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Hiring a wastewater or heavy civil project manager is not a commercial search with a new sector label. It only looks like one on the resume. The job is not run on your schedule. It is run on the owner's. On commercial work, the general contractor sets much of the pace. You [...]

The manufacturing construction wave cooled. Your hiring risk did not. Census Bureau data tracked by the St. Louis Fed shows manufacturing construction spending peaked near a $240 billion annual rate in 2024, then cooled through 2025 and into 2026, while still running at more than double its early-2021 level. Read those two [...]

Construction project manager salary in Texas runs from $93,000 at the project engineer level to $217,230 and above for project executives, based on the Southwest regional tables of TBG's 2026 Construction Salary Survey. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the median for construction managers in Texas at $101,470 (May 2025), with [...]

Construction Safety Director Salary 2026: What the Role Really Pays The construction safety director salary range in 2026 runs from $115,000 to $210,000+, depending on experience, sector, and company size. In the construction safety searches TBG works, mid-career directors at general contractors typically land between $115K and $155K, senior directors overseeing multi-region [...]

The salary for a data center construction superintendent has moved well above standard commercial pay. Hyperscalers including Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Oracle are spending at record levels on data center infrastructure in 2026, that capital is moving into the ground fast, and the field leaders who can execute mission-critical builds without [...]

Hiring a construction estimator is one of the highest-leverage decisions a contractor makes. A skilled estimator wins work at the right margin. A weak one either leaves money on the table or wins jobs that bleed out in the field. Either way, the cost shows up fast. This guide covers what to [...]

The construction project manager is the person who determines whether a job runs or bleeds. They own the schedule, the budget, the owner relationship, and the subcontractor coordination from award to closeout. A great PM turns a good backlog into strong margins. A weak one turns a good backlog into a nightmare. [...]

Georgia superintendent pay runs from the high $80s at assistant level to $185K+ for general superintendents on major Atlanta programs. BLS May 2025 data and Southeast regional survey benchmarks inside.

Construction Superintendent Salary North Carolina 2026: What Contractors Are Paying If you want a straight answer: construction superintendent salary in North Carolina centers on a median of $106,640 for construction managers, the federal category covering most superintendent roles, per U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data (May 2025). The top 10 percent statewide [...]

Preconstruction Manager Salary in 2026: Pay Range, What Drives It, and How to Benchmark It Preconstruction manager salary in 2026 ranges from $116,000 to $183,000 in base pay, according to the TBG 2026 Construction Salary Survey (20th to 80th percentile across the four regions reported). Regional medians run from $134,580 in the [...]

Construction Superintendent Salary in Florida 2026: Pay Ranges, Key Markets, and What the Data Shows Construction superintendent salary in Florida centers on a median of $113,130 for construction managers statewide, per U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data (May 2025), with the top 10 percent earning above $209,450. Miami leads the state at [...]

Construction Superintendent Salary in Texas 2026: Pay Ranges, Top Markets, and What Drives the Number Up Construction superintendent salary in Texas centers on a median of $101,470 for construction managers statewide, per U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data (May 2025), with the top 10 percent earning above $166,800. Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, and [...]

VP of Construction Salary 2026: The $187K to $325K Executive Benchmark The TBG 2026 Construction Salary Survey puts the closest benchmark for VP of construction salary, Project Director / Executive II, at $186,560 to $325,000 in base pay in 2026. Where a VP lands depends on company size, regional scope, and P&L [...]

The construction project executive salary in 2026 ranges from $151,000 to $325,000 in base salary, depending on level and region, according to the TBG 2026 Construction Salary Survey. At this level, you are not placing one job, you are controlling program-level profit, client relationships, and market presence all at once. The market [...]

At a quarter billion dollars, the job stops rewarding the leader who has simply run big work and starts rewarding the one who can win it and protect it. That is the part contractors misprice when they hire a construction project executive off a resume. A strong senior project manager who has [...]

Construction safety manager salary tracks the federal benchmark for safety professionals. BLS puts the median occupational health and safety specialist at $90,150 (May 2025), with the middle half earning $69,560 to $111,690 and the top 10 percent above $134,950. In San Jose and San Francisco, the average runs $127,030 to $136,420. Construction [...]

Federal construction project manager salary ranges from $108,000 to $219,000 in base pay in 2026 on the contractor side, from project manager to senior PM, according to the TBG 2026 Construction Salary Survey. Government-employed PMs in GS pay grades typically earn $90,000 to $145,000 depending on grade and locality adjustment. Private-sector contractors [...]

MEP superintendent salary ranges from $87,300 to $214,690 in base pay in 2026. That spans the TBG 2026 Construction Salary Survey from Assistant Superintendent to Superintendent II. Overtime, per diem, and bonus come on top. Pay varies significantly by specialty, market, and the size of the MEP scope being managed. Demand for [...]

Construction VDC and BIM roles have moved from specialty niche to core operational hire. The pay reflects that, but no published benchmark tracks this role cleanly. TBG's 2026 Construction Salary Survey does not cover VDC/BIM Manager salary in construction as a separate role, and BLS has no matching occupation. So this guide [...]

The resume that looks perfect for a federal project manager role is often the one that gets you in trouble. Federal construction project manager hiring is not a standard PM search with a different owner and extra paperwork. The clearance timing, the owner's process, the travel, and the contractual schedule change what [...]