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: a Power Plant Operator I (0-1 years)earns $69,893, a Project Captain (1-3 years)earns $81,303, a Power Plant Operator III (3-5 years)earns $91,321, a Power Plant Operator IV (5-7 years)earns $105,704, a Power Plant Operations Shift Supervisor I (7+ years)earns $122,071,

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 $89,600, California $89,260, Massachusetts $88,071. 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: $135,897; Ship Captain: $130,352; Senior Captain: $107,891; Yacht Captain: $100,971.

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 March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Project Captain in the United States is $80,925 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): $100,916
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,480 to $91,389
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,523

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Project Captain Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,389	$7,616	$1,757	$44
Average	$80,925	$6,744	$1,556	$39
25th Percentile	$75,480	$6,290	$1,452	$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): $69,893
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,303
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $91,321
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $105,704
Expert (over 8 years): $122,071

Levels	Salary
Power Pla... Level Project Captain	$69,893
Project C... Level Project Captain	$81,303
Power Pla... Level Project Captain	$91,321
Power Pla... Level Project Captain	$105,704
Power Pla... Level Project Captain	$122,071

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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: $89,600.
California: $89,260.
Massachusetts: $88,071.

District of Columbia $89,600

California $89,260

Massachusetts $88,071

Washington $87,747

New Jersey $87,715

Alaska $87,602

Connecticut $86,485

New York $86,032

Hawaii $84,583

Rhode Island $83,903

Maryland $83,442

Minnesota $82,811

Colorado $82,568

Illinois $82,487

Oregon $82,180

Delaware $81,953

New Hampshire $81,811

Virginia $81,492

Pennsylvania $80,561

Nevada $80,092

North Dakota $79,938

Michigan $79,695

Wisconsin $79,606

Vermont $79,428

Texas $78,934

Maine $78,902

Arizona $78,854

Ohio $78,797

Georgia $78,052

Indiana $77,680

Wyoming $77,607

Utah $77,494

Iowa $77,445

Kansas $77,057

Louisiana $76,944

North Carolina $76,903

Missouri $76,887

Florida $76,571

Montana $76,401

Nebraska $76,240

Kentucky $76,151

South Carolina $75,827

Tennessee $75,625

Idaho $75,544

New Mexico $74,953

Oklahoma $74,823

Alabama $74,346

South Dakota $73,545

Arkansas $73,108

West Virginia $72,873

Mississippi $72,169

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: $102,071
San Francisco: $101,067
Oakland: $98,826

San Jose, CA $102,071

San Francisco, CA $101,067

Oakland, CA $98,826

New York, NY $93,784

Queens Village, NY $93,177

Paramus, NJ $92,530

Passaic, NJ $92,449

Bergenfield, NJ $92,368

Stamford, CT $92,247

Huntington, NY $92,166

Newark, NJ $91,640

Bridgeport, CT $91,478

New Brunswick, NJ $91,211

Vallejo, CA $91,041

Middlesex, NJ $90,992

Somerset, NJ $90,919

Petaluma, CA $90,733

Santa Cruz, CA $90,418

Boston, MA $90,256

Monterey, CA $89,851

Fairbanks, AK $89,795

Los Angeles, CA $89,641

Washington, DC $89,600

Seattle, WA $89,455

Santa Rosa, CA $89,439

Juneau, AK $89,204

Orange, CA $88,937

Anchorage, AK $88,791

Anaheim, CA $88,734

Santa Ana, CA $88,613

Nassau, NY $88,565

Long Beach, CA $88,532

Danbury, CT $88,508

Santa Maria, CA $88,233

Everett, WA $88,217

Bremerton, WA $87,820

Trenton, NJ $87,666

Sacramento, CA $87,634

San Diego, CA $87,593

Brockton, MA $87,561

Tacoma, WA $87,529

Santa Barbara, CA $87,415

Lowell, MA $87,092

New Suffolk, NY $87,059

Nashua, NH $86,962

Lompoc, CA $86,833

Ventura, CA $86,752

Stockton, CA $86,728

New Haven, CT $86,566

Atlantic City, NJ $86,355

Hartford, CT $86,177

Modesto, CA $86,137

Poughkeepsie, NY $85,959

New Britain, CT $85,918

Olympia, WA $85,805

Kennewick, WA $85,805

New London, CT $85,789

Norwich, CT $85,765

Lawrence, MA $85,724

Bakersfield, CA $85,497

Riverside, CA $85,384

New Bedford, MA $85,384

Richland, WA $85,303

Portsmouth, NH $85,239

Vineland, NJ $85,222

San Bernardino, CA $85,158

Boulder, CO $84,931

Worcester, MA $84,866

Portland, OR $84,793

Saint Paul, MN $84,696

Minneapolis, MN $84,696

Philadelphia, PA $84,583

Honolulu, HI $84,154

Springfield, MA $83,871

Providence, RI $83,863

Chicago, IL $83,628

Bellingham, WA $83,531

Baltimore, MD $83,442

Chico, CA $83,240

Wilmington, DE $83,102

Pittsfield, MA $83,021

Manchester, NH $82,867

Spokane, WA $82,511

Denver, CO $82,503

Albany, NY $82,123

Troy, NY $82,091

Schenectady, NY $81,921

Burlington, VT $81,743

Portland, ME $81,459

Salem, OR $81,395

Yakima, WA $81,378

Ann Arbor, MI $81,354

Rochester, MN $81,128

Fresno, CA $81,087

Reno, NV $81,087

Milwaukee, WI $81,014

Detroit, MI $80,933

Allentown, PA $80,909

Carson City, NV $80,901

Houston, TX $80,780

Colorado Springs, CO $80,771

Syracuse, NY $80,731

Eugene, OR $80,577

Bismarck, ND $80,480

Gary, IN $80,480

Galveston, TX $80,480

Springfield, OR $80,415

Medford, OR $80,221

Fort Collins, CO $80,189

Austin, TX $80,124

Mesa, AZ $79,954

Phoenix, AZ $79,938

Dallas, TX $79,914

Reading, PA $79,865

Saint Cloud, MN $79,833

Concord, NH $79,760

Madison, WI $79,728

Utica, NY $79,509

Raleigh, NC $79,444

Las Vegas, NV $79,436

Rochester, NY $79,380

Des Moines, IA $79,371

Atlanta, GA $79,242

Battle Creek, MI $79,218

Salt Lake City, UT $79,193

Lancaster, PA $79,072

Champaign, IL $79,056

Harrisburg, PA $78,959

Durham, NC $78,886

Kansas City, MO $78,878

Kansas City, KS $78,862

Fort Worth, TX $78,854

Boca Raton, FL $78,821

Cleveland, OH $78,813

Columbus, OH $78,797

Pittsburgh, PA $78,789

Richmond, VA $78,756

Indianapolis, IN $78,740

Cincinnati, OH $78,635

Petersburg, VA $78,514

Billings, MT $78,336

Lansing, MI $78,336

Huntsville, AL $78,336

Lebanon, PA $78,328

Dayton, OH $78,319

Pueblo, CO $78,319

Appleton, WI $78,295

Buffalo, NY $78,263

Racine, WI $78,222

Charlotte, NC $78,214

Saint Louis, MO $78,190

Springfield, IL $78,158

Elkhart, IN $78,141

York, PA $78,141

Gastonia, NC $78,133

Benton Harbor, MI $78,133

Beaumont, TX $78,085

Lorain, OH $78,069

Toledo, OH $78,036

Binghamton, NY $77,996

Rock Hill, SC $77,988

Rockford, IL $77,947

Fargo, ND $77,907

Elyria, OH $77,907

Flagstaff, AZ $77,850

Fort Lauderdale, FL $77,801

Miami, FL $77,753

Duluth, MN $77,623

Bangor, ME $77,518

Cedar Rapids, IA $77,429

Louisville, KY $77,389

Grand Rapids, MI $77,373

Hialeah, FL $77,364

Casper, WY $77,251

Scranton, PA $77,154

New Orleans, LA $77,130

Virginia Beach, VA $77,122

Akron, OH $77,081

Peoria, IL $76,976

Sarasota, FL $76,960

Green Bay, WI $76,903

Baton Rouge, LA $76,863

Charleston, SC $76,847

Nashville, TN $76,822

Jamestown, NY $76,806

Davenport, IA $76,806

Tucson, AZ $76,766

Cheyenne, WY $76,741

Saint Petersburg, FL $76,717

Tampa, FL $76,701

Omaha, NE $76,685

Port Arthur, TX $76,652

Evansville, IN $76,652

Bradenton, FL $76,620

Santa Fe, NM $76,474

Orlando, FL $76,393

Clearwater, FL $76,304

Canton, OH $76,134

La Crosse, WI $76,134

Grand Forks, ND $76,110

Albuquerque, NM $76,086

Tulsa, OK $76,086

Newport News, VA $76,078

High Point, NC $76,054

Ogden, UT $76,021

Corpus Christi, TX $75,956

Laramie, WY $75,908

Norfolk, VA $75,908

Rock Island, IL $75,859

Saginaw, MI $75,843

Jacksonville, FL $75,835

Salisbury, NC $75,819

Memphis, TN $75,803

Moline, IL $75,762

Fort Myers, FL $75,738

Waterloo, IA $75,633

Spartanburg, SC $75,552

Lincoln, NE $75,511

Fort Wayne, IN $75,495

Birmingham, AL $75,406

Cedar Falls, IA $75,390

Provo, UT $75,382

Springfield, OH $75,374

San Antonio, TX $75,358

Greensboro, NC $75,325

South Bend, IN $75,317

Winston Salem, NC $75,309

Boise, ID $75,285

Savannah, GA $75,228

Muskegon, MI $75,082

Lima, OH $74,985

Lake Charles, LA $74,953

Anderson, IN $74,937

Lexington, KY $74,912

Augusta, GA $74,888

Greenville, SC $74,888

Wichita, KS $74,815

Tuscaloosa, AL $74,815

Columbia, SC $74,743

Bloomington, IN $74,540

Roanoke, VA $74,492

Asheville, NC $74,386

Knoxville, TN $74,249

Shreveport, LA $74,241

Wilmington, NC $74,136

Frankfort, KY $73,982

Oklahoma City, OK $73,925

Chillicothe, OH $73,893

Longview, TX $73,885

Topeka, KS $73,860

Mobile, AL $73,739

Terre Haute, IN $73,707

Erie, PA $73,699

Altoona, PA $73,658

Melbourne, FL $73,634

Amarillo, TX $73,601

Killeen, TX $73,577

Fayetteville, AR $73,512

Sioux Falls, SD $73,456

Chattanooga, TN $73,407

Idaho Falls, ID $73,399

Gainesville, FL $73,229

Portsmouth, OH $73,189

Little Rock, AR $73,173

Lynchburg, VA $73,173

Lafayette, LA $73,140

Youngstown, OH $73,140

Temple, TX $73,108

Daytona Beach, FL $73,092

Clarksville, TN $73,084

Pensacola, FL $73,075

Hopkinsville, KY $72,833

Charleston, WV $72,825

Florence, SC $72,784

Sioux City, IA $72,736

Macon, GA $72,501

Tallahassee, FL $72,493

Fayetteville, NC $72,477

Waco, TX $72,460

Wichita Falls, TX $72,460

Pine Bluff, AR $72,428

Vincennes, IN $72,274

Lubbock, TX $72,242

Great Falls, MT $72,193

Alamogordo, NM $72,185

Abilene, TX $72,121

Rapid City, SD $72,015

Monroe, LA $72,015

Albany, GA $71,967

Huntington, WV $71,959

Jackson, MS $71,951

Greenville, MS $71,943

Parkersburg, WV $71,862

Montgomery, AL $71,845

Johnstown, PA $71,829

Springfield, MO $71,764

Biloxi, MS $71,724

Sumter, SC $71,554

Columbus, GA $71,546

Twin Falls, ID $71,497

Pascagoula, MS $71,392

Kingsport, TN $71,182

Gulfport, MS $71,158

Alexandria, LA $70,890

Fort Smith, AR $70,688

El Paso, TX $70,470

Helena, MT $70,364

Las Cruces, NM $70,106

Harlingen, TX $69,879

Pocatello, ID $69,806

Florence, AL $69,782

Brownsville, TX $69,766

Dothan, AL $69,636

Mcallen, TX $69,596

Columbus, MS $68,997

Altus, OK $68,625

Lawton, OK $68,471

Pierre, SD $68,179

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	$85,781	6%
Mechanical Systems	$84,162	4%
HVAC	$84,162	4%
Collaboration	$84,162	4%
Leadership	$83,353	3%
Standard Operating Procedures	$82,544	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 March 01, 2026

$75,480

Average $80,925/year

$91,389

$6,290

Average $6,744/month

$7,616

$1,452

Average $1,556/week

$1,757

$36

Average $39/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,389	$7,616	$1,757	$44
Average	$80,925	$6,744	$1,556	$39
25th Percentile	$75,480	$6,290	$1,452	$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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2025

$72,655

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2024	$73,286
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