The median construction supervisor in the U.S. earns $79,920 a year ($38.42 an hour). Half earn between $63,400 and $101,460. Among the 50 largest metro areas, pay is highest in San Jose, CA ($129,700) and lowest in Birmingham, AL ($71,280).
Median $79,920
10th: $53,28090th: $128,260
Percentiles. Dark: the middle half of earners. Red line: median.
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, May 2025.
Annual pay
U.S.
10th percentile
$53,280
25th percentile
$63,400
Median
$79,920
75th percentile
$101,460
90th percentile
$128,260
Average
$86,450
Jobs
812,210
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, www.bls.gov/oes. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.