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

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Custom Home Builder?

The Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit industry offers the highest average compensation for Custom Home Builder roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change A Custom Home Builder's salary?

A Custom Home Builder's salary grows with experience: an Architect I (0-2 years)earns $62,111, an Architect II (2-4 years)earns $75,431, an Custom Home Builder (4-7 years)earns $92,951, an Architect IV (7+ years)earns $111,182, an Architect V (7-10 years)earns $130,764,

What are the highest paying states for a Custom Home Builder?

Custom Home Builder salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Custom Home Builder roles are District of Columbia $105,581, California $105,181, Massachusetts $103,779. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Custom Home Builder roles make?

Salaries for Custom Home Builder level roles vary by specialization: Home Builder Construction Manager: $113,831; Home Builder Superintendent Ameritex Homes: $110,499; Home Builder: $60,679; Custom Home Sales Representative: $60,598; Custom Framer: $60,042.

Custom Home Builder Salary in Vermont

How much does a Custom Home Builder make in Vermont?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Custom Home Builder in Vermont is $93,595 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $110,328
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $85,460 to $102,354
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $78,054

10% $78,054

50% (Median) $93,595

90% $110,328

Custom Home Builder Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,354	$8,529	$1,968	$49
Average	$93,595	$7,800	$1,800	$45
25th Percentile	$85,460	$7,122	$1,643	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Custom Home Builder Salaries

A Custom Home 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Custom Home Builder Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Custom Home 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): $62,111
Early Career (1-2 years): $75,431
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $92,951
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,182
Expert (over 8 years): $130,764

Levels	Salary
Architect... Level Custom Home Builder	$62,111
Architect... Level Custom Home Builder	$75,431
Custom Ho... Level Custom Home Builder	$92,951
Architect... Level Custom Home Builder	$111,182
Architect... Level Custom Home Builder	$130,764

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

District of Columbia: $105,581.
California: $105,181.
Massachusetts: $103,779.

District of Columbia $105,581 California $105,181 Massachusetts $103,779 Washington $103,398 New Jersey $103,360 Alaska $103,226 Connecticut $101,910 New York $101,376

Hawaii $99,669 Rhode Island $98,868 Maryland $98,325 Minnesota $97,581 Colorado $97,295 Illinois $97,199 Oregon $96,837 Delaware $96,570

New Hampshire $96,402 Virginia $96,026 Pennsylvania $94,930 Nevada $94,377 North Dakota $94,196 Michigan $93,909 Wisconsin $93,805 Vermont $93,595

Texas $93,013 Maine $92,975 Arizona $92,918 Ohio $92,851 Georgia $91,974 Indiana $91,535 Wyoming $91,449 Utah $91,316

Iowa $91,258 Kansas $90,801 Louisiana $90,667 North Carolina $90,620 Missouri $90,600 Florida $90,229 Montana $90,028 Nebraska $89,838

Kentucky $89,733 South Carolina $89,351 Tennessee $89,113 Idaho $89,018 New Mexico $88,321 Oklahoma $88,169 Alabama $87,606 South Dakota $86,662

Arkansas $86,147 West Virginia $85,871 Mississippi $85,041

Top Paying Cities for Custom Home 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:

Adamant: $95,802
Barre: $95,946
Cabot: $95,736

Adamant, VT $95,802

Barre, VT $95,946

Cabot, VT $95,736

Calais, VT $95,819

East Barre, VT $95,800

East Calais, VT $95,802

East Montpelier, VT $95,866

Eden, VT $95,739

Eden Mills, VT $95,653

Graniteville, VT $95,941

Hyde Park, VT $95,881

Johnson, VT $96,002

Lake Elmore, VT $95,774

Marshfield, VT $95,752

Moretown, VT $96,008

Morrisville, VT $95,997

Moscow, VT $96,045

Northfield, VT $95,891

Northfield Falls, VT $96,339

North Hyde Park, VT $95,874

North Montpelier, VT $95,778

Plainfield, VT $95,764

Roxbury, VT $95,602

South Barre, VT $96,058

Waterbury, VT $96,036

Stowe, VT $96,049

Waitsfield, VT $95,996

Warren, VT $95,817

Washington, VT $95,630

Waterbury Center, VT $96,033

Websterville, VT $95,925

Williamstown, VT $95,814

Wolcott, VT $95,761

Woodbury, VT $95,667

Worcester, VT $95,762

Rutland, VT $95,759

Belmont, VT $95,464

Benson, VT $95,463

Bomoseen, VT $95,614

Brandon, VT $95,684

Bridport, VT $95,695

Castleton, VT $95,632

Center Rutland, VT $95,697

Chittenden, VT $95,477

Cuttingsville, VT $95,444

Danby, VT $95,607

East Middlebury, VT $95,747

East Poultney, VT $95,617

East Wallingford, VT $95,513

Fair Haven, VT $95,548

Florence, VT $95,514

Forest Dale, VT $95,688

Gaysville, VT $95,080

Granville, VT $95,530

Hancock, VT $95,514

Hydeville, VT $95,625

Killington, VT $95,504

Middlebury, VT $95,895

Middletown Springs, VT $95,566

Mount Holly, VT $95,477

North Clarendon, VT $95,617

Orwell, VT $95,607

Pawlet, VT $95,641

Pittsfield, VT $95,559

Pittsford, VT $95,651

Poultney, VT $95,633

Proctor, VT $95,738

Ripton, VT $95,628

Rochester, VT $95,578

Rupert, VT $95,569

Salisbury, VT $95,721

Shoreham, VT $95,640

Stockbridge, VT $95,470

Wallingford, VT $95,522

Wells, VT $95,645

West Pawlet, VT $95,677

West Rupert, VT $95,655

West Rutland, VT $95,596

Whiting, VT $95,644

Saint Johnsbury, VT $95,747

Albany, VT $95,692

Barnet, VT $95,645

Barton, VT $95,681

Beebe Plain, VT $95,710

Concord, VT $95,554

Coventry, VT $95,821

Craftsbury, VT $95,719

Craftsbury Common, VT $95,724

Danville, VT $95,666

Derby, VT $95,710

Derby Line, VT $95,638

East Burke, VT $95,635

East Charleston, VT $95,645

East Hardwick, VT $95,696

East Haven, VT $95,427

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $95,745

Glover, VT $95,653

Granby, VT $95,309

Greensboro, VT $95,620

Greensboro Bend, VT $95,681

Hardwick, VT $95,787

Irasburg, VT $95,657

Island Pond, VT $95,501

Lowell, VT $95,625

Lower Waterford, VT $95,735

Lyndon, VT $95,717

Lyndon Center, VT $95,825

Lyndonville, VT $95,721

Morgan, VT $95,549

Newport, VT $95,767

Newport Center, VT $95,645

North Concord, VT $95,395

North Troy, VT $95,658

Orleans, VT $95,622

Passumpsic, VT $95,753

Peacham, VT $95,560

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $95,756

Sheffield, VT $95,586

Sutton, VT $95,578

Troy, VT $95,668

West Burke, VT $95,642

West Charleston, VT $95,597

West Danville, VT $95,672

Westfield, VT $95,595

West Glover, VT $95,661

Averill, VT $95,104

Beecher Falls, VT $95,721

Canaan, VT $95,483

Gilman, VT $95,903

Guildhall, VT $95,357

Lunenburg, VT $95,565

Norton, VT $95,295

North Bennington, VT $96,359

North Pownal, VT $96,554

Pownal, VT $96,608

White River Junction, VT $95,735

Ascutney, VT $95,779

Barnard, VT $95,517

Bethel, VT $95,576

Bradford, VT $95,676

Bridgewater, VT $95,615

Bridgewater Corners, VT $95,426

Brookfield, VT $95,670

Brownsville, VT $95,617

Chelsea, VT $95,614

Corinth, VT $95,589

East Corinth, VT $95,629

East Randolph, VT $95,647

East Ryegate, VT $95,564

East Thetford, VT $95,682

Fairlee, VT $95,579

Groton, VT $95,605

Hartford, VT $95,984

Hartland, VT $95,648

Hartland Four Corners, VT $95,644

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $95,890

Newbury, VT $95,593

North Hartland, VT $95,716

North Pomfret, VT $95,552

North Thetford, VT $95,680

Norwich, VT $95,661

Plymouth, VT $95,357

Post Mills, VT $95,659

Quechee, VT $95,758

Randolph, VT $95,741

Randolph Center, VT $95,693

Reading, VT $95,436

Sharon, VT $95,574

South Pomfret, VT $95,483

South Royalton, VT $95,602

South Ryegate, VT $95,621

South Strafford, VT $95,597

South Woodstock, VT $95,460

Strafford, VT $95,514

Taftsville, VT $95,766

Thetford, VT $95,682

Thetford Center, VT $95,582

Topsham, VT $95,553

Tunbridge, VT $95,572

Vershire, VT $95,527

Wells River, VT $95,628

West Fairlee, VT $95,803

West Hartford, VT $95,553

West Newbury, VT $95,591

West Topsham, VT $95,630

Wilder, VT $95,988

Windsor, VT $95,687

Woodstock, VT $95,570

Bellows Falls, VT $95,919

Cambridgeport, VT $95,809

Cavendish, VT $95,490

Chester, VT $95,586

Chester Depot, VT $95,552

Grafton, VT $95,513

Londonderry, VT $95,685

Ludlow, VT $95,540

North Springfield, VT $95,874

Perkinsville, VT $95,614

Peru, VT $95,585

Proctorsville, VT $95,507

Saxtons River, VT $95,899

South Londonderry, VT $95,744

Springfield, VT $95,827

Westminster, VT $95,918

Westminster Station, VT $95,924

Weston, VT $95,487

Shaftsbury, VT $96,245

Brattleboro, VT $96,114

Bondville, VT $95,716

East Dover, VT $95,911

Jacksonville, VT $96,152

Jamaica, VT $95,718

Marlboro, VT $96,590

Newfane, VT $95,848

Putney, VT $95,828

Readsboro, VT $96,601

South Newfane, VT $95,881

Stamford, VT $96,532

Townshend, VT $95,761

Vernon, VT $96,408

Wardsboro, VT $95,831

West Dover, VT $95,988

West Dummerston, VT $95,872

West Halifax, VT $96,020

West Townshend, VT $95,633

West Wardsboro, VT $95,634

Whitingham, VT $96,118

Williamsville, VT $95,872

Wilmington, VT $96,060

Burlington, VT $96,322

South Burlington, VT $96,316

Winooski, VT $96,322

Colchester, VT $96,322

Alburgh, VT $95,841

Bakersfield, VT $95,984

Belvidere Center, VT $95,635

Bristol, VT $96,004

Cambridge, VT $96,118

Charlotte, VT $96,191

East Berkshire, VT $95,891

East Fairfield, VT $96,034

Enosburg Falls, VT $95,769

Essex, VT $96,249

Essex Junction, VT $96,255

Fairfax, VT $96,125

Fairfield, VT $96,032

Ferrisburgh, VT $96,085

Franklin, VT $95,775

Grand Isle, VT $96,134

Highgate Center, VT $95,856

Highgate Springs, VT $95,904

Hinesburg, VT $96,189

Huntington, VT $96,117

Isle La Motte, VT $95,961

Jeffersonville, VT $96,053

Jericho, VT $96,168

Jonesville, VT $96,189

Milton, VT $96,214

Monkton, VT $96,112

Montgomery, VT $95,769

Montgomery Center, VT $95,653

New Haven, VT $95,992

North Ferrisburgh, VT $96,127

North Hero, VT $96,032

Richford, VT $95,753

Richmond, VT $96,179

Saint Albans, VT $96,075

Saint Albans Bay, VT $96,063

Shelburne, VT $96,279

Sheldon, VT $95,961

Sheldon Springs, VT $96,196

South Hero, VT $96,221

Starksboro, VT $96,060

Swanton, VT $95,943

Underhill, VT $96,147

Underhill Center, VT $96,149

Vergennes, VT $95,963

Waterville, VT $95,995

Westford, VT $96,194

Williston, VT $96,267

Montpelier, VT $95,931

Bennington, VT $96,430

Arlington, VT $96,090

Dorset, VT $95,716

East Arlington, VT $95,680

East Dorset, VT $95,718

Manchester, VT $95,977

Manchester Center, VT $95,914

Custom Home Builder Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Custom Home Builder roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit and Construction sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Custom Home Builder positions in Retail & Wholesale or Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Custom Home Builder as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Custom Home Builder

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$116,993	$56.0	25%
Construction	$102,954	$49.0	10%

Custom Home Builder Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Custom Home 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.

$85,460

Average $93,595/year

$102,354

$7,122

Average $7,800/month

$8,529

$1,643

Average $1,800/week

$1,968

$41

Average $45/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,354	$8,529	$1,968	$49
Average	$93,595	$7,800	$1,800	$45
25th Percentile	$85,460	$7,122	$1,643	$41

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