re: Construction Management Salaries

I'm going through the recruiting process right now and market value in the Houston/austin/San Antonio area that I'm looking in is between 60-65k with onsite per diem being about $100/day. Some of these companies will pay you less per diem but in exchange they will pay for a reasonable living situation. This is for commercial gc's. You can probably squeeze a little more out of industrial companies.

Personally I'd take the per diem because I'd be in control of how it's spent.

To compare what your buddy is saying, I'd expect to be making about 75 to 85k after five years in the industry. His numbers seem a little off unless he's talking about his overall taking home (salary,per diem, car allowance, cell phone, bonuses) if you add all that up it gets up there pretty quick.