What are the main factors that influence a VP Construction's salary?

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

How does experience change A VP Construction's salary?

A VP Construction's salary grows with experience: a Construction Coordinator V (7-10 years)earns $117,496, a Construction Manager (10+ years)earns $138,495, a Construction Manager, Sr. (10+ years)earns $167,709, a Construction Director (10+ years)earns $198,325, an VP Construction (10+ years)earns $250,822,

What are the highest paying states for a VP Construction?

VP Construction salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for VP Construction roles are District of Columbia $280,418, California $279,355, Massachusetts $275,632. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of VP Construction roles make?

Salaries for VP Construction level roles vary by specialization: VP of Pharmacokinetics: $293,650; VP of Merchandising: $288,843; VP of Construction: $255,802; SVP of Construction: $255,706; VP of Innovation: $243,038.

How do different companies affect a VP Construction's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for VP Construction roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

VP Construction Salary in the United States

How much does a VP Construction make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a VP Construction in the United States is $253,268 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $122.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $316,829
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $226,990 to $286,538
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $203,065

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VP Construction Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$286,538	$23,878	$5,510	$138
Average	$253,268	$21,106	$4,871	$122
25th Percentile	$226,990	$18,916	$4,365	$109

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Key Factors That Influence VP Construction Salaries

A VP Construction'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 Experience Level Affects VP Construction Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a VP Construction'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): $117,496
Early Career (1-2 years): $138,495
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $167,709
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $198,325
Expert (over 8 years): $250,822

Levels	Salary
Construct... Level VP Construction	$117,496
Construct... Level VP Construction	$138,495
Construct... Level VP Construction	$167,709
Construct... Level VP Construction	$198,325
VP Constr... Level VP Construction	$250,822

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How Do VP Construction 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 VP Constructions. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $280,418.
California: $279,355.
Massachusetts: $275,632.

District of Columbia $280,418 California $279,355 Massachusetts $275,632 Washington $274,618 New Jersey $274,517 Alaska $274,163 Connecticut $270,668 New York $269,249

Hawaii $264,716 Rhode Island $262,588 Maryland $261,145 Minnesota $259,169 Colorado $258,409 Illinois $258,156 Oregon $257,194 Delaware $256,485

New Hampshire $256,039 Virginia $255,041 Pennsylvania $252,128 Nevada $250,659 North Dakota $250,178 Michigan $249,418 Wisconsin $249,140 Vermont $248,583

Texas $247,038 Maine $246,936 Arizona $246,784 Ohio $246,607 Georgia $244,277 Indiana $243,112 Wyoming $242,884 Utah $242,529

Iowa $242,377 Kansas $241,162 Louisiana $240,807 North Carolina $240,681 Missouri $240,630 Florida $239,642 Montana $239,110 Nebraska $238,604

Kentucky $238,325 South Carolina $237,312 Tennessee $236,679 Idaho $236,426 New Mexico $234,577 Oklahoma $234,172 Alabama $232,677 South Dakota $230,170

Arkansas $228,802 West Virginia $228,068 Mississippi $225,864

Top Paying Cities for VP Constructions

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: $319,447
San Francisco: $315,949
Oakland: $309,291

San Jose, CA $319,447

San Francisco, CA $315,949

Oakland, CA $309,291

New York, NY $291,610

Paramus, NJ $288,064

Queens Village, NY $288,052

Passaic, NJ $287,811

Bergenfield, NJ $287,788

Stamford, CT $287,231

Huntington, NY $287,127

Newark, NJ $285,256

Bridgeport, CT $284,721

Vallejo, CA $284,217

New Brunswick, NJ $284,116

Petaluma, CA $283,964

Middlesex, NJ $283,483

Somerset, NJ $283,306

Santa Cruz, CA $282,976

Boston, MA $281,431

Monterey, CA $280,542

Seattle, WA $279,962

Santa Rosa, CA $279,912

Los Angeles, CA $279,836

Juneau, AK $279,177

Washington, DC $278,899

Orange, CA $277,997

Santa Ana, CA $277,328

Long Beach, CA $277,075

Anaheim, CA $277,025

Anchorage, AK $276,898

Santa Maria, CA $276,138

Everett, WA $276,087

Danbury, CT $275,196

Bremerton, WA $274,846

Tacoma, WA $273,935

New Suffolk, NY $273,930

Sacramento, CA $273,859

Santa Barbara, CA $273,580

Trenton, NJ $273,301

San Diego, CA $273,301

Brockton, MA $273,023

Fairbanks, AK $272,402

Lompoc, CA $271,757

Lowell, MA $271,551

Ventura, CA $271,503

Nashua, NH $271,453

Stockton, CA $271,427

Modesto, CA $269,578

Poughkeepsie, NY $269,021

Olympia, WA $268,540

Kennewick, WA $268,540

New Haven, CT $268,439

Lawrence, MA $267,527

Hartford, CT $267,274

Riverside, CA $267,223

New Bedford, MA $266,970

Richland, WA $266,970

Bakersfield, CA $266,615

San Bernardino, CA $266,514

New Britain, CT $266,489

Atlantic City, NJ $266,489

New London, CT $266,387

Norwich, CT $266,311

Portsmouth, NH $266,261

Boulder, CO $265,724

Portland, OR $265,374

Worcester, MA $265,349

Minneapolis, MN $264,564

Philadelphia, PA $264,209

Honolulu, HI $263,373

Saint Paul, MN $263,252

Vineland, NJ $263,196

Providence, RI $262,462

Chicago, IL $261,727

Bellingham, WA $261,423

Springfield, MA $261,221

Baltimore, MD $261,145

Chico, CA $260,511

Pittsfield, MA $259,828

Manchester, NH $259,346

Spokane, WA $258,232

Denver, CO $258,207

Albany, NY $257,016

Troy, NY $256,915

Nassau, NY $256,644

Schenectady, NY $256,383

Wilmington, DE $256,181

Burlington, VT $255,826

Salem, OR $255,725

Portland, ME $254,940

Yakima, WA $254,686

Rochester, MN $253,901

Reno, NV $253,775

Fresno, CA $253,775

Milwaukee, WI $253,547

Detroit, MI $253,293

Ann Arbor, MI $253,250

Allentown, PA $253,217

Colorado Springs, CO $252,787

Syracuse, NY $252,660

Carson City, NV $252,660

Houston, TX $252,306

Eugene, OR $252,179

Gary, IN $251,875

Springfield, OR $251,672

Bismarck, ND $251,622

Galveston, TX $251,444

Medford, OR $251,065

Fort Collins, CO $250,963

Concord, NH $250,837

Austin, TX $250,761

Mesa, AZ $250,229

Reading, PA $250,203

Phoenix, AZ $250,178

Dallas, TX $250,102

Saint Cloud, MN $249,859

Madison, WI $249,520

Utica, NY $248,836

Rochester, NY $248,431

Des Moines, IA $248,405

Raleigh, NC $248,380

Atlanta, GA $248,000

Battle Creek, MI $247,924

Salt Lake City, UT $247,848

Lancaster, PA $247,468

Harrisburg, PA $247,114

Kansas City, MO $246,860

Champaign, IL $246,810

Kansas City, KS $246,810

Fort Worth, TX $246,784

Columbus, OH $246,741

Boca Raton, FL $246,683

Pittsburgh, PA $246,582

Richmond, VA $246,480

Indianapolis, IN $246,430

Cleveland, OH $246,404

Las Vegas, NV $246,101

Cincinnati, OH $246,101

Petersburg, VA $245,721

Huntsville, AL $245,341

Lansing, MI $245,171

Lebanon, PA $245,138

Pueblo, CO $245,113

Appleton, WI $245,037

Buffalo, NY $244,935

Dayton, OH $244,860

Racine, WI $244,809

Charlotte, NC $244,784

Saint Louis, MO $244,708

York, PA $244,556

Elkhart, IN $244,556

Gastonia, NC $244,507

Billings, MT $244,447

Beaumont, TX $244,378

Lorain, OH $244,328

Benton Harbor, MI $244,277

Toledo, OH $244,226

Binghamton, NY $244,100

Rock Hill, SC $244,074

Rockford, IL $243,948

Springfield, IL $243,846

Elyria, OH $243,821

Fargo, ND $243,821

Flagstaff, AZ $243,644

Fort Lauderdale, FL $243,492

Duluth, MN $243,340

Miami, FL $243,340

Cheyenne, WY $243,163

Grand Forks, ND $243,163

Bangor, ME $242,605

Cedar Rapids, IA $242,327

Durham, NC $242,220

Louisville, KY $242,200

Grand Rapids, MI $242,150

Hialeah, FL $242,124

Casper, WY $241,770

Scranton, PA $241,466

New Orleans, LA $241,390

Virginia Beach, VA $241,364

Akron, OH $241,238

Peoria, IL $240,909

Sarasota, FL $240,858

Nashville, TN $240,681

Omaha, NE $240,681

Green Bay, WI $240,681

Baton Rouge, LA $240,554

Charleston, SC $240,503

Jamestown, NY $240,377

Davenport, IA $240,377

Tucson, AZ $240,250

Saint Petersburg, FL $240,098

Tampa, FL $240,047

Evansville, IN $239,895

Port Arthur, TX $239,895

Bradenton, FL $239,794

Santa Fe, NM $239,338

Orlando, FL $238,882

Clearwater, FL $238,806

Canton, OH $238,275

La Crosse, WI $238,275

Albuquerque, NM $238,123

Newport News, VA $238,097

High Point, NC $238,021

Ogden, UT $237,920

Corpus Christi, TX $237,717

Norfolk, VA $237,565

Laramie, WY $237,565

Rock Island, IL $237,413

Saginaw, MI $237,363

Jacksonville, FL $237,337

Salisbury, NC $237,287

Boise, ID $237,236

Moline, IL $237,110

Fort Myers, FL $237,034

Memphis, TN $236,983

Tulsa, OK $236,856

Waterloo, IA $236,704

Spartanburg, SC $236,451

Lincoln, NE $236,324

Fort Wayne, IN $236,274

Provo, UT $236,248

Cedar Falls, IA $235,944

San Antonio, TX $235,843

Greensboro, NC $235,742

South Bend, IN $235,717

Savannah, GA $235,438

Muskegon, MI $235,337

Birmingham, AL $235,311

Winston Salem, NC $235,187

Lake Charles, LA $234,577

Anderson, IN $234,526

Lexington, KY $234,450

Augusta, GA $234,374

Greenville, SC $234,374

Lima, OH $234,172

Wichita, KS $234,146

Tuscaloosa, AL $234,146

Columbia, SC $233,918

Springfield, OH $233,868

Asheville, NC $233,462

Bloomington, IN $233,285

Knoxville, TN $232,373

Shreveport, LA $232,348

Wilmington, NC $232,019

Roanoke, VA $232,019

Topeka, KS $231,563

Frankfort, KY $231,535

Oklahoma City, OK $231,360

Chillicothe, OH $231,259

Longview, TX $231,234

Melbourne, FL $231,208

Sioux Falls, SD $230,803

Mobile, AL $230,778

Terre Haute, IN $230,676

Altoona, PA $230,525

Amarillo, TX $230,347

Killeen, TX $230,271

Fayetteville, AR $230,069

Chattanooga, TN $229,993

Sioux City, IA $229,765

Idaho Falls, ID $229,714

Lynchburg, VA $229,511

Gainesville, FL $229,182

Portsmouth, OH $229,056

Little Rock, AR $229,005

Lafayette, LA $228,904

Youngstown, OH $228,904

Daytona Beach, FL $228,752

Clarksville, TN $228,726

Pensacola, FL $228,701

Temple, TX $228,683

Hopkinsville, KY $227,941

Erie, PA $227,891

Florence, SC $227,789

Charleston, WV $227,384

Great Falls, MT $227,257

Macon, GA $226,903

Tallahassee, FL $226,877

Fayetteville, NC $226,827

Waco, TX $226,776

Helena, MT $226,599

Pine Bluff, AR $226,503

Vincennes, IN $226,194

Lubbock, TX $226,092

Alamogordo, NM $225,940

Twin Falls, ID $225,712

Rapid City, SD $225,636

Jackson, MS $225,181

Huntington, WV $225,163

Greenville, MS $225,155

Parkersburg, WV $224,897

Montgomery, AL $224,851

Wichita Falls, TX $224,598

Springfield, MO $224,598

Biloxi, MS $224,471

Monroe, LA $224,218

Johnstown, PA $224,041

Sumter, SC $223,940

Columbus, GA $223,914

Pascagoula, MS $223,433

Abilene, TX $223,433

Kingsport, TN $222,775

Albany, GA $222,775

Gulfport, MS $222,699

Alexandria, LA $221,863

Fort Smith, AR $221,230

El Paso, TX $220,546

Las Cruces, NM $219,406

Harlingen, TX $218,763

Pocatello, ID $218,722

Florence, AL $218,393

Brownsville, TX $218,342

Mcallen, TX $217,810

Dothan, AL $217,456

Columbus, MS $215,951

Altus, OK $214,771

Lawton, OK $214,290

Pierre, SD $213,378

What Skills Can Increase a VP Construction's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 11.84% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Organizational Communications (Mentioned in 2.07% Job Postings): Conveying and sharing information or messages among internal and external individuals in a business environment to achieve common goals.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 0.75% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	11.84%
Organizational Communications	2.07%
Microsoft Office	0.75%

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 VP Construction's salary.

Managing Time: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
Value Engineering: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Team Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Managing Time	$308,987	22%
Value Engineering	$273,529	8%
Team Management	$270,997	7%
Accounting	$268,464	6%
Continuous Improvement	$268,464	6%
Project Design	$268,464	6%

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How Education impacts a VP Construction's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many VP Constructions enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree 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 VP Construction with a Bachelor's Degree is between $250,843 and $280,730).

VP Construction Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for VP Construction

No Diploma 2.0%

High School 14.3%

Associates 5.1%

Bachelors 55.1%

Masters 22.8%

Doctorate 0.7%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.0%
High School	14.3%
Associates	5.1%
Bachelors	55.1%
Masters	22.8%
Doctorate	0.7%

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VP Construction Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a VP Construction'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

$226,990

Average $253,268/year

$286,538

$18,916

Average $21,106/month

$23,878

$4,365

Average $4,871/week

$5,510

$109

Average $122/hour

$138

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$286,538	$23,878	$5,510	$138
Average	$253,268	$21,106	$4,871	$122
25th Percentile	$226,990	$18,916	$4,365	$109

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Salary Trends for VP Construction

Salaries for a VP Construction can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $237,094 in 2023 to around $230,940 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of VP Construction salary trends, .

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2023

$237,094

2024

$233,386

2025

$230,940

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2024	$233,386
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