re: Construction Management Salaries

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He made it sound like its standard 40 hours a week, so either he just doesn't know any better (which he should) or he was exaggerating.

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Per diem is not always based on a long hour work week. It really depends on how the contract rates are written.

For example, per diem was paid at $80 a day 7 days a week for one of the projects I was on and the construction schedule was 4x10's (Mon-Thur 10 hours a day). Then the project got behind and they started working more hours but per diem did not change. They did get paid OT rates for the extra work though.

The rates will depend on the contract that was written with the owner. I work in the industrial side (on the owners side) in project controls so I see how these contracts are written and part of my job is to ensure that the contractor's invoices adhere to the contract that was written. That and track their progress/costs.