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Construction Foreman Salary in District of Columbia
Compare District of Columbia construction foreman pay ranges and compensation factors to evaluate written offers for your skills and experience.
What Construction Foremen Earn in the District of Columbia
District first-line construction and extraction supervisors earn $30.92–$61.50/hr across the current 10th–90th percentile range, or $64,310–$127,920 annually. This broader BLS supervisory occupation includes multiple specialties. Compare trade, crew responsibility, and project conditions rather than treating the jurisdiction-wide figure as an exact offer; these estimates describe employee wages, not contracting revenue. Compare gross pay with benefits, reimbursement terms, expected hours, and the duties actually assigned.
Hourly rates by level in District of Columbia
What each rung of the trade is paid, before overtime and per diem.
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$28.00 is above roughly 46% of this market. The top quarter starts at $36.00, and the median sits at $29.00.
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An estimate, not an offer. Overtime is paid at time and a half past forty hours.
Who pays the most in District of Columbia
Review equipment contractors, commercial building firms and structural specialists as different supervisory settings. National employee medians offer context for District foreman searches. They do not establish local sector rankings or the rate for a particular crew.
Building Equipment Contractors
These contractors install building systems, including electrical, plumbing, heating, and cooling equipment. Compare the trade supervised, crew size, technical responsibilities, expected hours, travel, and benefits before interpreting the national supervisory wage benchmark.
Nonresidential Building Construction
Commercial and institutional projects require coordination across trades and work packages. Compare crew responsibilities, decision authority, scheduling duties, expected hours, and benefits, including any documented incentives, when evaluating a foreman offer against this benchmark.
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors
Specialist foundation, structural, and exterior contractors concentrate on defined building packages. Compare the supervised trade, crew responsibilities, project transfers, hours, and benefits rather than treating every foreman assignment as equivalent work with identical compensation.
Which states pay construction foremen the most
Median hourly across every state with a published guide for this trade. Cost of living is not netted out — compare take-home, not just the rate.
What each certification is worth
Sorted by payback speed.
| Certification | Rate bump | Extra / year | Cost | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCCER Site Supervisor/Foreman | +$1.38 | $2,870 | $302 | 5 weeks |
| Fall Protection Competent Person | +$0.75 | $1,560 | $178 | 6 weeks |
| NCCER Safety Technology | +$1 | $2,080 | $275 | 7 weeks |
| OSHA 30-Hour Construction | +$0.62 | $1,290 | $204 | 8 weeks |
| First Aid/CPR (OSHA-aligned) | +$0.25 | $520 | $82 | 8 weeks |
What overtime actually adds
Past forty hours the rate is time and a half. Built from the rate above. At $41.60/hr.
Questions workers ask
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Current BLS District of Columbia employee wages for First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, SOC 47-1011; a broader foreman benchmark.
Last updated November 2, 2026. Rates are market estimates, not guarantees.