Florida is adding more than a thousand new residents a day and every arrival puts pressure on housing, healthcare, and infrastructure.
That’s why we created the Amundson Group Salary Guide: a role-by-role breakdown of real compensation in the construction industry. For companies, it’s a way to stay competitive in a tight labor market. For professionals, it’s a clear picture of what your skills are worth.
This is the second blog in our regional salary guide series, following our Texas Construction Salary Guide 2025.
Related read: Texas Construction Salary Guide 2025
Florida Construction Market Trends 2025
Florida’s construction market has its own profile: shaped by a retiree-driven senior living boom, rising demand for healthcare facilities, and accelerated investment in infrastructure. From Miami to Orlando, Tampa to Jacksonville, the Sunshine State is building at pace.
Florida Commercial Construction: Senior Living and Healthcare in Focus
Among the biggest shifts is the surge in senior living projects, a direct response to Florida’s expanding retiree population. New developments and expansions are scattered across the state, with large-scale investments such as the $78 million Village on the Isle expansion in Venice, highlighted by the Business Observer, showing the scale of demand.
Healthcare is another focal point. According to the Business Observer, $1.7 billion is being invested in hospitals and acute-care facilities across the state. Projects span from the Panhandle to Miami, ensuring Florida can keep pace with its fast-growing and diverse population.
While multifamily projects have slowed, activity in K-12 schools, healthcare, and senior living remains strong — sectors that directly reflect Florida’s demographic trends.
Heavy Civil & Site Development
The I-4 Ultimate Project was the state’s largest-ever highway investment, but Florida’s infrastructure pipeline didn’t stop there. Through the Moving I-4 Forward Program, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) accelerated major improvements along one of Central Florida’s busiest corridors, moving the completion date up by five years.
Elsewhere, work continues under the I-4 Beyond the Ultimate Project, with new segments around ChampionsGate and World Drive already underway at a cost of roughly $2.5 billion.
Population growth adds further pressure. Between 2020 and 2023, Florida grew by 5.1%, with the Greater Orlando Metro Area leading the charge. That pace has created demand for new communities, utilities, and site development expertise, particularly utility foremen, who are now central to ensuring projects keep pace.
Florida Construction Salaries 2025: By Role and Experience
Our guide breaks down compensation by role and years of experience. These figures reflect real data from live searches in Florida.
Here are a few highlights from Florida 2025 data:
- Chief Estimator: $130k–$140k (4–6 years), $150k (7+ years)
- Senior Estimator: $120k–$125k (4–6 years), $140k (7+ years)
- Senior Superintendent: $125k–$135k (4–6 years), $150k (7+ years)
- Foreman: $72.8k–$91k (4–6 years), $104k (7+ years)
- Project Manager: $100k–$115k (4–6 years), $130k (7+ years)
Florida’s salary landscape reflects its project mix. Foremen wages show the weight of site development, especially around Orlando’s expansion. Senior Superintendents and Estimators trend slightly lower than in Texas; a sign of the different scale and complexity of projects in each market.
For employers, benchmarking prevents delays when offers don’t hit the market.
For professionals, it provides leverage to negotiate fairly and make career decisions with confidence.
By putting accurate pay ranges into the hands of the people who build America, we aim to help projects move forward and careers move upward.
Looking Ahead
Florida’s construction industry shows no signs of slowing. Senior living, healthcare, and infrastructure will remain dominant themes as the state grows, with I-4 improvements and hospital projects already stretching years into the future.
The 2025 Amundson Group Salary Guide is our way of giving back: putting real numbers in your hands so you can budget smarter, hire sharper, and know your worth in a market that never stands still.
Download the latest Salary Guide or get in touch to find your next great hire.
