National Average

• The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates there were 204,760 building project managers in 2009, earning an average hourly wage of $44.85, or $93,290 per year. The top 10 percent of these workers made $72.90 per hour, or $151,630 per year, while the lowest 10 percent of earners made $23.71 per hour, or $49,320 per year. The median 50 percent earned $39.58 per hour, or $82,330 per year.
  
  

Industry Averages

• Construction manager salaries differ depending on the industry in which they work. The top paying sector, "other professional, scientific, and technical services," paid an average wage of $68.53 per hour, or $142,550 per year in 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The second highest paying sector, "nondepository credit intermediation" paid an average wage of $60.03 per hour, or $124,870 per year.
  
  

State Averages

• Construction project managers had the highest average salaries in New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Washington and California, according to the BLS. Those in the top paying state, New York, earned an average of $64.47 per hour, or $134,090 per year, while those in New Jersey earned an average salary of $57.58 an hour, or $119,760 per year.
  
  

Metro Area Averages

• Construction manger salaries also differed depending on the metropolitan area in which they worked. The top five highest paying areas in 2009 were Nassau-Suffolk, New York, Salinas, California, New York, New York, Yakima, Washington and Edison, New Jersey. Managers in Nassau-Suffolk, earned an average of $72.45 per hour, or $150,690 per year, while those in Edison earned an average of $64.45 an hour, or $134,050 per year.