What are the main factors that influence a Project Foreman's salary?

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

How does experience change A Project Foreman's salary?

A Project Foreman's salary grows with experience: a Construction Coordinator I (0-2 years)earns $68,263, a Construction Coordinator II (2-4 years)earns $79,964, a Project Foreman (4-7 years)earns $89,646, a Construction Coordinator IV (7+ years)earns $110,109, a Construction Coordinator V (7-10 years)earns $122,587,

What are the highest paying states for a Project Foreman?

Project Foreman salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Project Foreman roles are District of Columbia $96,430, California $96,064, Massachusetts $94,784. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Project Foreman roles make?

Salaries for Project Foreman level roles vary by specialization: Drilling Foreman: $131,200; Drilling Crew Foreman: $119,400; Project Manager Foreman: $118,851; Foreman: $91,831; Shop Foreman: $90,827.

How do different companies affect a Project Foreman's salary?

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

Project Foreman Salary in the United States

How much does a Project Foreman make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Project Foreman in the United States is $87,093 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $102,617
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,842 to $95,219
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $63,688

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Project Foreman Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,219	$7,935	$1,831	$46
Average	$87,093	$7,258	$1,675	$42
25th Percentile	$74,842	$6,237	$1,439	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Project Foreman Salaries

A Project Foreman'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 Project Foreman Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Project Foreman'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): $68,263
Early Career (1-2 years): $79,964
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $89,646
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $110,109
Expert (over 8 years): $122,587

Levels	Salary
Construct... Level Project Foreman	$68,263
Construct... Level Project Foreman	$79,964
Project F... Level Project Foreman	$89,646
Construct... Level Project Foreman	$110,109
Construct... Level Project Foreman	$122,587

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How Do Project Foreman 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 Project Foremans. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $96,430.
California: $96,064.
Massachusetts: $94,784.

District of Columbia $96,430 California $96,064 Massachusetts $94,784 Washington $94,435 New Jersey $94,401 Alaska $94,279 Connecticut $93,077 New York $92,589

Hawaii $91,030 Rhode Island $90,298 Maryland $89,802 Minnesota $89,123 Colorado $88,861 Illinois $88,774 Oregon $88,443 Delaware $88,199

New Hampshire $88,046 Virginia $87,703 Pennsylvania $86,701 Nevada $86,196 North Dakota $86,031 Michigan $85,770 Wisconsin $85,674 Vermont $85,482

Texas $84,951 Maine $84,916 Arizona $84,864 Ohio $84,803 Georgia $84,002 Indiana $83,601 Wyoming $83,523 Utah $83,401

Iowa $83,348 Kansas $82,930 Louisiana $82,808 North Carolina $82,765 Missouri $82,747 Florida $82,408 Montana $82,225 Nebraska $82,051

Kentucky $81,955 South Carolina $81,607 Tennessee $81,389 Idaho $81,302 New Mexico $80,666 Oklahoma $80,527 Alabama $80,013 South Dakota $79,150

Arkansas $78,680 West Virginia $78,428 Mississippi $77,670

Top Paying Cities for Project Foremans

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: $109,851
San Francisco: $108,648
Oakland: $106,358

San Jose, CA $109,851

San Francisco, CA $108,648

Oakland, CA $106,358

New York, NY $100,278

Paramus, NJ $99,059

Queens Village, NY $99,055

Passaic, NJ $98,972

Bergenfield, NJ $98,964

Stamford, CT $98,773

Huntington, NY $98,737

Newark, NJ $98,093

Bridgeport, CT $97,910

Vallejo, CA $97,736

New Brunswick, NJ $97,701

Petaluma, CA $97,649

Middlesex, NJ $97,484

Somerset, NJ $97,423

Santa Cruz, CA $97,309

Boston, MA $96,778

Monterey, CA $96,472

Seattle, WA $96,273

Santa Rosa, CA $96,256

Los Angeles, CA $96,229

Juneau, AK $96,003

Washington, DC $95,907

Orange, CA $95,597

Santa Ana, CA $95,367

Long Beach, CA $95,280

Anaheim, CA $95,263

Anchorage, AK $95,219

Santa Maria, CA $94,958

Everett, WA $94,941

Danbury, CT $94,634

Bremerton, WA $94,514

Tacoma, WA $94,200

New Suffolk, NY $94,198

Sacramento, CA $94,174

Santa Barbara, CA $94,078

Trenton, NJ $93,982

San Diego, CA $93,982

Brockton, MA $93,887

Fairbanks, AK $93,673

Lompoc, CA $93,451

Lowell, MA $93,381

Ventura, CA $93,364

Nashua, NH $93,347

Stockton, CA $93,338

Modesto, CA $92,702

Poughkeepsie, NY $92,511

Olympia, WA $92,345

Kennewick, WA $92,345

New Haven, CT $92,310

Lawrence, MA $91,997

Hartford, CT $91,910

Riverside, CA $91,892

New Bedford, MA $91,805

Richland, WA $91,805

Bakersfield, CA $91,683

San Bernardino, CA $91,648

New Britain, CT $91,640

Atlantic City, NJ $91,640

New London, CT $91,605

Norwich, CT $91,579

Portsmouth, NH $91,561

Boulder, CO $91,377

Portland, OR $91,256

Worcester, MA $91,248

Minneapolis, MN $90,978

Philadelphia, PA $90,856

Honolulu, HI $90,568

Saint Paul, MN $90,527

Vineland, NJ $90,507

Providence, RI $90,255

Chicago, IL $90,002

Bellingham, WA $89,898

Springfield, MA $89,828

Baltimore, MD $89,802

Chico, CA $89,584

Pittsfield, MA $89,349

Manchester, NH $89,184

Spokane, WA $88,800

Denver, CO $88,792

Albany, NY $88,382

Troy, NY $88,348

Nassau, NY $88,254

Schenectady, NY $88,165

Wilmington, DE $88,095

Burlington, VT $87,973

Salem, OR $87,938

Portland, ME $87,668

Yakima, WA $87,581

Rochester, MN $87,311

Reno, NV $87,268

Fresno, CA $87,268

Milwaukee, WI $87,189

Detroit, MI $87,102

Ann Arbor, MI $87,087

Allentown, PA $87,076

Colorado Springs, CO $86,928

Syracuse, NY $86,884

Carson City, NV $86,884

Houston, TX $86,762

Eugene, OR $86,719

Gary, IN $86,614

Springfield, OR $86,545

Bismarck, ND $86,527

Galveston, TX $86,466

Medford, OR $86,336

Fort Collins, CO $86,301

Concord, NH $86,257

Austin, TX $86,231

Mesa, AZ $86,048

Reading, PA $86,040

Phoenix, AZ $86,031

Dallas, TX $86,005

Saint Cloud, MN $85,921

Madison, WI $85,804

Utica, NY $85,569

Rochester, NY $85,430

Des Moines, IA $85,421

Raleigh, NC $85,412

Atlanta, GA $85,282

Battle Creek, MI $85,256

Salt Lake City, UT $85,230

Lancaster, PA $85,099

Harrisburg, PA $84,977

Kansas City, MO $84,890

Champaign, IL $84,873

Kansas City, KS $84,873

Fort Worth, TX $84,864

Columbus, OH $84,849

Boca Raton, FL $84,829

Pittsburgh, PA $84,794

Richmond, VA $84,759

Indianapolis, IN $84,742

Cleveland, OH $84,733

Las Vegas, NV $84,629

Cincinnati, OH $84,629

Petersburg, VA $84,498

Huntsville, AL $84,367

Lansing, MI $84,309

Lebanon, PA $84,298

Pueblo, CO $84,289

Appleton, WI $84,263

Buffalo, NY $84,228

Dayton, OH $84,202

Racine, WI $84,184

Charlotte, NC $84,176

Saint Louis, MO $84,150

York, PA $84,097

Elkhart, IN $84,097

Gastonia, NC $84,081

Billings, MT $84,060

Beaumont, TX $84,036

Lorain, OH $84,019

Benton Harbor, MI $84,002

Toledo, OH $83,984

Binghamton, NY $83,941

Rock Hill, SC $83,932

Rockford, IL $83,888

Springfield, IL $83,854

Elyria, OH $83,845

Fargo, ND $83,845

Flagstaff, AZ $83,784

Fort Lauderdale, FL $83,732

Duluth, MN $83,679

Miami, FL $83,679

Cheyenne, WY $83,618

Grand Forks, ND $83,618

Bangor, ME $83,427

Cedar Rapids, IA $83,331

Durham, NC $83,294

Louisville, KY $83,287

Grand Rapids, MI $83,270

Hialeah, FL $83,261

Casper, WY $83,139

Scranton, PA $83,035

New Orleans, LA $83,009

Virginia Beach, VA $83,000

Akron, OH $82,956

Peoria, IL $82,843

Sarasota, FL $82,826

Nashville, TN $82,765

Omaha, NE $82,765

Green Bay, WI $82,765

Baton Rouge, LA $82,721

Charleston, SC $82,704

Jamestown, NY $82,660

Davenport, IA $82,660

Tucson, AZ $82,617

Saint Petersburg, FL $82,565

Tampa, FL $82,547

Evansville, IN $82,495

Port Arthur, TX $82,495

Bradenton, FL $82,460

Santa Fe, NM $82,303

Orlando, FL $82,146

Clearwater, FL $82,120

Canton, OH $81,937

La Crosse, WI $81,937

Albuquerque, NM $81,885

Newport News, VA $81,877

High Point, NC $81,850

Ogden, UT $81,816

Corpus Christi, TX $81,746

Norfolk, VA $81,694

Laramie, WY $81,694

Rock Island, IL $81,641

Saginaw, MI $81,624

Jacksonville, FL $81,615

Salisbury, NC $81,598

Boise, ID $81,580

Moline, IL $81,537

Fort Myers, FL $81,511

Memphis, TN $81,493

Tulsa, OK $81,450

Waterloo, IA $81,397

Spartanburg, SC $81,310

Lincoln, NE $81,267

Fort Wayne, IN $81,249

Provo, UT $81,241

Cedar Falls, IA $81,136

San Antonio, TX $81,101

Greensboro, NC $81,067

South Bend, IN $81,058

Savannah, GA $80,962

Muskegon, MI $80,927

Birmingham, AL $80,918

Winston Salem, NC $80,876

Lake Charles, LA $80,666

Anderson, IN $80,648

Lexington, KY $80,622

Augusta, GA $80,596

Greenville, SC $80,596

Lima, OH $80,527

Wichita, KS $80,518

Tuscaloosa, AL $80,518

Columbia, SC $80,439

Springfield, OH $80,422

Asheville, NC $80,283

Bloomington, IN $80,222

Knoxville, TN $79,908

Shreveport, LA $79,899

Wilmington, NC $79,786

Roanoke, VA $79,786

Topeka, KS $79,629

Frankfort, KY $79,620

Oklahoma City, OK $79,560

Chillicothe, OH $79,525

Longview, TX $79,516

Melbourne, FL $79,508

Sioux Falls, SD $79,368

Mobile, AL $79,360

Terre Haute, IN $79,325

Altoona, PA $79,272

Amarillo, TX $79,211

Killeen, TX $79,185

Fayetteville, AR $79,116

Chattanooga, TN $79,090

Sioux City, IA $79,011

Idaho Falls, ID $78,994

Lynchburg, VA $78,924

Gainesville, FL $78,811

Portsmouth, OH $78,767

Little Rock, AR $78,750

Lafayette, LA $78,715

Youngstown, OH $78,715

Daytona Beach, FL $78,663

Clarksville, TN $78,654

Pensacola, FL $78,645

Temple, TX $78,639

Hopkinsville, KY $78,384

Erie, PA $78,367

Florence, SC $78,332

Charleston, WV $78,192

Great Falls, MT $78,149

Macon, GA $78,027

Tallahassee, FL $78,018

Fayetteville, NC $78,001

Waco, TX $77,983

Helena, MT $77,922

Pine Bluff, AR $77,889

Vincennes, IN $77,783

Lubbock, TX $77,748

Alamogordo, NM $77,696

Twin Falls, ID $77,618

Rapid City, SD $77,592

Jackson, MS $77,435

Huntington, WV $77,429

Greenville, MS $77,426

Parkersburg, WV $77,337

Montgomery, AL $77,322

Wichita Falls, TX $77,234

Springfield, MO $77,234

Biloxi, MS $77,191

Monroe, LA $77,104

Johnstown, PA $77,043

Sumter, SC $77,008

Columbus, GA $76,999

Pascagoula, MS $76,834

Abilene, TX $76,834

Kingsport, TN $76,607

Albany, GA $76,607

Gulfport, MS $76,581

Alexandria, LA $76,294

Fort Smith, AR $76,076

El Paso, TX $75,841

Las Cruces, NM $75,449

Harlingen, TX $75,228

Pocatello, ID $75,214

Florence, AL $75,101

Brownsville, TX $75,083

Mcallen, TX $74,900

Dothan, AL $74,778

Columbus, MS $74,261

Altus, OK $73,855

Lawton, OK $73,690

Pierre, SD $73,376

What Skills Can Increase a Project Foreman's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Project Management (Mentioned in 9.97% Job Postings): Project management is the application of processes, methods, skills, knowledge and experience to achieve specific project objectives according to the project acceptance criteria within agreed parameters. Project management has final deliverables that are constrained to a finite timescale and budget.
Telecommunications (Mentioned in 1.77% Job Postings): Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio or optical. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that feasible with the human voice.
Administrative Support (Mentioned in 1.24% Job Postings): Administrative support means technical assistance, studies, surveys, or securing volunteers to assist the department in fulfilling its administrative responsibilities.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Project Management	9.97%
Telecommunications	1.77%
Administrative Support	1.24%

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 Project Foreman's salary.

Space Planning: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Procurement: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Space Planning	$94,932	9%
Presentation	$92,319	6%
Procurement	$91,448	5%
RFP	$91,448	5%
Collaboration	$90,577	4%
Accounting	$90,577	4%

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How Education impacts a Project Foreman's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Project Foremans enter the field with a Bachelor'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 Project Foreman with a Bachelor's Degree is between $80,395 and $87,443).

Project Foreman Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Project Foreman

No Diploma 0.9%

High School 19.8%

Associates 15.3%

Bachelors 53.2%

Masters 10.8%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.9%
High School	19.8%
Associates	15.3%
Bachelors	53.2%
Masters	10.8%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Project Foreman Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Project Foreman'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 May 01, 2026

$74,842

Average $87,093/year

$95,219

$6,237

Average $7,258/month

$7,935

$1,439

Average $1,675/week

$1,831

$36

Average $42/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,219	$7,935	$1,831	$46
Average	$87,093	$7,258	$1,675	$42
25th Percentile	$74,842	$6,237	$1,439	$36

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Salary Trends for Project Foreman

Salaries for a Project Foreman can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $88,809 in 2023 to around $87,132 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Project Foreman salary trends, .

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2023

$88,809

2024

$88,229

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$87,132

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