Skilled Wages

Construction supervisor salary in Maryland

Median $37.87 an hour for 15,400 construction supervisors, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$37.87/hrMedian hourly wageMaryland, May data
$78,760/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$27.50 – $58.5810th to 90th percentilehourly range
15,400Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Construction supervisor pay in Maryland: the full range

Wage percentiles, MarylandMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$20$40$60$80/hrMaryland: 10th $27.50 · 25th $30.90 · median $37.87 · 75th $47.76 · 90th $58.58Maryland$37.87$27.50$58.58United States: 10th $25.62 · 25th $30.48 · median $38.42 · 75th $48.78 · 90th $61.66United States$38.42
Hourly wage percentiles for construction supervisors: Maryland vs United States, May 2025.

Maryland ranks 26th of 51 states for median construction supervisor pay, and 48th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $36.07). 15,400 construction supervisors work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.1× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$27.50 – $30.90$57,190 – $64,270roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$30.90 – $47.76$64,270 – $99,340the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$47.76 – $58.58$99,340 – $121,840the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Construction supervisor pay by metro in Maryland

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrPhiladelphia: $46.08Philadelphia$46.08Washington DC: $40.16Washington DC$40.16Baltimore: $37.35Baltimore$37.35Salisbury: $37.07Salisbury$37.07Lexington Park: $35.78Lexington Park$35.78Hagerstown: $35.28Hagerstown$35.28
Median hourly wage for construction supervisors by metro area in Maryland, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Philadelphia$30.11$46.08$44.91$72.8310,70022% above
Washington DC$29.19$40.16$36.88$62.1514,6606% above
Baltimore$27.15$37.35$35.74$56.287,6701% below
Salisbury$26.50$37.07$38.78$52.712402% below
Lexington Park$23.20$35.78$35.50$55.003106% below
Hagerstown$23.88$35.28$37.45$49.864307% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Construction supervisor wages in Maryland over time

Maryland, 1999-2025MarylandUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40$50200020052010201520202025$38.42United States$37.87Maryland
Median hourly wage for construction supervisors, Maryland vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMaryland $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$20.00$38.65$20.7111,010
2000$21.37$39.95$21.5310,930
2001$22.73$41.32$22.3912,070
2002$23.60$42.23$22.9211,980
2003$24.47$42.81$23.4312,830
2004$25.62$43.66$24.2512,880
2005$26.33$43.40$24.9813,970
2006$26.78$42.77$25.8914,070
2007$27.89$43.31$26.9014,190
2008$29.12$43.54$27.9514,630
2009$29.96$44.96$28.0413,450
2010$29.80$44.00$28.2112,680
2011$30.21$43.24$28.4412,120
2012$30.41$42.64$28.7011,540
2013$30.65$42.36$29.0311,610
2014$30.67$41.71$29.3212,280
2015$31.05$42.18$29.8414,110
2016$31.47$42.21$30.2814,770
2017$32.37$42.52$30.8015,520
2018$32.93$42.22$31.3615,190
2019$33.11$41.69$31.8315,100
2020$33.74$41.97$32.6113,540
2021$35.74$42.46$34.6214,300
2022$36.13$39.75$35.6215,360
2023$37.04$39.14$36.9015,830
2024$36.93$37.90$37.8315,850
2025$37.87$37.87$38.4215,400

In today's dollars, the median construction supervisor wage in Maryland changed by -10.2% over the last ten years of data and by -9.2% since 2019.

Are there more construction supervisor jobs in Maryland?

+2.0%Jobs since 201915,100 then, 15,400 in 2025
+9.1%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
5.6Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.1× the US share, 24th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of construction supervisors counted in Maryland has changed by +39.9%, against +70.4% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +2.0%.

First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers in Maryland vs United States, 1999 = 100MarylandUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages75100125150175200200020052010201520202025170United States140Maryland
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Maryland vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearMaryland jobsMaryland indexUS index
199911,010100100
200010,93099105
200112,070110108
200211,980109107
200312,830116108
200412,880117114
200513,970127116
200614,070128121
200714,190129121
200814,630133121
200913,450122112
201012,680115100
201112,12011096
201211,54010596
201311,61010598
201412,280112104
201514,110128109
201614,770134113
201715,520141117
201815,190138126
201915,100137131
202013,540123129
202114,300130140
202215,360140151
202315,830144163
202415,850144169
202515,400140170

Job counts are BLS OEWS survey estimates built from three years of samples, so moves of a few percent from one year to the next are within the survey's margin. Self-employed tradespeople are not counted. Areas with fewer than 3,000 jobs or a large sampling error are shown as a single figure rather than a trend.

Outlook for construction supervisors in Maryland

+7.2%Projected growth in Maryland2024–2034, state agency
1,460Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
17,530Jobs in 202418,800 projected for 2034
+5.0%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Maryland's labor market agency projects the number of construction supervisors in the state to change by +7.2% between 2024 and 2034, from 17,530 to 18,800, with about 1,460 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +5.0% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 15,400 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Maryland labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Is construction work growing in Maryland?

166.0kConstruction jobsMaryland, 2026-09
-0.5%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026100k150k200k250k19901995200020052010201520202025166kSep 2026
Construction employment in Maryland (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at construction establishments by county (all employees, not just construction supervisors), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages. Across the 24 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 100,634 in 2015 to 107,991 in 2025, +7.3%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Howard County81011,104$96,041$1,847
Prince George's County1,99229,336$91,129$1,752
Anne Arundel County1,60020,185$89,785$1,727
Montgomery County2,53021,290$89,087$1,713
Baltimore County2,03224,600$87,297$1,679
Frederick County8419,815$81,080$1,559
Calvert County3081,736$80,342$1,545
St. Mary's County2542,151$79,774$1,534
Charles County3792,920$77,401$1,488
Harford County7826,443$77,153$1,484
Carroll County7456,544$74,647$1,436
Cecil County2051,364$73,786$1,419

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Questions this page answers

How much do construction supervisors make in Maryland?

The median construction supervisor in Maryland earned $37.87 an hour ($78,760 a year) in May 2025, 1% below the national median of $38.42. The middle half earn $30.90–$47.76; the top 10% earn more than $58.58.

Where does Maryland rank for construction supervisor pay?

Maryland ranks 26th of 51 states for construction supervisor pay, with a median of $37.87 an hour, and 48th after adjusting for Maryland's cost of living (BEA price parity 105.0, US = 100).

What is the union construction supervisor rate in Maryland?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a construction supervisor classification for most Maryland counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many construction supervisors work in Maryland?

BLS counted 15,400 construction supervisors in Maryland in May 2025, 5.6 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.07; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is construction supervisor work growing in Maryland?

The BLS employer survey count of construction supervisors in Maryland went from 14,110 in 2015 to 15,400 in 2025, +9.1%, and +2.0% since 2019. Maryland's labor market agency projects +7.2% growth for construction supervisors between 2024 and 2034, from 17,530 to 18,800 jobs.

How many construction supervisor openings a year are there in Maryland?

Maryland projects about 1,460 openings a year for construction supervisors over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 67,000 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Maryland and metro areas, SOC 47-1011. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Maryland labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.