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 $69,925, a Project Captain (1-3 years)earns $81,339, a Power Plant Operator III (3-5 years)earns $91,357, a Power Plant Operator IV (5-7 years)earns $105,751, a Power Plant Operations Shift Supervisor I (7+ years)earns $122,112,

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 $89,648, California $89,308, Massachusetts $88,118. 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: $164,700; Tug Captain: $136,010; Ship Captain: $130,377; Yacht Captain: $124,225; Senior Captain: $107,896.

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 May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Project Captain in the United States is $80,968 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): $100,954
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,624 to $91,430
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,758

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Project Captain Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,430	$7,619	$1,758	$44
Average	$80,968	$6,747	$1,557	$39
25th Percentile	$75,624	$6,302	$1,454	$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): $69,925
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,339
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $91,357
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $105,751
Expert (over 8 years): $122,112

Levels	Salary
Power Pla... Level Project Captain	$69,925
Project C... Level Project Captain	$81,339
Power Pla... Level Project Captain	$91,357
Power Pla... Level Project Captain	$105,751
Power Pla... Level Project Captain	$122,112

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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: $89,648.
California: $89,308.
Massachusetts: $88,118.

District of Columbia $89,648

California $89,308

Massachusetts $88,118

Washington $87,794

New Jersey $87,761

Alaska $87,648

Connecticut $86,531

New York $86,077

Hawaii $84,628

Rhode Island $83,948

Maryland $83,486

Minnesota $82,855

Colorado $82,612

Illinois $82,531

Oregon $82,223

Delaware $81,996

New Hampshire $81,854

Virginia $81,535

Pennsylvania $80,604

Nevada $80,134

North Dakota $79,980

Michigan $79,737

Wisconsin $79,648

Vermont $79,470

Texas $78,976

Maine $78,944

Arizona $78,895

Ohio $78,839

Georgia $78,094

Indiana $77,721

Wyoming $77,649

Utah $77,535

Iowa $77,487

Kansas $77,098

Louisiana $76,985

North Carolina $76,944

Missouri $76,928

Florida $76,612

Montana $76,442

Nebraska $76,280

Kentucky $76,191

South Carolina $75,867

Tennessee $75,665

Idaho $75,584

New Mexico $74,993

Oklahoma $74,863

Alabama $74,385

South Dakota $73,584

Arkansas $73,147

West Virginia $72,912

Mississippi $72,207

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: $102,125
San Francisco: $101,007
Oakland: $98,878

San Jose, CA $102,125

San Francisco, CA $101,007

Oakland, CA $98,878

New York, NY $93,226

Paramus, NJ $92,092

Queens Village, NY $92,088

Passaic, NJ $92,011

Bergenfield, NJ $92,004

Stamford, CT $91,826

Huntington, NY $91,793

Newark, NJ $91,194

Bridgeport, CT $91,024

Vallejo, CA $90,863

New Brunswick, NJ $90,830

Petaluma, CA $90,782

Middlesex, NJ $90,628

Somerset, NJ $90,571

Santa Cruz, CA $90,466

Boston, MA $89,972

Monterey, CA $89,688

Seattle, WA $89,502

Santa Rosa, CA $89,486

Los Angeles, CA $89,462

Juneau, AK $89,251

Washington, DC $89,162

Orange, CA $88,874

Santa Ana, CA $88,660

Long Beach, CA $88,579

Anaheim, CA $88,563

Anchorage, AK $88,523

Santa Maria, CA $88,280

Everett, WA $88,263

Danbury, CT $87,978

Bremerton, WA $87,867

Tacoma, WA $87,575

New Suffolk, NY $87,574

Sacramento, CA $87,551

Santa Barbara, CA $87,462

Trenton, NJ $87,373

San Diego, CA $87,373

Brockton, MA $87,284

Fairbanks, AK $87,085

Lompoc, CA $86,879

Lowell, MA $86,813

Ventura, CA $86,798

Nashua, NH $86,782

Stockton, CA $86,774

Modesto, CA $86,183

Poughkeepsie, NY $86,004

Olympia, WA $85,851

Kennewick, WA $85,851

New Haven, CT $85,818

Lawrence, MA $85,527

Hartford, CT $85,446

Riverside, CA $85,430

New Bedford, MA $85,349

Richland, WA $85,349

Bakersfield, CA $85,235

San Bernardino, CA $85,203

New Britain, CT $85,195

Atlantic City, NJ $85,195

New London, CT $85,162

Norwich, CT $85,138

Portsmouth, NH $85,122

Boulder, CO $84,950

Portland, OR $84,838

Worcester, MA $84,830

Minneapolis, MN $84,579

Philadelphia, PA $84,466

Honolulu, HI $84,199

Saint Paul, MN $84,160

Vineland, NJ $84,142

Providence, RI $83,907

Chicago, IL $83,673

Bellingham, WA $83,575

Springfield, MA $83,511

Baltimore, MD $83,486

Chico, CA $83,284

Pittsfield, MA $83,065

Manchester, NH $82,911

Spokane, WA $82,555

Denver, CO $82,547

Albany, NY $82,167

Troy, NY $82,134

Nassau, NY $82,048

Schenectady, NY $81,964

Wilmington, DE $81,899

Burlington, VT $81,786

Salem, OR $81,754

Portland, ME $81,503

Yakima, WA $81,422

Rochester, MN $81,171

Reno, NV $81,130

Fresno, CA $81,130

Milwaukee, WI $81,057

Detroit, MI $80,976

Ann Arbor, MI $80,963

Allentown, PA $80,952

Colorado Springs, CO $80,814

Syracuse, NY $80,774

Carson City, NV $80,774

Houston, TX $80,661

Eugene, OR $80,620

Gary, IN $80,523

Springfield, OR $80,458

Bismarck, ND $80,442

Galveston, TX $80,385

Medford, OR $80,264

Fort Collins, CO $80,231

Concord, NH $80,191

Austin, TX $80,167

Mesa, AZ $79,997

Reading, PA $79,988

Phoenix, AZ $79,980

Dallas, TX $79,956

Saint Cloud, MN $79,878

Madison, WI $79,770

Utica, NY $79,551

Rochester, NY $79,422

Des Moines, IA $79,414

Raleigh, NC $79,406

Atlanta, GA $79,284

Battle Creek, MI $79,260

Salt Lake City, UT $79,235

Lancaster, PA $79,114

Harrisburg, PA $79,001

Kansas City, MO $78,920

Champaign, IL $78,904

Kansas City, KS $78,904

Fort Worth, TX $78,895

Columbus, OH $78,882

Boca Raton, FL $78,863

Pittsburgh, PA $78,831

Richmond, VA $78,798

Indianapolis, IN $78,782

Cleveland, OH $78,774

Las Vegas, NV $78,677

Cincinnati, OH $78,677

Petersburg, VA $78,555

Huntsville, AL $78,434

Lansing, MI $78,380

Lebanon, PA $78,369

Pueblo, CO $78,361

Appleton, WI $78,337

Buffalo, NY $78,304

Dayton, OH $78,280

Racine, WI $78,264

Charlotte, NC $78,256

Saint Louis, MO $78,231

York, PA $78,183

Elkhart, IN $78,183

Gastonia, NC $78,168

Billings, MT $78,148

Beaumont, TX $78,126

Lorain, OH $78,110

Benton Harbor, MI $78,094

Toledo, OH $78,078

Binghamton, NY $78,037

Rock Hill, SC $78,029

Rockford, IL $77,989

Springfield, IL $77,956

Elyria, OH $77,948

Fargo, ND $77,948

Flagstaff, AZ $77,891

Fort Lauderdale, FL $77,843

Duluth, MN $77,794

Miami, FL $77,794

Cheyenne, WY $77,738

Grand Forks, ND $77,738

Bangor, ME $77,559

Cedar Rapids, IA $77,470

Durham, NC $77,436

Louisville, KY $77,430

Grand Rapids, MI $77,414

Hialeah, FL $77,406

Casper, WY $77,292

Scranton, PA $77,195

New Orleans, LA $77,171

Virginia Beach, VA $77,163

Akron, OH $77,122

Peoria, IL $77,017

Sarasota, FL $77,001

Nashville, TN $76,944

Omaha, NE $76,944

Green Bay, WI $76,944

Baton Rouge, LA $76,904

Charleston, SC $76,887

Jamestown, NY $76,847

Davenport, IA $76,847

Tucson, AZ $76,806

Saint Petersburg, FL $76,758

Tampa, FL $76,742

Evansville, IN $76,693

Port Arthur, TX $76,693

Bradenton, FL $76,661

Santa Fe, NM $76,515

Orlando, FL $76,369

Clearwater, FL $76,345

Canton, OH $76,175

La Crosse, WI $76,175

Albuquerque, NM $76,126

Newport News, VA $76,118

High Point, NC $76,094

Ogden, UT $76,062

Corpus Christi, TX $75,997

Norfolk, VA $75,948

Laramie, WY $75,948

Rock Island, IL $75,900

Saginaw, MI $75,883

Jacksonville, FL $75,875

Salisbury, NC $75,859

Boise, ID $75,843

Moline, IL $75,802

Fort Myers, FL $75,778

Memphis, TN $75,762

Tulsa, OK $75,721

Waterloo, IA $75,673

Spartanburg, SC $75,592

Lincoln, NE $75,551

Fort Wayne, IN $75,535

Provo, UT $75,527

Cedar Falls, IA $75,430

San Antonio, TX $75,398

Greensboro, NC $75,365

South Bend, IN $75,357

Savannah, GA $75,268

Muskegon, MI $75,236

Birmingham, AL $75,228

Winston Salem, NC $75,188

Lake Charles, LA $74,993

Anderson, IN $74,977

Lexington, KY $74,952

Augusta, GA $74,928

Greenville, SC $74,928

Lima, OH $74,863

Wichita, KS $74,855

Tuscaloosa, AL $74,855

Columbia, SC $74,782

Springfield, OH $74,766

Asheville, NC $74,636

Bloomington, IN $74,580

Knoxville, TN $74,288

Shreveport, LA $74,280

Wilmington, NC $74,175

Roanoke, VA $74,175

Topeka, KS $74,029

Frankfort, KY $74,020

Oklahoma City, OK $73,964

Chillicothe, OH $73,932

Longview, TX $73,924

Melbourne, FL $73,916

Sioux Falls, SD $73,786

Mobile, AL $73,778

Terre Haute, IN $73,746

Altoona, PA $73,697

Amarillo, TX $73,641

Killeen, TX $73,616

Fayetteville, AR $73,552

Chattanooga, TN $73,527

Sioux City, IA $73,454

Idaho Falls, ID $73,438

Lynchburg, VA $73,373

Gainesville, FL $73,268

Portsmouth, OH $73,228

Little Rock, AR $73,211

Lafayette, LA $73,179

Youngstown, OH $73,179

Daytona Beach, FL $73,130

Clarksville, TN $73,122

Pensacola, FL $73,114

Temple, TX $73,109

Hopkinsville, KY $72,871

Erie, PA $72,855

Florence, SC $72,823

Charleston, WV $72,693

Great Falls, MT $72,653

Macon, GA $72,539

Tallahassee, FL $72,531

Fayetteville, NC $72,515

Waco, TX $72,499

Helena, MT $72,442

Pine Bluff, AR $72,411

Vincennes, IN $72,313

Lubbock, TX $72,280

Alamogordo, NM $72,232

Twin Falls, ID $72,159

Rapid City, SD $72,135

Jackson, MS $71,989

Huntington, WV $71,983

Greenville, MS $71,981

Parkersburg, WV $71,898

Montgomery, AL $71,884

Wichita Falls, TX $71,803

Springfield, MO $71,803

Biloxi, MS $71,762

Monroe, LA $71,681

Johnstown, PA $71,624

Sumter, SC $71,592

Columbus, GA $71,584

Pascagoula, MS $71,430

Abilene, TX $71,430

Kingsport, TN $71,220

Albany, GA $71,220

Gulfport, MS $71,195

Alexandria, LA $70,928

Fort Smith, AR $70,726

El Paso, TX $70,507

Las Cruces, NM $70,143

Harlingen, TX $69,937

Pocatello, ID $69,924

Florence, AL $69,819

Brownsville, TX $69,803

Mcallen, TX $69,633

Dothan, AL $69,519

Columbus, MS $69,038

Altus, OK $68,661

Lawton, OK $68,507

Pierre, SD $68,216

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	$85,826	6%
Mechanical Systems	$84,207	4%
HVAC	$84,207	4%
Collaboration	$84,207	4%
Leadership	$83,397	3%
Standard Operating Procedures	$82,588	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 May 01, 2026

$75,624

Average $80,968/year

$91,430

$6,302

Average $6,747/month

$7,619

$1,454

Average $1,557/week

$1,758

$36

Average $39/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,430	$7,619	$1,758	$44
Average	$80,968	$6,747	$1,557	$39
25th Percentile	$75,624	$6,302	$1,454	$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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