What are the main factors that influence a Building Director's salary?

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

How does experience change A Building Director's salary?

A Building Director's salary grows with experience: an Instructor - Legal Support (0-0 years)earns $62,800, an Asst. Professor - Legal Support (0-0 years)earns $69,704, an Assoc. Professor - Legal Support (0-0 years)earns $77,629, a Building Director (0-0 years)earns $90,186,

What are the highest paying states for a Building Director?

Building Director salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Building Director roles are District of Columbia $98,928, California $98,552, Massachusetts $97,239. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Building Director roles make?

Salaries for Building Director level roles vary by specialization: Construction and Building Project Director: $203,300; Director of Building and Facilities Operations: $174,400; Senior Manager of Building and Facilities Operations: $136,200; Manager of Building and Facilities Operations: $106,480; Building Manager: $90,841.

How do different companies affect a Building Director's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Building Director roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Building Director Salary in the United States

How much does a Building Director make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Building Director in the United States is $89,349 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $113,550
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,300 to $102,017
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66,330

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Building Director Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,017	$8,501	$1,962	$49
Average	$89,349	$7,446	$1,718	$43
25th Percentile	$77,300	$6,442	$1,487	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Building Director Salaries

A Building Director'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 Do Building Director 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 Building Directors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $98,928.
California: $98,552.
Massachusetts: $97,239.

District of Columbia $98,928

California $98,552

Massachusetts $97,239

Washington $96,881

New Jersey $96,846

Alaska $96,721

Connecticut $95,488

New York $94,987

Hawaii $93,388

Rhode Island $92,637

Maryland $92,128

Minnesota $91,431

Colorado $91,163

Illinois $91,074

Oregon $90,734

Delaware $90,484

New Hampshire $90,327

Virginia $89,975

Pennsylvania $88,947

Nevada $88,429

North Dakota $88,259

Michigan $87,991

Wisconsin $87,893

Vermont $87,696

Texas $87,151

Maine $87,116

Arizona $87,062

Ohio $86,999

Georgia $86,177

Indiana $85,766

Wyoming $85,686

Utah $85,561

Iowa $85,507

Kansas $85,078

Louisiana $84,953

North Carolina $84,909

Missouri $84,891

Florida $84,542

Montana $84,355

Nebraska $84,176

Kentucky $84,078

South Carolina $83,720

Tennessee $83,497

Idaho $83,408

New Mexico $82,755

Oklahoma $82,612

Alabama $82,085

South Dakota $81,201

Arkansas $80,718

West Virginia $80,459

Mississippi $79,682

Top Paying Cities for Building Directors

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: $112,696
San Francisco: $111,588
Oakland: $109,113

San Jose, CA $112,696

San Francisco, CA $111,588

Oakland, CA $109,113

New York, NY $103,547

Queens Village, NY $102,877

Paramus, NJ $102,162

Passaic, NJ $102,073

Bergenfield, NJ $101,983

Stamford, CT $101,849

Huntington, NY $101,760

Newark, NJ $101,179

Bridgeport, CT $101,000

New Brunswick, NJ $100,706

Vallejo, CA $100,518

Middlesex, NJ $100,464

Somerset, NJ $100,384

Petaluma, CA $100,178

Santa Cruz, CA $99,830

Boston, MA $99,651

Monterey, CA $99,205

Fairbanks, AK $99,142

Los Angeles, CA $98,972

Washington, DC $98,928

Seattle, WA $98,767

Santa Rosa, CA $98,749

Juneau, AK $98,490

Orange, CA $98,195

Anchorage, AK $98,034

Anaheim, CA $97,972

Santa Ana, CA $97,837

Nassau, NY $97,784

Long Beach, CA $97,748

Danbury, CT $97,721

Santa Maria, CA $97,418

Everett, WA $97,400

Bremerton, WA $96,962

Trenton, NJ $96,792

Sacramento, CA $96,756

San Diego, CA $96,712

Brockton, MA $96,676

Tacoma, WA $96,640

Santa Barbara, CA $96,515

Lowell, MA $96,158

New Suffolk, NY $96,122

Nashua, NH $96,015

Lompoc, CA $95,872

Ventura, CA $95,782

Stockton, CA $95,756

New Haven, CT $95,577

Atlantic City, NJ $95,345

Hartford, CT $95,148

Modesto, CA $95,103

Poughkeepsie, NY $94,907

New Britain, CT $94,862

Olympia, WA $94,737

Kennewick, WA $94,737

New London, CT $94,719

Norwich, CT $94,692

Lawrence, MA $94,648

Bakersfield, CA $94,398

Riverside, CA $94,272

New Bedford, MA $94,272

Richland, WA $94,183

Portsmouth, NH $94,112

Vineland, NJ $94,094

San Bernardino, CA $94,022

Boulder, CO $93,772

Worcester, MA $93,701

Portland, OR $93,620

Saint Paul, MN $93,513

Minneapolis, MN $93,513

Philadelphia, PA $93,388

Honolulu, HI $92,914

Springfield, MA $92,602

Providence, RI $92,593

Chicago, IL $92,334

Bellingham, WA $92,226

Baltimore, MD $92,128

Chico, CA $91,905

Wilmington, DE $91,753

Pittsfield, MA $91,663

Manchester, NH $91,494

Spokane, WA $91,101

Denver, CO $91,092

Albany, NY $90,672

Troy, NY $90,636

Schenectady, NY $90,448

Burlington, VT $90,252

Portland, ME $89,939

Salem, OR $89,868

Yakima, WA $89,850

Ann Arbor, MI $89,823

Rochester, MN $89,573

Fresno, CA $89,528

Reno, NV $89,528

Milwaukee, WI $89,448

Detroit, MI $89,358

Allentown, PA $89,331

Carson City, NV $89,322

Houston, TX $89,188

Colorado Springs, CO $89,180

Syracuse, NY $89,135

Eugene, OR $88,965

Bismarck, ND $88,858

Gary, IN $88,858

Galveston, TX $88,858

Springfield, OR $88,786

Medford, OR $88,572

Fort Collins, CO $88,536

Austin, TX $88,465

Mesa, AZ $88,277

Phoenix, AZ $88,259

Dallas, TX $88,232

Reading, PA $88,179

Saint Cloud, MN $88,143

Concord, NH $88,063

Madison, WI $88,027

Utica, NY $87,786

Raleigh, NC $87,714

Las Vegas, NV $87,705

Rochester, NY $87,643

Des Moines, IA $87,634

Atlanta, GA $87,491

Battle Creek, MI $87,464

Salt Lake City, UT $87,437

Lancaster, PA $87,303

Champaign, IL $87,285

Harrisburg, PA $87,178

Durham, NC $87,098

Kansas City, MO $87,089

Kansas City, KS $87,071

Fort Worth, TX $87,062

Boca Raton, FL $87,026

Cleveland, OH $87,017

Columbus, OH $86,999

Pittsburgh, PA $86,990

Richmond, VA $86,955

Indianapolis, IN $86,937

Cincinnati, OH $86,821

Petersburg, VA $86,687

Billings, MT $86,490

Lansing, MI $86,490

Huntsville, AL $86,490

Lebanon, PA $86,481

Dayton, OH $86,472

Pueblo, CO $86,472

Appleton, WI $86,445

Buffalo, NY $86,410

Racine, WI $86,365

Charlotte, NC $86,356

Saint Louis, MO $86,329

Springfield, IL $86,294

Elkhart, IN $86,276

York, PA $86,276

Gastonia, NC $86,267

Benton Harbor, MI $86,267

Beaumont, TX $86,213

Lorain, OH $86,195

Toledo, OH $86,160

Binghamton, NY $86,115

Rock Hill, SC $86,106

Rockford, IL $86,061

Fargo, ND $86,017

Elyria, OH $86,017

Flagstaff, AZ $85,954

Fort Lauderdale, FL $85,900

Miami, FL $85,847

Duluth, MN $85,704

Bangor, ME $85,588

Cedar Rapids, IA $85,489

Louisville, KY $85,445

Grand Rapids, MI $85,427

Hialeah, FL $85,418

Casper, WY $85,293

Scranton, PA $85,186

New Orleans, LA $85,159

Virginia Beach, VA $85,150

Akron, OH $85,105

Peoria, IL $84,989

Sarasota, FL $84,971

Green Bay, WI $84,909

Baton Rouge, LA $84,864

Charleston, SC $84,846

Nashville, TN $84,819

Jamestown, NY $84,801

Davenport, IA $84,801

Tucson, AZ $84,757

Cheyenne, WY $84,730

Saint Petersburg, FL $84,703

Tampa, FL $84,685

Omaha, NE $84,667

Port Arthur, TX $84,632

Evansville, IN $84,632

Bradenton, FL $84,596

Santa Fe, NM $84,435

Orlando, FL $84,346

Clearwater, FL $84,247

Canton, OH $84,060

La Crosse, WI $84,060

Grand Forks, ND $84,033

Albuquerque, NM $84,006

Tulsa, OK $84,006

Newport News, VA $83,997

High Point, NC $83,970

Ogden, UT $83,935

Corpus Christi, TX $83,863

Laramie, WY $83,810

Norfolk, VA $83,810

Rock Island, IL $83,756

Saginaw, MI $83,738

Jacksonville, FL $83,729

Salisbury, NC $83,711

Memphis, TN $83,693

Moline, IL $83,649

Fort Myers, FL $83,622

Waterloo, IA $83,506

Spartanburg, SC $83,417

Lincoln, NE $83,372

Fort Wayne, IN $83,354

Birmingham, AL $83,256

Cedar Falls, IA $83,238

Provo, UT $83,229

Springfield, OH $83,220

San Antonio, TX $83,202

Greensboro, NC $83,166

South Bend, IN $83,157

Winston Salem, NC $83,148

Boise, ID $83,122

Savannah, GA $83,059

Muskegon, MI $82,898

Lima, OH $82,791

Lake Charles, LA $82,755

Anderson, IN $82,737

Lexington, KY $82,711

Augusta, GA $82,684

Greenville, SC $82,684

Wichita, KS $82,603

Tuscaloosa, AL $82,603

Columbia, SC $82,523

Bloomington, IN $82,300

Roanoke, VA $82,246

Asheville, NC $82,130

Knoxville, TN $81,978

Shreveport, LA $81,969

Wilmington, NC $81,853

Frankfort, KY $81,683

Oklahoma City, OK $81,621

Chillicothe, OH $81,585

Longview, TX $81,576

Topeka, KS $81,549

Mobile, AL $81,415

Terre Haute, IN $81,379

Erie, PA $81,370

Altoona, PA $81,326

Melbourne, FL $81,299

Amarillo, TX $81,263

Killeen, TX $81,236

Fayetteville, AR $81,165

Sioux Falls, SD $81,102

Chattanooga, TN $81,049

Idaho Falls, ID $81,040

Gainesville, FL $80,852

Portsmouth, OH $80,808

Little Rock, AR $80,790

Lynchburg, VA $80,790

Lafayette, LA $80,754

Youngstown, OH $80,754

Temple, TX $80,718

Daytona Beach, FL $80,700

Clarksville, TN $80,691

Pensacola, FL $80,682

Hopkinsville, KY $80,414

Charleston, WV $80,405

Florence, SC $80,361

Sioux City, IA $80,307

Macon, GA $80,048

Tallahassee, FL $80,039

Fayetteville, NC $80,021

Waco, TX $80,003

Wichita Falls, TX $80,003

Pine Bluff, AR $79,968

Vincennes, IN $79,798

Lubbock, TX $79,762

Great Falls, MT $79,709

Alamogordo, NM $79,700

Abilene, TX $79,628

Rapid City, SD $79,512

Monroe, LA $79,512

Albany, GA $79,458

Huntington, WV $79,449

Jackson, MS $79,440

Greenville, MS $79,432

Parkersburg, WV $79,342

Montgomery, AL $79,324

Johnstown, PA $79,306

Springfield, MO $79,235

Biloxi, MS $79,190

Sumter, SC $79,003

Columbus, GA $78,994

Twin Falls, ID $78,940

Pascagoula, MS $78,824

Kingsport, TN $78,592

Gulfport, MS $78,565

Alexandria, LA $78,270

Fort Smith, AR $78,047

El Paso, TX $77,805

Helena, MT $77,689

Las Cruces, NM $77,403

Harlingen, TX $77,153

Pocatello, ID $77,073

Florence, AL $77,046

Brownsville, TX $77,028

Dothan, AL $76,885

Mcallen, TX $76,840

Columbus, MS $76,179

Altus, OK $75,768

Lawton, OK $75,598

Pierre, SD $75,277

What Skills Can Increase a Building Director's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 12.5% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Academic Advising (Mentioned in 2.08% Job Postings): Academic advising is, according to the National Academic Advising Association, "a series of intentional interactions with a curriculum, a pedagogy, and a set of student learning outcomes. Academic advising synthesizes and contextualizes students' educational experiences within the frameworks of their aspirations, abilities and lives to extend learning beyond campus boundaries and timeframes."
Computer Science (Mentioned in 2.08% Job Postings): Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	12.5%
Academic Advising	2.08%
Computer Science	2.08%

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 Building Director's salary.

Problem Solving: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Problem Solving	$105,432	18%
Coordination	$97,391	9%
Commitment	$94,710	6%
Leadership	$91,136	2%
Initiative	$90,243	1%

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How Education impacts a Building Director's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Building Directors enter the field with a JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent 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 Building Director with a JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent is between $91,744 and $100,281).

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Typical Education for Building Director

No Diploma 50.0%

High School 50.0%

Associates 0.0%

Bachelors 0.0%

Masters 50.0%

Doctorate 50.0%

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No Diploma	50.0%
High School	50.0%
Associates	0.0%
Bachelors	0.0%
Masters	50.0%
Doctorate	50.0%

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Building Director Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Building Director'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

$77,300

Average $89,349/year

$102,017

$6,442

Average $7,446/month

$8,501

$1,487

Average $1,718/week

$1,962

$37

Average $43/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,017	$8,501	$1,962	$49
Average	$89,349	$7,446	$1,718	$43
25th Percentile	$77,300	$6,442	$1,487	$37

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Salary Trends for Building Director

Salaries for a Building Director can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,408 in 2023 to around $52,553 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Building Director salary trends, .

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2024

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