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

A Pool Builder's salary grows with experience: an Accounts Payable Clerk I (0-1 years)earns $45,897, an Pool Builder (1-3 years)earns $51,317, an Accounts Payable Clerk III (3-5 years)earns $56,886, an Accounts Payable Supervisor (5+ years)earns $74,727, an Accounts Payable Senior Supervisor (5+ years)earns $91,414,

What are the highest paying states for a Pool Builder?

Pool Builder salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Pool Builder roles are District of Columbia $55,817, California $55,605, Massachusetts $54,864. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Pool Builder roles make?

Salaries for Pool Builder level roles vary by specialization: Pool Supervisor: $86,019; Fixture Builder: $70,900; Jig Builder: $70,900; Pool Operator: $52,222; Pool Maintenance: $50,749.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Pool 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.

Pool Builder Salary in the United States

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

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Pool Builder in the United States is $50,413 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,712
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,074 to $54,234
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,124

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Pool Builder Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,234	$4,519	$1,043	$26
Average	$50,413	$4,201	$969	$24
25th Percentile	$46,074	$3,839	$886	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Pool Builder Salaries

A Pool 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 Pool Builder Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Pool 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): $45,897
Early Career (1-2 years): $51,317
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $56,886
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $74,727
Expert (over 8 years): $91,414

Levels	Salary
Accounts ... Level Pool Builder	$45,897
Pool Buil... Level Pool Builder	$51,317
Accounts ... Level Pool Builder	$56,886
Accounts ... Level Pool Builder	$74,727
Accounts ... Level Pool Builder	$91,414

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

District of Columbia: $55,817.
California: $55,605.
Massachusetts: $54,864.

District of Columbia $55,817 California $55,605 Massachusetts $54,864 Washington $54,662 New Jersey $54,642 Alaska $54,572 Connecticut $53,876 New York $53,594

Hawaii $52,691 Rhode Island $52,268 Maryland $51,980 Minnesota $51,587 Colorado $51,436 Illinois $51,386 Oregon $51,194 Delaware $51,053

New Hampshire $50,964 Virginia $50,765 Pennsylvania $50,186 Nevada $49,893 North Dakota $49,798 Michigan $49,646 Wisconsin $49,591 Vermont $49,480

Texas $49,172 Maine $49,152 Arizona $49,122 Ohio $49,087 Georgia $48,623 Indiana $48,391 Wyoming $48,346 Utah $48,275

Iowa $48,245 Kansas $48,003 Louisiana $47,932 North Carolina $47,907 Missouri $47,897 Florida $47,700 Montana $47,595 Nebraska $47,494

Kentucky $47,438 South Carolina $47,237 Tennessee $47,111 Idaho $47,060 New Mexico $46,692 Oklahoma $46,611 Alabama $46,314 South Dakota $45,815

Arkansas $45,543 West Virginia $45,397 Mississippi $44,958

Top Paying Cities for Pool 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: $63,585
San Francisco: $62,889
Oakland: $61,564

San Jose, CA $63,585

San Francisco, CA $62,889

Oakland, CA $61,564

New York, NY $58,045

Paramus, NJ $57,339

Queens Village, NY $57,336

Passaic, NJ $57,288

Bergenfield, NJ $57,284

Stamford, CT $57,173

Huntington, NY $57,152

Newark, NJ $56,780

Bridgeport, CT $56,673

Vallejo, CA $56,573

New Brunswick, NJ $56,553

Petaluma, CA $56,523

Middlesex, NJ $56,427

Somerset, NJ $56,392

Santa Cruz, CA $56,326

Boston, MA $56,018

Monterey, CA $55,842

Seattle, WA $55,726

Santa Rosa, CA $55,716

Los Angeles, CA $55,701

Juneau, AK $55,570

Washington, DC $55,514

Orange, CA $55,335

Santa Ana, CA $55,202

Long Beach, CA $55,151

Anaheim, CA $55,141

Anchorage, AK $55,116

Santa Maria, CA $54,965

Everett, WA $54,955

Danbury, CT $54,777

Bremerton, WA $54,708

Tacoma, WA $54,526

New Suffolk, NY $54,525

Sacramento, CA $54,511

Santa Barbara, CA $54,456

Trenton, NJ $54,400

San Diego, CA $54,400

Brockton, MA $54,345

Fairbanks, AK $54,221

Lompoc, CA $54,093

Lowell, MA $54,052

Ventura, CA $54,042

Nashua, NH $54,032

Stockton, CA $54,027

Modesto, CA $53,659

Poughkeepsie, NY $53,548

Olympia, WA $53,452

Kennewick, WA $53,452

New Haven, CT $53,432

Lawrence, MA $53,251

Hartford, CT $53,200

Riverside, CA $53,190

New Bedford, MA $53,140

Richland, WA $53,140

Bakersfield, CA $53,069

San Bernardino, CA $53,049

New Britain, CT $53,044

Atlantic City, NJ $53,044

New London, CT $53,024

Norwich, CT $53,009

Portsmouth, NH $52,999

Boulder, CO $52,892

Portland, OR $52,822

Worcester, MA $52,817

Minneapolis, MN $52,661

Philadelphia, PA $52,590

Honolulu, HI $52,424

Saint Paul, MN $52,400

Vineland, NJ $52,389

Providence, RI $52,243

Chicago, IL $52,096

Bellingham, WA $52,036

Springfield, MA $51,996

Baltimore, MD $51,980

Chico, CA $51,854

Pittsfield, MA $51,718

Manchester, NH $51,623

Spokane, WA $51,401

Denver, CO $51,396

Albany, NY $51,159

Troy, NY $51,139

Nassau, NY $51,085

Schenectady, NY $51,033

Wilmington, DE $50,992

Burlington, VT $50,922

Salem, OR $50,902

Portland, ME $50,745

Yakima, WA $50,695

Rochester, MN $50,539

Reno, NV $50,513

Fresno, CA $50,513

Milwaukee, WI $50,468

Detroit, MI $50,418

Ann Arbor, MI $50,409

Allentown, PA $50,403

Colorado Springs, CO $50,317

Syracuse, NY $50,292

Carson City, NV $50,292

Houston, TX $50,221

Eugene, OR $50,196

Gary, IN $50,135

Springfield, OR $50,095

Bismarck, ND $50,085

Galveston, TX $50,050

Medford, OR $49,974

Fort Collins, CO $49,954

Concord, NH $49,929

Austin, TX $49,914

Mesa, AZ $49,808

Reading, PA $49,803

Phoenix, AZ $49,798

Dallas, TX $49,782

Saint Cloud, MN $49,734

Madison, WI $49,666

Utica, NY $49,530

Rochester, NY $49,450

Des Moines, IA $49,445

Raleigh, NC $49,440

Atlanta, GA $49,364

Battle Creek, MI $49,349

Salt Lake City, UT $49,334

Lancaster, PA $49,258

Harrisburg, PA $49,188

Kansas City, MO $49,137

Champaign, IL $49,127

Kansas City, KS $49,127

Fort Worth, TX $49,122

Columbus, OH $49,113

Boca Raton, FL $49,102

Pittsburgh, PA $49,082

Richmond, VA $49,062

Indianapolis, IN $49,051

Cleveland, OH $49,046

Las Vegas, NV $48,986

Cincinnati, OH $48,986

Petersburg, VA $48,910

Huntsville, AL $48,835

Lansing, MI $48,801

Lebanon, PA $48,794

Pueblo, CO $48,789

Appleton, WI $48,774

Buffalo, NY $48,754

Dayton, OH $48,739

Racine, WI $48,729

Charlotte, NC $48,724

Saint Louis, MO $48,709

York, PA $48,678

Elkhart, IN $48,678

Gastonia, NC $48,669

Billings, MT $48,657

Beaumont, TX $48,643

Lorain, OH $48,633

Benton Harbor, MI $48,623

Toledo, OH $48,613

Binghamton, NY $48,588

Rock Hill, SC $48,583

Rockford, IL $48,557

Springfield, IL $48,537

Elyria, OH $48,532

Fargo, ND $48,532

Flagstaff, AZ $48,497

Fort Lauderdale, FL $48,467

Duluth, MN $48,436

Miami, FL $48,436

Cheyenne, WY $48,401

Grand Forks, ND $48,401

Bangor, ME $48,290

Cedar Rapids, IA $48,235

Durham, NC $48,214

Louisville, KY $48,210

Grand Rapids, MI $48,199

Hialeah, FL $48,194

Casper, WY $48,124

Scranton, PA $48,063

New Orleans, LA $48,048

Virginia Beach, VA $48,043

Akron, OH $48,018

Peoria, IL $47,952

Sarasota, FL $47,942

Nashville, TN $47,907

Omaha, NE $47,907

Green Bay, WI $47,907

Baton Rouge, LA $47,882

Charleston, SC $47,872

Jamestown, NY $47,847

Davenport, IA $47,847

Tucson, AZ $47,821

Saint Petersburg, FL $47,791

Tampa, FL $47,781

Evansville, IN $47,751

Port Arthur, TX $47,751

Bradenton, FL $47,731

Santa Fe, NM $47,640

Orlando, FL $47,549

Clearwater, FL $47,534

Canton, OH $47,428

La Crosse, WI $47,428

Albuquerque, NM $47,398

Newport News, VA $47,393

High Point, NC $47,378

Ogden, UT $47,358

Corpus Christi, TX $47,317

Norfolk, VA $47,287

Laramie, WY $47,287

Rock Island, IL $47,257

Saginaw, MI $47,247

Jacksonville, FL $47,242

Salisbury, NC $47,232

Boise, ID $47,221

Moline, IL $47,196

Fort Myers, FL $47,181

Memphis, TN $47,171

Tulsa, OK $47,146

Waterloo, IA $47,116

Spartanburg, SC $47,065

Lincoln, NE $47,040

Fort Wayne, IN $47,030

Provo, UT $47,025

Cedar Falls, IA $46,964

San Antonio, TX $46,944

Greensboro, NC $46,924

South Bend, IN $46,919

Savannah, GA $46,864

Muskegon, MI $46,843

Birmingham, AL $46,838

Winston Salem, NC $46,814

Lake Charles, LA $46,692

Anderson, IN $46,682

Lexington, KY $46,667

Augusta, GA $46,652

Greenville, SC $46,652

Lima, OH $46,611

Wichita, KS $46,606

Tuscaloosa, AL $46,606

Columbia, SC $46,561

Springfield, OH $46,551

Asheville, NC $46,470

Bloomington, IN $46,435

Knoxville, TN $46,254

Shreveport, LA $46,249

Wilmington, NC $46,183

Roanoke, VA $46,183

Topeka, KS $46,092

Frankfort, KY $46,087

Oklahoma City, OK $46,052

Chillicothe, OH $46,032

Longview, TX $46,027

Melbourne, FL $46,022

Sioux Falls, SD $45,941

Mobile, AL $45,936

Terre Haute, IN $45,916

Altoona, PA $45,886

Amarillo, TX $45,850

Killeen, TX $45,835

Fayetteville, AR $45,795

Chattanooga, TN $45,780

Sioux City, IA $45,734

Idaho Falls, ID $45,724

Lynchburg, VA $45,684

Gainesville, FL $45,618

Portsmouth, OH $45,593

Little Rock, AR $45,583

Lafayette, LA $45,563

Youngstown, OH $45,563

Daytona Beach, FL $45,533

Clarksville, TN $45,528

Pensacola, FL $45,523

Temple, TX $45,519

Hopkinsville, KY $45,371

Erie, PA $45,361

Florence, SC $45,341

Charleston, WV $45,260

Great Falls, MT $45,235

Macon, GA $45,165

Tallahassee, FL $45,160

Fayetteville, NC $45,150

Waco, TX $45,139

Helena, MT $45,104

Pine Bluff, AR $45,085

Vincennes, IN $45,023

Lubbock, TX $45,003

Alamogordo, NM $44,973

Twin Falls, ID $44,928

Rapid City, SD $44,913

Jackson, MS $44,822

Huntington, WV $44,818

Greenville, MS $44,817

Parkersburg, WV $44,765

Montgomery, AL $44,756

Wichita Falls, TX $44,706

Springfield, MO $44,706

Biloxi, MS $44,681

Monroe, LA $44,630

Johnstown, PA $44,595

Sumter, SC $44,575

Columbus, GA $44,570

Pascagoula, MS $44,474

Abilene, TX $44,474

Kingsport, TN $44,343

Albany, GA $44,343

Gulfport, MS $44,328

Alexandria, LA $44,161

Fort Smith, AR $44,035

El Paso, TX $43,899

Las Cruces, NM $43,672

Harlingen, TX $43,544

Pocatello, ID $43,536

Florence, AL $43,471

Brownsville, TX $43,461

Mcallen, TX $43,355

Dothan, AL $43,284

Columbus, MS $42,985

Altus, OK $42,750

Lawton, OK $42,654

Pierre, SD $42,473

What Skills Can Increase a Pool 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 Pool 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	$53,437	6%
Presentation	$53,437	6%
Innovation	$52,933	5%
Collaboration	$52,933	5%
Leadership	$52,933	5%
Process Improvement	$52,933	5%

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Pool Builder Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Pool Builder roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Pool Builder positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Pool Builder as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Pool Builder

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$60,495	$29.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$59,487	$29.0	18%
Energy & Utilities	$57,974	$28.0	15%
Financial Services	$57,974	$28.0	15%
Chemicals	$55,454	$27.0	10%

How Education impacts a Pool Builder's Salary?

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

Pool Builder Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Pool 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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Pool Builder Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Pool 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 August 01, 2026

$46,074

Average $50,413/year

$54,234

$3,839

Average $4,201/month

$4,519

$886

Average $969/week

$1,043

$22

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,234	$4,519	$1,043	$26
Average	$50,413	$4,201	$969	$24
25th Percentile	$46,074	$3,839	$886	$22

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Salary Trends for Pool Builder

Salaries for a Pool Builder can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $47,370 in 2023 to around $46,425 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Pool Builder salary trends, .

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2024

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The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Pool Builder roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

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