Construction professionals are starting to see more in their paychecks as compensation begins to thaw out from the pay freeze of the past few years. However, recruiters say total pay packages aren't improving for all—only specific skill sets are seeing a bump up.
Average base salaries among non-executive-level staff rose 2.4% in 2011 and are expected to rise another 2.69% this year, according to the 2012 salary survey of construction and construction management staff by Personnel Administration Services (PAS), Saline, Mich.