2026 Q2 EDITION·THE 2026 CONSTRUCTION SALARY GUIDE·39 PAGES OF REAL PLACEMENT DATA
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First qualified resume in 7 hours, average. Shortlist in 7 days. For the companies that build this country, and the people who run their jobs.

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  • 1,200+

    placements made · 190+ in the last 12 months

  • 7 HRS

    average to the first qualified resume

  • 90,000+

    construction professionals in network

  • 250+

    companies served across 47 states

First qualified resume in 7 hours, average, because sourcing starts the night you call. The overnight office gives your seat 15 hours of active coverage every weekday, against a network 90,000 deep.

Recognized. Ranked. Reviewed.

  • Inc. 5000 2024
  • Inc. 5000 2025
  • Best Staffing Firm to Work For 2023
  • Staffing Industry Awards 2024
  • 5 star Google reviews
  • Veteran owned business

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The 2026 Construction Salary Guide

39 pages of real placement data.

Hiring managers use it to price offers that close. Candidates use it to know their number. Built from offers we closed, not survey guesses.

What superintendents, project managers and estimators actually earn, market by market.

What the Market Pays

From the 2026 Construction Salary Guide. Built from offers we closed.

Houston metro · base pay · target bonus 8-12% of base

Superintendent

4-7 yrs

low $105K · mid $120K · high $140K

Project Manager

4-7 yrs

low $105K · mid $118K · high $135K

Estimator

2-5 yrs

low $68K · mid $88K · high $112K

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Texas superintendent pay bands chart from the guide
Bonus structure chart from the guide
Wage growth chart from the guide

An open seat on site is the most expensive hire you never made.

DWG AG-01 / Side by sideScale: what a week costs

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Amundson Group

First resume

Weeks

7 HOURS

Candidate quality

Keyword matches pulled from job boards

Working superintendents, foremen, PMs and estimators who can stand at a set of plans and talk through the job

Industry focus

Whatever industry is hiring this quarter

Construction only, heavy civil to data centers

Communication

Silence until the invoice

One named recruiter who runs the scheduling, chases the feedback and keeps it moving while you’re buried in bids

After the hire

Placement made, file closed

Check-ins at 30, 60 and 90 days

Fee structure

Opaque terms, long tie-ins

No fee unless you hire. Transparent terms, no long tie-ins

Results

A stack of resumes

1,200+ placements across 47 states

What happens when you submit.

  1. TONIGHT

    Sourcing starts the night you send the role. The overnight office is already working your seat.

  2. 7 HOURS

    First qualified resume in your inbox.

  3. 24 HOURS

    Full intake with your named recruiter. One name, one number, a locked search plan.

  4. 7 DAYS

    Shortlist done.

  5. 30/60/90

    Check-ins at 30, 60 and 90 days after the start date.

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Real people. One name, one number.

Your search runs under one named recruiter who knows your market. These are the people contractors call back.

Meet the team
  • Alex Mowbray, Founder and Executive Chairman, Amundson Group

    Alex Mowbray

    Founder & Executive Chairman

  • Hannah Chancellor, Co-Founder and CEO, Amundson Group

    Hannah Chancellor

    Co-Founder & CEO

  • Martin Larkin, Chief Operating Officer, Amundson Group

    Martin Larkin

    Chief Operating Officer

  • Sarah Otis, US Director of Account Management, Amundson Group

    Sarah Otis

    US Director of Account Management

  • Taylor Sutton, Headhunter, Sourcing and Research, Amundson Group

    Taylor Sutton

    Headhunter, Sourcing & Research

  • Stef Solferini, Strategic Advisor, Amundson Group

    Stef Solferini

    Strategic Advisor

  • Alex Penry, Senior Headhunter, Foreman Recruiting, Amundson Group

    Alex Penry

    Senior Headhunter, Foreman Recruiting

  • Marisa de Freitas, Headhunter, All Roles, Texas, Amundson Group

    Marisa de Freitas

    Headhunter, All Roles, Texas

  • Cherine Van Tonder, Headhunter, Foreman Recruiting, Amundson Group

    Cherine Van Tonder

    Headhunter, Foreman Recruiting

  • Nicole Hill, Account Manager, Amundson Group

    Nicole Hill

    Account Manager

  • Richard Russell, Business Development, All States, Amundson Group

    Richard Russell

    Business Development, All States

  • Melissa Waltman, Account Manager, Amundson Group

    Melissa Waltman

    Account Manager

Employer proof

Hires you can count, on projects you know.

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President, LeoTerra Development

Client testimonial

14 hires

Flatiron / HRBT

On the $3.9B Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion, Virginia’s largest infrastructure project.

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7 day average fill

CBG

Half the people we placed were promoted inside 9 months.

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Growth to $50M

LeoTerra

With Amundson Group building the site development bench behind it.

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Intake call inside 24 hours. First resumes in 7 hours, average.

The sectors we serve.

S-01Heavy Civil

Bridges, highways and dams. Superintendents and project engineers who have poured big concrete on DOT schedules.

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S-02Site Development

Mass grading, wet and dry utilities. The dirt work every project starts with.

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S-03Paving

Asphalt and concrete paving crews that keep lane closures short and DOT inspectors satisfied.

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S-04Data Center

Mission critical work where the schedule is the contract. Leaders who have built at hyperscale.

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S-05Wastewater

Treatment plants, lift stations and pipelines. Talent from contractors that self perform.

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S-06Rail

Track, transit and freight. People who know live track protocol and tight possession windows.

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S-07Tunnels

TBM and SEM crews. The smallest talent pool in construction, and we know it by name.

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What the people we place say.

Resume rebuilt. Interview prepped. Feedback chased until you have an answer. And the full package laid out: pay, benefits, truck, travel.

  • He worked harder to get me in this role than I did.

    Wes Wokasch

    Placed with a civil infrastructure contractor

  • Best decision I made was calling AG back. Give em a call. They ARE worth it!

    Tyler Maxwell

    Placed on major infrastructure work

  • They were persistent in making sure they helped me find something I would love, that matched my goals and values.

    Deanna Tassinari

    Placed candidate

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First qualified resume in 7 hours, average. Shortlist in 7 days. The best superintendents take another offer while a slow process thinks it over, and an open seat usually costs more than our fee. No fee unless you hire. Transparent terms. No long tie-ins.

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