Construction Managers
United States. Estimated employment 380,360, with pages for 28 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 11-9021
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
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$114,990 · 50th
$69,69010th
$88,55025th
$114,99050th
$151,64075th
$189,44090th
That is the median — half of construction managers in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Construction Managers page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $166,030 | 5,160 |
| San Jose, CA | $163,040 | 1,850 |
| New York, NY | $158,000 | 12,120 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $152,100 | 310 |
| Napa, CA | $138,730 | 180 |
| Rochester, NY | $134,940 | 490 |
| San Diego, CA | $133,210 | 3,800 |
| Syracuse, NY | $132,760 | 320 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $132,620 | 290 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $131,680 | 10,120 |
| Albany, NY | $130,980 | 570 |
| Oxnard, CA | $130,700 | 580 |
| Buffalo, NY | $127,550 | 390 |
| Midland, TX | $118,630 | 600 |
| Chicago, IL | $117,280 | 13,850 |
| Rockford, IL | $106,870 | 320 |
| Odessa, TX | $106,800 | 340 |
| Peoria, IL | $105,900 | 640 |
| Decatur, IL | $104,160 | 280 |
| Springfield, IL | $104,010 | 270 |
| Dallas, TX | $103,550 | 17,110 |
| Houston, TX | $103,530 | 16,500 |
| Austin, TX | $102,980 | 6,040 |
| Beaumont, TX | $100,340 | 1,210 |
| Champaign, IL | $99,500 | 270 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $98,520 | 1,150 |
| San Antonio, TX | $98,450 | 4,680 |
| Bloomington, IL | $97,500 | 220 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 380,360 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 11-9021, Construction Managers. Mapped to our taxonomy as construction-managers.
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