Construction Supervisor salary by state
The national median for construction supervisors was $38.42 an hour, or $79,920 a year, in May 2025. Where the work is changes that a lot: Washington pays $23.24 an hour more at the median than Arkansas.
National pay for construction supervisors
BLS calls this group first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers: the foremen and crew leads who run the work on site.
| Pay level | Hourly | Yearly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $25.62 | $53,280 |
| 25th percentile | $30.48 | $63,400 |
| Median | $38.42 | $79,920 |
| 75th percentile | $48.78 | $101,460 |
| 90th percentile | $61.66 | $128,260 |
| Average (mean) | $41.56 | $86,450 |
Highest and lowest paying states
Ranked by median hourly wage. These are wages as paid, not adjusted for living costs.
| Top 5 | Median hourly | Median yearly |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Washington | $52.68 | $109,570 |
| 2. Illinois | $50.84 | $105,750 |
| 3. New Jersey | $50.73 | $105,510 |
| 4. Oregon | $49.55 | $103,070 |
| 5. Hawaii | $49.34 | $102,630 |
| Bottom 5 | Median hourly | Median yearly |
|---|---|---|
| 51. Arkansas | $29.44 | $61,230 |
| 50. Alabama | $30.83 | $64,120 |
| 49. Mississippi | $32.17 | $66,910 |
| 48. Oklahoma | $35.11 | $73,040 |
| 47. Kentucky | $35.33 | $73,490 |
Construction Supervisor pay in every state
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| State | Median hourly | Median yearly | Bottom to top tenth | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $30.83 | $64,120 | $21.57 to $50.49 | 13,580 |
| Alaska | $49.10 | $102,140 | $29.58 to $76.19 | 2,690 |
| Arizona | $37.76 | $78,550 | $27.77 to $49.51 | 21,550 |
| Arkansas | $29.44 | $61,230 | $21.71 to $42.80 | 6,590 |
| California | $46.96 | $97,680 | $29.18 to $75.25 | 71,750 |
| Colorado | $39.05 | $81,230 | $28.72 to $59.02 | 21,380 |
| Connecticut | $44.36 | $92,260 | $30.61 to $59.52 | 6,980 |
| Delaware | $38.99 | $81,100 | $28.67 to $56.09 | 2,590 |
| District of Columbia | $41.60 | $86,520 | $30.92 to $61.50 | 1,420 |
| Florida | $36.44 | $75,790 | $24.00 to $56.87 | 69,830 |
| Georgia | $37.71 | $78,430 | $24.60 to $57.57 | 26,770 |
| Hawaii | $49.34 | $102,630 | $31.04 to $63.73 | 2,890 |
| Idaho | $36.32 | $75,550 | $26.30 to $50.21 | 6,730 |
| Illinois | $50.84 | $105,750 | $30.05 to $63.75 | 19,340 |
| Indiana | $39.68 | $82,530 | $27.88 to $58.04 | 16,450 |
| Iowa | $37.75 | $78,510 | $27.24 to $50.94 | 9,660 |
| Kansas | $36.91 | $76,780 | $25.39 to $54.55 | 8,940 |
| Kentucky | $35.33 | $73,490 | $22.48 to $47.90 | 9,620 |
| Louisiana | $36.23 | $75,360 | $24.00 to $50.19 | 14,070 |
| Maine | $37.16 | $77,290 | $26.61 to $52.28 | 3,130 |
| Maryland | $37.87 | $78,760 | $27.50 to $58.58 | 15,400 |
| Massachusetts | $47.04 | $97,850 | $32.53 to $64.82 | 18,330 |
| Michigan | $37.59 | $78,180 | $27.47 to $57.69 | 16,660 |
| Minnesota | $46.93 | $97,610 | $28.54 to $61.72 | 13,580 |
| Mississippi | $32.17 | $66,910 | $22.08 to $49.88 | 7,040 |
| Missouri | $42.08 | $87,520 | $27.52 to $57.83 | 13,330 |
| Montana | $36.98 | $76,910 | $27.39 to $49.59 | 4,350 |
| Nebraska | $36.33 | $75,570 | $24.25 to $50.58 | 6,020 |
| Nevada | $39.42 | $81,990 | $27.76 to $62.91 | 9,680 |
| New Hampshire | $39.05 | $81,220 | $27.69 to $59.96 | 3,590 |
| New Jersey | $50.73 | $105,510 | $30.39 to $74.01 | 16,230 |
| New Mexico | $36.12 | $75,130 | $22.78 to $63.10 | 6,790 |
| New York | $46.01 | $95,700 | $29.44 to $67.41 | 29,600 |
| North Carolina | $36.19 | $75,270 | $24.54 to $50.41 | 32,460 |
| North Dakota | $39.12 | $81,370 | $29.00 to $70.61 | 4,350 |
| Ohio | $38.26 | $79,580 | $27.81 to $51.47 | 23,640 |
| Oklahoma | $35.11 | $73,040 | $22.31 to $57.81 | 11,520 |
| Oregon | $49.55 | $103,070 | $30.98 to $74.12 | 7,890 |
| Pennsylvania | $39.20 | $81,540 | $28.09 to $64.01 | 26,860 |
| Rhode Island | $47.40 | $98,590 | $28.00 to $63.41 | 2,060 |
| South Carolina | $36.23 | $75,350 | $25.11 to $50.89 | 13,150 |
| South Dakota | $37.35 | $77,690 | $28.94 to $47.09 | 2,360 |
| Tennessee | $35.81 | $74,470 | $23.56 to $52.08 | 17,770 |
| Texas | $35.83 | $74,520 | $23.08 to $52.63 | 90,010 |
| Utah | $37.15 | $77,280 | $26.38 to $55.00 | 14,270 |
| Vermont | $39.66 | $82,490 | $29.75 to $59.82 | 1,010 |
| Virginia | $37.81 | $78,640 | $26.13 to $56.49 | 24,970 |
| Washington | $52.68 | $109,570 | $35.29 to $80.34 | 19,550 |
| West Virginia | $38.49 | $80,060 | $24.62 to $61.14 | 5,380 |
| Wisconsin | $41.03 | $85,350 | $26.37 to $59.08 | 15,150 |
| Wyoming | $37.62 | $78,250 | $27.40 to $61.14 | 3,270 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 47-1011, first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers, all industries. Read from the BLS state and national data files. Counts leave out the self-employed.
From a wage to a price
If you run the business, the wage is only the start. At the national median of $38.42, the labor rate calculator's starting numbers (one person, 2 unbilled hours a day, $90,000 of overhead, 15% profit) give a rate of $138.06 per billable hour. Try yours in the labor rate calculator.