Allentown, PA $86,960

Carson City, NV $86,951

Houston, TX $86,821

Colorado Springs, CO $86,812

Syracuse, NY $86,768

Eugene, OR $86,603

Gary, IN $86,499

Bismarck, ND $86,499

Galveston, TX $86,499

Springfield, OR $86,429

Medford, OR $86,220

Fort Collins, CO $86,186

Austin, TX $86,116

Mesa, AZ $85,933

Phoenix, AZ $85,916

Dallas, TX $85,890

Reading, PA $85,838

Saint Cloud, MN $85,803

Concord, NH $85,725

Madison, WI $85,690

Utica, NY $85,455

Raleigh, NC $85,385

Las Vegas, NV $85,377

Rochester, NY $85,316

Des Moines, IA $85,307

Atlanta, GA $85,168

Battle Creek, MI $85,142

Salt Lake City, UT $85,116

Lancaster, PA $84,985

Champaign, IL $84,968

Harrisburg, PA $84,864

Durham, NC $84,785

Kansas City, MO $84,777

Kansas City, KS $84,759

Fort Worth, TX $84,750

Boca Raton, FL $84,716

Cleveland, OH $84,707

Columbus, OH $84,690

Pittsburgh, PA $84,681

Richmond, VA $84,646

Indianapolis, IN $84,629

Cincinnati, OH $84,516

Petersburg, VA $84,385

Lansing, MI $84,194

Billings, MT $84,194

Huntsville, AL $84,194

Lebanon, PA $84,185

Pueblo, CO $84,176

Dayton, OH $84,176

Appleton, WI $84,150

Buffalo, NY $84,116

Racine, WI $84,072

Charlotte, NC $84,063

Saint Louis, MO $84,037

Springfield, IL $84,002

York, PA $83,985

Elkhart, IN $83,985

Gastonia, NC $83,976

Benton Harbor, MI $83,976

Beaumont, TX $83,924

Lorain, OH $83,907

Toledo, OH $83,872

Binghamton, NY $83,829

Rock Hill, SC $83,820

Rockford, IL $83,776

Elyria, OH $83,733

Fargo, ND $83,733

Flagstaff, AZ $83,672

Fort Lauderdale, FL $83,620

Miami, FL $83,568

Duluth, MN $83,428

Bangor, ME $83,315

Cedar Rapids, IA $83,220

Louisville, KY $83,176

Grand Rapids, MI $83,159

Hialeah, FL $83,150

Casper, WY $83,028

Scranton, PA $82,924

New Orleans, LA $82,898

Virginia Beach, VA $82,889

Akron, OH $82,846

Peoria, IL $82,733

Sarasota, FL $82,715

Green Bay, WI $82,654

Baton Rouge, LA $82,611

Charleston, SC $82,593

Nashville, TN $82,567

Jamestown, NY $82,550

Davenport, IA $82,550

Tucson, AZ $82,506

Cheyenne, WY $82,480

Saint Petersburg, FL $82,454

Tampa, FL $82,437

Omaha, NE $82,419

Evansville, IN $82,385

Port Arthur, TX $82,385

Bradenton, FL $82,350

Santa Fe, NM $82,193

Orlando, FL $82,106

Clearwater, FL $82,011

La Crosse, WI $81,828

Canton, OH $81,828

Grand Forks, ND $81,802

Tulsa, OK $81,776

Albuquerque, NM $81,776

Newport News, VA $81,767

High Point, NC $81,741

Ogden, UT $81,706

Corpus Christi, TX $81,637

Laramie, WY $81,584

Norfolk, VA $81,584

Rock Island, IL $81,532

Saginaw, MI $81,515

Jacksonville, FL $81,506

Salisbury, NC $81,489

Memphis, TN $81,471

Moline, IL $81,428

Fort Myers, FL $81,402

Waterloo, IA $81,289

Spartanburg, SC $81,202

Lincoln, NE $81,158

Fort Wayne, IN $81,141

Birmingham, AL $81,045

Cedar Falls, IA $81,028

Provo, UT $81,019

Springfield, OH $81,010

San Antonio, TX $80,993

Greensboro, NC $80,958

South Bend, IN $80,950

Winston Salem, NC $80,941

Boise, ID $80,915

Savannah, GA $80,854

Muskegon, MI $80,697

Lima, OH $80,593

Lake Charles, LA $80,558

Anderson, IN $80,541

Lexington, KY $80,515

Augusta, GA $80,489

Greenville, SC $80,489

Wichita, KS $80,410

Tuscaloosa, AL $80,410

Columbia, SC $80,332

Bloomington, IN $80,115

Roanoke, VA $80,062

Asheville, NC $79,949

Knoxville, TN $79,801

Shreveport, LA $79,793

Wilmington, NC $79,680

Frankfort, KY $79,514

Oklahoma City, OK $79,454

Chillicothe, OH $79,419

Longview, TX $79,410

Topeka, KS $79,384

Mobile, AL $79,254

Terre Haute, IN $79,219

Erie, PA $79,210

Altoona, PA $79,167

Melbourne, FL $79,140

Amarillo, TX $79,106

Killeen, TX $79,080

Fayetteville, AR $79,010

Sioux Falls, SD $78,949

Chattanooga, TN $78,897

Idaho Falls, ID $78,888

Gainesville, FL $78,706

Portsmouth, OH $78,662

Little Rock, AR $78,645

Lynchburg, VA $78,645

Youngstown, OH $78,610

Lafayette, LA $78,610

Temple, TX $78,575

Daytona Beach, FL $78,558

Clarksville, TN $78,549

Pensacola, FL $78,540

Hopkinsville, KY $78,279

Charleston, WV $78,271

Florence, SC $78,227

Sioux City, IA $78,175

Macon, GA $77,923

Tallahassee, FL $77,914

Fayetteville, NC $77,897

Wichita Falls, TX $77,879

Waco, TX $77,879

Pine Bluff, AR $77,844

Vincennes, IN $77,679

Lubbock, TX $77,644

Great Falls, MT $77,592

Alamogordo, NM $77,584

Abilene, TX $77,514

Rapid City, SD $77,401

Monroe, LA $77,401

Albany, GA $77,349

Huntington, WV $77,340

Jackson, MS $77,331

Greenville, MS $77,323

Parkersburg, WV $77,236

Montgomery, AL $77,218

Johnstown, PA $77,201

Springfield, MO $77,131

Biloxi, MS $77,088

Sumter, SC $76,905

Columbus, GA $76,896

Twin Falls, ID $76,844

Pascagoula, MS $76,731

Kingsport, TN $76,505

Gulfport, MS $76,479

Alexandria, LA $76,192

Fort Smith, AR $75,974

El Paso, TX $75,740

Helena, MT $75,627

Las Cruces, NM $75,348

Harlingen, TX $75,105

Pocatello, ID $75,026

Florence, AL $75,000

Brownsville, TX $74,983

Dothan, AL $74,844

Mcallen, TX $74,800

Columbus, MS $74,157

Altus, OK $73,757

Lawton, OK $73,591

Pierre, SD $73,278

What Skills Can Increase an Area Construction Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Project Management (Mentioned in 7.92% Job Postings): Project management is the application of processes, methods, skills, knowledge and experience to achieve specific project objectives according to the project acceptance criteria within agreed parameters. Project management has final deliverables that are constrained to a finite timescale and budget.
RFI (Mentioned in 2.78% Job Postings): A RFI (request for information) is a common business process whose purpose is to collect written information about the capabilities of various suppliers.
Land Development (Mentioned in 1.41% Job Postings): Land development is the alteration of landscape in any number of ways such as: Changing landforms from a natural or semi-natural state for a purpose

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Project Management	7.92%
RFI	2.78%
Land Development	1.41%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Area Construction Manager's salary.

RFI: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Construction Management: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
RFI	$93,935	8%
Coordination	$93,065	7%
Construction Management	$91,326	5%
Civil Engineering	$91,326	5%
Leadership	$90,456	4%
Planning	$90,456	4%

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How Education impacts an Area Construction Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Area Construction Managers enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Area Construction Manager with a Associate's Degree is between $80,211 and $90,038).

Area Construction Manager Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Area Construction Manager

No Diploma 0.3%

High School 3.4%

Associates 4.5%

Bachelors 75.3%

Masters 16.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.3%
High School	3.4%
Associates	4.5%
Bachelors	75.3%
Masters	16.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Area Construction Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Area Construction Manager's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$79,282

Average $86,977/year

$93,629

$6,607

Average $7,248/month

$7,802

$1,525

Average $1,673/week

$1,801

$38

Average $42/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,629	$7,802	$1,801	$45
Average	$86,977	$7,248	$1,673	$42
25th Percentile	$79,282	$6,607	$1,525	$38

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Salary Trends for Area Construction Manager

Salaries for an Area Construction Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $74,225 in 2023 to around $73,661 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Area Construction Manager salary trends, .

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