What are the main factors that influence a Bridge Builder's salary?

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

How does experience change A Bridge Builder's salary?

A Bridge Builder's salary grows with experience: an Accounts Payable Clerk I (0-1 years)earns $44,228, an Bridge Builder (1-3 years)earns $49,437, an Accounts Payable Clerk III (3-5 years)earns $54,790, an Accounts Payable Supervisor (5+ years)earns $72,003, an Accounts Payable Senior Supervisor (5+ years)earns $88,093,

What are the highest paying states for a Bridge Builder?

Bridge Builder salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Bridge Builder roles are District of Columbia $53,777, California $53,573, Massachusetts $52,859. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Bridge Builder roles make?

Salaries for Bridge Builder level roles vary by specialization: Bridge Foreman: $90,870; Bridge Superintendent: $88,694; Bridge Operator: $81,476; Bridge Engineer: $75,018; Bridge Inspector: $73,102.

How do different companies affect a Bridge Builder's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Bridge Builder roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Bridge Builder Salary in the United States

How much does a Bridge Builder make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Bridge Builder in the United States is $48,571 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

However, a Bridge Builder's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $55,591
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,412 to $52,245
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,626

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Bridge Builder Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,245	$4,354	$1,005	$25
Average	$48,571	$4,048	$934	$23
25th Percentile	$44,412	$3,701	$854	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Bridge Builder Salaries

A Bridge Builder'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 Experience Level Affects Bridge Builder Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Bridge Builder's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $44,228
Early Career (1-2 years): $49,437
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $54,790
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $72,003
Expert (over 8 years): $88,093

Levels	Salary
Accounts ... Level Bridge Builder	$44,228
Bridge Bu... Level Bridge Builder	$49,437
Accounts ... Level Bridge Builder	$54,790
Accounts ... Level Bridge Builder	$72,003
Accounts ... Level Bridge Builder	$88,093

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How Do Bridge Builder 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 Bridge Builders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $53,777.
California: $53,573.
Massachusetts: $52,859.

District of Columbia $53,777

California $53,573

Massachusetts $52,859

Washington $52,665

New Jersey $52,646

Alaska $52,578

Connecticut $51,907

New York $51,635

Hawaii $50,766

Rhode Island $50,358

Maryland $50,081

Minnesota $49,702

Colorado $49,557

Illinois $49,508

Oregon $49,323

Delaware $49,187

New Hampshire $49,102

Virginia $48,911

Pennsylvania $48,352

Nevada $48,070

North Dakota $47,978

Michigan $47,832

Wisconsin $47,779

Vermont $47,672

Texas $47,376

Maine $47,356

Arizona $47,327

Ohio $47,293

Georgia $46,846

Indiana $46,623

Wyoming $46,579

Utah $46,511

Iowa $46,482

Kansas $46,249

Louisiana $46,181

North Carolina $46,157

Missouri $46,147

Florida $45,958

Montana $45,856

Nebraska $45,758

Kentucky $45,705

South Carolina $45,511

Tennessee $45,389

Idaho $45,341

New Mexico $44,986

Oklahoma $44,908

Alabama $44,622

South Dakota $44,141

Arkansas $43,879

West Virginia $43,738

Mississippi $43,315

Top Paying Cities for Bridge Builders

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: $61,262
San Francisco: $60,660
Oakland: $59,314

San Jose, CA $61,262

San Francisco, CA $60,660

Oakland, CA $59,314

New York, NY $56,288

Queens Village, NY $55,924

Paramus, NJ $55,536

Passaic, NJ $55,487

Bergenfield, NJ $55,438

Stamford, CT $55,366

Huntington, NY $55,317

Newark, NJ $55,001

Bridgeport, CT $54,904

New Brunswick, NJ $54,744

Vallejo, CA $54,642

Middlesex, NJ $54,613

Somerset, NJ $54,569

Petaluma, CA $54,457

Santa Cruz, CA $54,268

Boston, MA $54,171

Monterey, CA $53,928

Fairbanks, AK $53,894

Los Angeles, CA $53,802

Washington, DC $53,777

Seattle, WA $53,690

Santa Rosa, CA $53,680

Juneau, AK $53,539

Orange, CA $53,379

Anchorage, AK $53,292

Anaheim, CA $53,258

Santa Ana, CA $53,185

Nassau, NY $53,156

Long Beach, CA $53,136

Danbury, CT $53,122

Santa Maria, CA $52,957

Everett, WA $52,947

Bremerton, WA $52,709

Trenton, NJ $52,617

Sacramento, CA $52,597

San Diego, CA $52,573

Brockton, MA $52,553

Tacoma, WA $52,534

Santa Barbara, CA $52,466

Lowell, MA $52,272

New Suffolk, NY $52,252

Nashua, NH $52,194

Lompoc, CA $52,116

Ventura, CA $52,068

Stockton, CA $52,053

New Haven, CT $51,956

Atlantic City, NJ $51,830

Hartford, CT $51,723

Modesto, CA $51,699

Poughkeepsie, NY $51,592

New Britain, CT $51,567

Olympia, WA $51,499

Kennewick, WA $51,499

New London, CT $51,490

Norwich, CT $51,475

Lawrence, MA $51,451

Bakersfield, CA $51,315

Riverside, CA $51,247

New Bedford, MA $51,247

Richland, WA $51,198

Portsmouth, NH $51,159

Vineland, NJ $51,150

San Bernardino, CA $51,111

Boulder, CO $50,975

Worcester, MA $50,936

Portland, OR $50,892

Saint Paul, MN $50,834

Minneapolis, MN $50,834

Philadelphia, PA $50,766

Honolulu, HI $50,509

Springfield, MA $50,339

Providence, RI $50,334

Chicago, IL $50,193

Bellingham, WA $50,135

Baltimore, MD $50,081

Chico, CA $49,960

Wilmington, DE $49,877

Pittsfield, MA $49,829

Manchester, NH $49,736

Spokane, WA $49,523

Denver, CO $49,518

Albany, NY $49,289

Troy, NY $49,270

Schenectady, NY $49,168

Burlington, VT $49,061

Portland, ME $48,891

Salem, OR $48,852

Yakima, WA $48,843

Ann Arbor, MI $48,828

Rochester, MN $48,692

Fresno, CA $48,668

Reno, NV $48,668

Milwaukee, WI $48,624

Detroit, MI $48,575

Allentown, PA $48,561

Carson City, NV $48,556

Houston, TX $48,483

Colorado Springs, CO $48,478

Syracuse, NY $48,454

Eugene, OR $48,362

Bismarck, ND $48,303

Gary, IN $48,303

Galveston, TX $48,303

Springfield, OR $48,265

Medford, OR $48,148

Fort Collins, CO $48,129

Austin, TX $48,090

Mesa, AZ $47,988

Phoenix, AZ $47,978

Dallas, TX $47,963

Reading, PA $47,934

Saint Cloud, MN $47,915

Concord, NH $47,871

Madison, WI $47,852

Utica, NY $47,721

Raleigh, NC $47,682

Las Vegas, NV $47,677

Rochester, NY $47,643

Des Moines, IA $47,638

Atlanta, GA $47,560

Battle Creek, MI $47,546

Salt Lake City, UT $47,531

Lancaster, PA $47,458

Champaign, IL $47,449

Harrisburg, PA $47,390

Durham, NC $47,347

Kansas City, MO $47,342

Kansas City, KS $47,332

Fort Worth, TX $47,327

Boca Raton, FL $47,308

Cleveland, OH $47,303

Columbus, OH $47,293

Pittsburgh, PA $47,288

Richmond, VA $47,269

Indianapolis, IN $47,259

Cincinnati, OH $47,196

Petersburg, VA $47,123

Billings, MT $47,016

Lansing, MI $47,016

Huntsville, AL $47,016

Lebanon, PA $47,011

Dayton, OH $47,007

Pueblo, CO $47,007

Appleton, WI $46,992

Buffalo, NY $46,973

Racine, WI $46,948

Charlotte, NC $46,943

Saint Louis, MO $46,929

Springfield, IL $46,909

Elkhart, IN $46,900

York, PA $46,900

Gastonia, NC $46,895

Benton Harbor, MI $46,895

Beaumont, TX $46,866

Lorain, OH $46,856

Toledo, OH $46,837

Binghamton, NY $46,812

Rock Hill, SC $46,807

Rockford, IL $46,783

Fargo, ND $46,759

Elyria, OH $46,759

Flagstaff, AZ $46,725

Fort Lauderdale, FL $46,696

Miami, FL $46,667

Duluth, MN $46,589

Bangor, ME $46,526

Cedar Rapids, IA $46,472

Louisville, KY $46,448

Grand Rapids, MI $46,438

Hialeah, FL $46,433

Casper, WY $46,365

Scranton, PA $46,307

New Orleans, LA $46,293

Virginia Beach, VA $46,288

Akron, OH $46,263

Peoria, IL $46,200

Sarasota, FL $46,191

Green Bay, WI $46,157

Baton Rouge, LA $46,132

Charleston, SC $46,123

Nashville, TN $46,108

Jamestown, NY $46,098

Davenport, IA $46,098

Tucson, AZ $46,074

Cheyenne, WY $46,059

Saint Petersburg, FL $46,045

Tampa, FL $46,035

Omaha, NE $46,026

Port Arthur, TX $46,006

Evansville, IN $46,006

Bradenton, FL $45,987

Santa Fe, NM $45,899

Orlando, FL $45,851

Clearwater, FL $45,797

Canton, OH $45,695

La Crosse, WI $45,695

Grand Forks, ND $45,681

Albuquerque, NM $45,666

Tulsa, OK $45,666

Newport News, VA $45,661

High Point, NC $45,647

Ogden, UT $45,627

Corpus Christi, TX $45,588

Laramie, WY $45,559

Norfolk, VA $45,559

Rock Island, IL $45,530

Saginaw, MI $45,520

Jacksonville, FL $45,516

Salisbury, NC $45,506

Memphis, TN $45,496

Moline, IL $45,472

Fort Myers, FL $45,457

Waterloo, IA $45,394

Spartanburg, SC $45,346

Lincoln, NE $45,321

Fort Wayne, IN $45,312

Birmingham, AL $45,258

Cedar Falls, IA $45,248

Provo, UT $45,244

Springfield, OH $45,239

San Antonio, TX $45,229

Greensboro, NC $45,210

South Bend, IN $45,205

Winston Salem, NC $45,200

Boise, ID $45,185

Savannah, GA $45,151

Muskegon, MI $45,064

Lima, OH $45,006

Lake Charles, LA $44,986

Anderson, IN $44,976

Lexington, KY $44,962

Augusta, GA $44,947

Greenville, SC $44,947

Wichita, KS $44,904

Tuscaloosa, AL $44,904

Columbia, SC $44,860

Bloomington, IN $44,738

Roanoke, VA $44,709

Asheville, NC $44,646

Knoxville, TN $44,564

Shreveport, LA $44,559

Wilmington, NC $44,496

Frankfort, KY $44,403

Oklahoma City, OK $44,369

Chillicothe, OH $44,350

Longview, TX $44,345

Topeka, KS $44,330

Mobile, AL $44,258

Terre Haute, IN $44,238

Erie, PA $44,233

Altoona, PA $44,209

Melbourne, FL $44,194

Amarillo, TX $44,175

Killeen, TX $44,160

Fayetteville, AR $44,122

Sioux Falls, SD $44,088

Chattanooga, TN $44,058

Idaho Falls, ID $44,054

Gainesville, FL $43,952

Portsmouth, OH $43,927

Little Rock, AR $43,918

Lynchburg, VA $43,918

Lafayette, LA $43,898

Youngstown, OH $43,898

Temple, TX $43,879

Daytona Beach, FL $43,869

Clarksville, TN $43,864

Pensacola, FL $43,859

Hopkinsville, KY $43,714

Charleston, WV $43,709

Florence, SC $43,684

Sioux City, IA $43,655

Macon, GA $43,514

Tallahassee, FL $43,510

Fayetteville, NC $43,500

Waco, TX $43,490

Wichita Falls, TX $43,490

Pine Bluff, AR $43,471

Vincennes, IN $43,378

Lubbock, TX $43,359

Great Falls, MT $43,330

Alamogordo, NM $43,325

Abilene, TX $43,286

Rapid City, SD $43,223

Monroe, LA $43,223

Albany, GA $43,194

Huntington, WV $43,189

Jackson, MS $43,184

Greenville, MS $43,179

Parkersburg, WV $43,131

Montgomery, AL $43,121

Johnstown, PA $43,111

Springfield, MO $43,072

Biloxi, MS $43,048

Sumter, SC $42,946

Columbus, GA $42,941

Twin Falls, ID $42,912

Pascagoula, MS $42,849

Kingsport, TN $42,723

Gulfport, MS $42,708

Alexandria, LA $42,548

Fort Smith, AR $42,426

El Paso, TX $42,295

Helena, MT $42,232

Las Cruces, NM $42,077

Harlingen, TX $41,941

Pocatello, ID $41,897

Florence, AL $41,882

Brownsville, TX $41,873

Dothan, AL $41,795

Mcallen, TX $41,771

Columbus, MS $41,411

Altus, OK $41,188

Lawton, OK $41,096

Pierre, SD $40,921

What Skills Can Increase a Bridge Builder's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 3.25% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
General Ledger (Mentioned in 2.08% Job Postings): Creating and keeping track of business transactions and activities to monitor financial operations.
Accounting Software (Mentioned in 1.13% Job Postings): Accounting software makes it easier for business owners to manage financial procedures, performing financial tasks correctly and quickly.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	3.25%
General Ledger	2.08%
Accounting Software	1.13%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

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 a Bridge Builder's salary.

Concur: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Concur	$51,485	6%
Presentation	$51,485	6%
Innovation	$50,999	5%
Collaboration	$50,999	5%
Leadership	$50,999	5%
Process Improvement	$50,999	5%

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How Education impacts a Bridge Builder's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Bridge Builders 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 a Bridge Builder with a Associate's Degree is between $48,167 and $50,899).

Bridge Builder Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Bridge Builder

No Diploma 1.1%

High School 38.3%

Associates 25.9%

Bachelors 32.2%

Masters 2.3%

Doctorate 0.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.1%
High School	38.3%
Associates	25.9%
Bachelors	32.2%
Masters	2.3%
Doctorate	0.2%

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Bridge Builder Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Bridge Builder'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 April 01, 2026

$44,412

Average $48,571/year

$52,245

$3,701

Average $4,048/month

$4,354

$854

Average $934/week

$1,005

$21

Average $23/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,245	$4,354	$1,005	$25
Average	$48,571	$4,048	$934	$23
25th Percentile	$44,412	$3,701	$854	$21

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Salary Trends for Bridge Builder

Salaries for a Bridge Builder can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $45,643 in 2023 to around $44,733 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Bridge Builder salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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