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

A Project Captain's salary grows with experience: starting around $79,558 for beginners, reaching about $84,219 at mid-level, and approach $87,349 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Project Captain?

Project Captain salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Project Captain roles are District of Columbia $89,545, California $89,206, Massachusetts $88,017. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Project Captain roles make?

Salaries for Project Captain level roles vary by specialization: Captain: $164,600; Tug Captain: $135,782; Ship Captain: $130,331; Senior Captain: $107,885; Yacht Captain: $100,963.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Project Captain roles. Large, established industry leaders like Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc ($126,909) and GE Renewable Energy ($121,776) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $76,117.

Project Captain Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Project Captain in the United States is $80,876 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $100,883
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,295 to $91,348
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,214

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Project Captain Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,348	$7,612	$1,757	$44
Average	$80,876	$6,740	$1,555	$39
25th Percentile	$75,295	$6,275	$1,448	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Project Captain Salaries

A Project Captain'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 Project Captain Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Project Captain'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): $79,558
Early Career (1-2 years): $80,488
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $84,219
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $87,001
Expert (over 8 years): $87,349

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Project Captain	$79,558
Intermediate Level Project Captain	$80,488
Senior Level Project Captain	$84,219
Specialist Level Project Captain	$87,001
Expert Level Project Captain	$87,349

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

District of Columbia: $89,545.
California: $89,206.
Massachusetts: $88,017.

District of Columbia $89,545

California $89,206

Massachusetts $88,017

Washington $87,693

New Jersey $87,661

Alaska $87,548

Connecticut $86,432

New York $85,979

Hawaii $84,531

Rhode Island $83,852

Maryland $83,391

Minnesota $82,760

Colorado $82,517

Illinois $82,436

Oregon $82,129

Delaware $81,903

New Hampshire $81,760

Virginia $81,442

Pennsylvania $80,512

Nevada $80,043

North Dakota $79,889

Michigan $79,646

Wisconsin $79,557

Vermont $79,379

Texas $78,886

Maine $78,854

Arizona $78,805

Ohio $78,749

Georgia $78,005

Indiana $77,632

Wyoming $77,560

Utah $77,446

Iowa $77,398

Kansas $77,010

Louisiana $76,897

North Carolina $76,856

Missouri $76,840

Florida $76,524

Montana $76,355

Nebraska $76,193

Kentucky $76,104

South Carolina $75,780

Tennessee $75,578

Idaho $75,497

New Mexico $74,907

Oklahoma $74,778

Alabama $74,300

South Dakota $73,500

Arkansas $73,063

West Virginia $72,828

Mississippi $72,125

Top Paying Cities for Project Captains

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: $102,008
San Francisco: $101,006
Oakland: $98,765

San Jose, CA $102,008

San Francisco, CA $101,006

Oakland, CA $98,765

New York, NY $93,727

Queens Village, NY $93,120

Paramus, NJ $92,473

Passaic, NJ $92,392

Bergenfield, NJ $92,311

Stamford, CT $92,190

Huntington, NY $92,109

Newark, NJ $91,584

Bridgeport, CT $91,422

New Brunswick, NJ $91,155

Vallejo, CA $90,985

Middlesex, NJ $90,937

Somerset, NJ $90,864

Petaluma, CA $90,678

Santa Cruz, CA $90,362

Boston, MA $90,201

Monterey, CA $89,796

Fairbanks, AK $89,740

Los Angeles, CA $89,586

Washington, DC $89,545

Seattle, WA $89,400

Santa Rosa, CA $89,384

Juneau, AK $89,149

Orange, CA $88,882

Anchorage, AK $88,737

Anaheim, CA $88,680

Santa Ana, CA $88,559

Nassau, NY $88,510

Long Beach, CA $88,478

Danbury, CT $88,454

Santa Maria, CA $88,179

Everett, WA $88,162

Bremerton, WA $87,766

Trenton, NJ $87,613

Sacramento, CA $87,580

San Diego, CA $87,540

Brockton, MA $87,507

Tacoma, WA $87,475

Santa Barbara, CA $87,362

Lowell, MA $87,038

New Suffolk, NY $87,006

Nashua, NH $86,909

Lompoc, CA $86,780

Ventura, CA $86,699

Stockton, CA $86,674

New Haven, CT $86,513

Atlantic City, NJ $86,302

Hartford, CT $86,124

Modesto, CA $86,084

Poughkeepsie, NY $85,906

New Britain, CT $85,866

Olympia, WA $85,752

Kennewick, WA $85,752

New London, CT $85,736

Norwich, CT $85,712

Lawrence, MA $85,672

Bakersfield, CA $85,445

Riverside, CA $85,332

New Bedford, MA $85,332

Richland, WA $85,251

Portsmouth, NH $85,186

Vineland, NJ $85,170

San Bernardino, CA $85,105

Boulder, CO $84,879

Worcester, MA $84,814

Portland, OR $84,741

Saint Paul, MN $84,644

Minneapolis, MN $84,644

Philadelphia, PA $84,531

Honolulu, HI $84,103

Springfield, MA $83,819

Providence, RI $83,811

Chicago, IL $83,577

Bellingham, WA $83,480

Baltimore, MD $83,391

Chico, CA $83,189

Wilmington, DE $83,051

Pittsfield, MA $82,970

Manchester, NH $82,817

Spokane, WA $82,461

Denver, CO $82,453

Albany, NY $82,073

Troy, NY $82,040

Schenectady, NY $81,870

Burlington, VT $81,692

Portland, ME $81,409

Salem, OR $81,345

Yakima, WA $81,329

Ann Arbor, MI $81,304

Rochester, MN $81,078

Fresno, CA $81,037

Reno, NV $81,037

Milwaukee, WI $80,965

Detroit, MI $80,884

Allentown, PA $80,859

Carson City, NV $80,851

Houston, TX $80,730

Colorado Springs, CO $80,722

Syracuse, NY $80,681

Eugene, OR $80,528

Bismarck, ND $80,431

Gary, IN $80,431

Galveston, TX $80,431

Springfield, OR $80,366

Medford, OR $80,172

Fort Collins, CO $80,140

Austin, TX $80,075

Mesa, AZ $79,905

Phoenix, AZ $79,889

Dallas, TX $79,865

Reading, PA $79,816

Saint Cloud, MN $79,784

Concord, NH $79,711

Madison, WI $79,679

Utica, NY $79,460

Raleigh, NC $79,396

Las Vegas, NV $79,387

Rochester, NY $79,331

Des Moines, IA $79,323

Atlanta, GA $79,193

Battle Creek, MI $79,169

Salt Lake City, UT $79,145

Lancaster, PA $79,024

Champaign, IL $79,007

Harrisburg, PA $78,910

Durham, NC $78,838

Kansas City, MO $78,829

Kansas City, KS $78,813

Fort Worth, TX $78,805

Boca Raton, FL $78,773

Cleveland, OH $78,765

Columbus, OH $78,749

Pittsburgh, PA $78,740

Richmond, VA $78,708

Indianapolis, IN $78,692

Cincinnati, OH $78,587

Petersburg, VA $78,466

Billings, MT $78,288

Lansing, MI $78,288

Huntsville, AL $78,288

Lebanon, PA $78,279

Dayton, OH $78,271

Pueblo, CO $78,271

Appleton, WI $78,247

Buffalo, NY $78,215

Racine, WI $78,174

Charlotte, NC $78,166

Saint Louis, MO $78,142

Springfield, IL $78,110

Elkhart, IN $78,093

York, PA $78,093

Gastonia, NC $78,085

Benton Harbor, MI $78,085

Beaumont, TX $78,037

Lorain, OH $78,021

Toledo, OH $77,988

Binghamton, NY $77,948

Rock Hill, SC $77,940

Rockford, IL $77,899

Fargo, ND $77,859

Elyria, OH $77,859

Flagstaff, AZ $77,802

Fort Lauderdale, FL $77,754

Miami, FL $77,705

Duluth, MN $77,576

Bangor, ME $77,471

Cedar Rapids, IA $77,382

Louisville, KY $77,341

Grand Rapids, MI $77,325

Hialeah, FL $77,317

Casper, WY $77,204

Scranton, PA $77,107

New Orleans, LA $77,083

Virginia Beach, VA $77,074

Akron, OH $77,034

Peoria, IL $76,929

Sarasota, FL $76,913

Green Bay, WI $76,856

Baton Rouge, LA $76,816

Charleston, SC $76,799

Nashville, TN $76,775

Jamestown, NY $76,759

Davenport, IA $76,759

Tucson, AZ $76,719

Cheyenne, WY $76,694

Saint Petersburg, FL $76,670

Tampa, FL $76,654

Omaha, NE $76,638

Port Arthur, TX $76,605

Evansville, IN $76,605

Bradenton, FL $76,573

Santa Fe, NM $76,427

Orlando, FL $76,347

Clearwater, FL $76,258

Canton, OH $76,088

La Crosse, WI $76,088

Grand Forks, ND $76,064

Albuquerque, NM $76,039

Tulsa, OK $76,039

Newport News, VA $76,031

High Point, NC $76,007

Ogden, UT $75,975

Corpus Christi, TX $75,910

Laramie, WY $75,861

Norfolk, VA $75,861

Rock Island, IL $75,813

Saginaw, MI $75,797

Jacksonville, FL $75,789

Salisbury, NC $75,772

Memphis, TN $75,756

Moline, IL $75,716

Fort Myers, FL $75,691

Waterloo, IA $75,586

Spartanburg, SC $75,505

Lincoln, NE $75,465

Fort Wayne, IN $75,449

Birmingham, AL $75,360

Cedar Falls, IA $75,344

Provo, UT $75,336

Springfield, OH $75,328

San Antonio, TX $75,311

Greensboro, NC $75,279

South Bend, IN $75,271

Winston Salem, NC $75,263

Boise, ID $75,239

Savannah, GA $75,182

Muskegon, MI $75,036

Lima, OH $74,939

Lake Charles, LA $74,907

Anderson, IN $74,891

Lexington, KY $74,867

Augusta, GA $74,842

Greenville, SC $74,842

Wichita, KS $74,769

Tuscaloosa, AL $74,769

Columbia, SC $74,697

Bloomington, IN $74,495

Roanoke, VA $74,446

Asheville, NC $74,341

Knoxville, TN $74,203

Shreveport, LA $74,195

Wilmington, NC $74,090

Frankfort, KY $73,936

Oklahoma City, OK $73,880

Chillicothe, OH $73,848

Longview, TX $73,839

Topeka, KS $73,815

Mobile, AL $73,694

Terre Haute, IN $73,661

Erie, PA $73,653

Altoona, PA $73,613

Melbourne, FL $73,589

Amarillo, TX $73,556

Killeen, TX $73,532

Fayetteville, AR $73,467

Sioux Falls, SD $73,411

Chattanooga, TN $73,362

Idaho Falls, ID $73,354

Gainesville, FL $73,184

Portsmouth, OH $73,144

Little Rock, AR $73,128

Lynchburg, VA $73,128

Lafayette, LA $73,095

Youngstown, OH $73,095

Temple, TX $73,063

Daytona Beach, FL $73,047

Clarksville, TN $73,039

Pensacola, FL $73,031

Hopkinsville, KY $72,788

Charleston, WV $72,780

Florence, SC $72,740

Sioux City, IA $72,691

Macon, GA $72,456

Tallahassee, FL $72,448

Fayetteville, NC $72,432

Waco, TX $72,416

Wichita Falls, TX $72,416

Pine Bluff, AR $72,384

Vincennes, IN $72,230

Lubbock, TX $72,198

Great Falls, MT $72,149

Alamogordo, NM $72,141

Abilene, TX $72,076

Rapid City, SD $71,971

Monroe, LA $71,971

Albany, GA $71,923

Huntington, WV $71,915

Jackson, MS $71,906

Greenville, MS $71,898

Parkersburg, WV $71,818

Montgomery, AL $71,801

Johnstown, PA $71,785

Springfield, MO $71,720

Biloxi, MS $71,680

Sumter, SC $71,510

Columbus, GA $71,502

Twin Falls, ID $71,454

Pascagoula, MS $71,348

Kingsport, TN $71,138

Gulfport, MS $71,114

Alexandria, LA $70,847

Fort Smith, AR $70,645

El Paso, TX $70,426

Helena, MT $70,321

Las Cruces, NM $70,063

Harlingen, TX $69,836

Pocatello, ID $69,763

Florence, AL $69,739

Brownsville, TX $69,723

Dothan, AL $69,593

Mcallen, TX $69,553

Columbus, MS $68,955

Altus, OK $68,583

Lawton, OK $68,429

Pierre, SD $68,138

What Skills Can Increase a Project Captain's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 4.86% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Healthcare Facilities Management (Mentioned in 5.23% Job Postings): Developing and implementing facility plans and processes while coordinating assets, resources, and people to ensure excellent healthcare services.
Control Structure (Mentioned in 4.05% Job Postings): Control Structures are the blocks that analyze variables and choose directions in which to go based on given parameters.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	4.86%
Healthcare Facilities Management	5.23%
Control Structure	4.05%

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 Captain's salary.

Team Operations: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Mechanical Systems: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
HVAC: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Team Operations	$85,728	6%
Mechanical Systems	$84,111	4%
HVAC	$84,111	4%
Collaboration	$84,111	4%
Leadership	$83,302	3%
Standard Operating Procedures	$82,493	2%

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

Understanding how a Project Captain'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 January 01, 2026

$75,295

Average $80,876/year

$91,348

$6,275

Average $6,740/month

$7,612

$1,448

Average $1,555/week

$1,757

$36

Average $39/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,348	$7,612	$1,757	$44
Average	$80,876	$6,740	$1,555	$39
25th Percentile	$75,295	$6,275	$1,448	$36

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Salary Trends for Project Captain

Salaries for a Project Captain can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $73,461 in 2023 to around $72,655 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Project Captain salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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2024	$73,286
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