Construction Manager Salary (2026)
Typical pay is $114,990 a year, with most construction managers earning between $88,550 and $151,640. Based on the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
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Nationally, the typical construction manager earns $114,990 a year. Early-career pay starts around $88,550, experienced construction managers earn $151,640 or more, and the top 10% make over $189,440. About 380,360 people work in this occupation in the US. Pay is highest in New York ($155,360) and, among metro areas, in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($166,030).
Construction Manager salary in the United States
Annual pay, BLS survey of May 2025
What construction managers do
Construction managers plan, budget and oversee building and infrastructure projects from preconstruction to closeout, coordinating owners, designers and subcontractors. Many come from engineering, construction management or skilled trades backgrounds.
Construction Manager salary by state
Typical annual pay for construction managers in every state where BLS publishes figures, highest first.
| State | Typical | Early career | Experienced |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $155,360 | $108,890 | $197,010 |
| Washington | $155,070 | $130,010 | $177,990 |
| Massachusetts | $145,010 | $127,020 | $173,520 |
| Alaska | $139,190 | $121,290 | $171,370 |
| New Jersey | $138,230 | $110,230 | $177,150 |
| California | $133,160 | $102,780 | $168,070 |
| Delaware | $132,150 | $105,320 | $168,950 |
| Oregon | $131,420 | $97,270 | $165,350 |
| New Hampshire | $129,260 | $101,340 | $157,400 |
| Hawaii | $128,910 | $101,450 | $159,440 |
| Maryland | $128,330 | $97,490 | $161,450 |
| District of Columbia | $126,430 | $103,660 | $161,240 |
| Connecticut | $125,190 | $99,370 | $155,990 |
| Colorado | $124,830 | $98,890 | $153,420 |
| Minnesota | $123,400 | $96,300 | $155,740 |
| Kansas | $120,810 | $97,940 | $133,910 |
| Virginia | $119,110 | $96,390 | $153,220 |
| South Dakota | $118,380 | $99,830 | $132,330 |
| Nevada | $115,250 | $93,550 | $139,890 |
| Arizona | $114,680 | $95,200 | $136,350 |
| Wisconsin | $114,190 | $96,970 | $138,590 |
| Florida | $113,130 | $85,930 | $162,170 |
| Missouri | $112,230 | $92,750 | $136,580 |
| Georgia | $110,810 | $85,540 | $138,850 |
| Tennessee | $110,200 | $82,720 | $147,900 |
| Maine | $110,070 | $81,700 | $143,670 |
| Louisiana | $110,010 | $90,450 | $137,710 |
| Illinois | $109,160 | $80,010 | $140,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $108,250 | $93,500 | $138,490 |
| South Carolina | $108,110 | $86,440 | $139,570 |
| North Carolina | $106,640 | $83,990 | $137,510 |
| Indiana | $106,390 | $84,930 | $134,350 |
| Utah | $105,200 | $85,260 | $128,870 |
| Idaho | $104,600 | $83,410 | $131,630 |
| New Mexico | $104,550 | $83,470 | $131,350 |
| Montana | $104,480 | $90,810 | $137,450 |
| Rhode Island | $103,990 | $84,280 | $135,210 |
| Vermont | $103,450 | $83,200 | $126,150 |
| Michigan | $103,230 | $79,830 | $133,400 |
| North Dakota | $102,070 | $78,120 | $130,980 |
| Ohio | $101,980 | $80,500 | $128,120 |
| Texas | $101,470 | $79,390 | $131,570 |
| Nebraska | $100,820 | $79,780 | $127,930 |
| Oklahoma | $100,690 | $81,130 | $133,560 |
| Mississippi | $99,520 | $80,880 | $124,290 |
| Iowa | $99,280 | $78,890 | $130,920 |
| Kentucky | $97,020 | $74,380 | $134,230 |
| Alabama | $96,960 | $77,190 | $121,330 |
| West Virginia | $95,740 | $69,440 | $129,500 |
| Wyoming | $92,320 | $64,990 | $132,370 |
| Arkansas | $86,310 | $70,040 | $101,550 |
Highest-paying metro areas
| Metro area | Typical |
|---|---|
| 1. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $166,030 |
| 2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $163,040 |
| 3. Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $159,860 |
| 4. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $159,430 |
| 5. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $158,000 |
| 6. Bellingham, WA | $156,580 |
| 7. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $156,470 |
| 8. Longview-Kelso, WA | $154,300 |
| 9. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $152,100 |
| 10. Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $150,780 |
| 11. Kennewick-Richland, WA | $149,900 |
| 12. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $146,740 |
| 13. Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $142,500 |
| 14. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $142,070 |
| 15. Worcester, MA | $140,570 |
Pay in Apollo's markets
| Metro | Typical |
|---|---|
| Atlanta | $119,590 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | $103,550 |
| Houston | $103,530 |
| Austin | $102,980 |
| Charlotte | $107,200 |
| Raleigh | $119,700 |
| San Antonio | $98,450 |
| Chicago | $117,280 |
| Orlando | $108,010 |
| Tampa | $120,800 |
| Miami | $126,110 |
| Jacksonville | $107,200 |
| Greenville-Spartanburg | $111,700 |
| Columbia, SC | $112,180 |
| Charleston, SC | $107,610 |
| Savannah | $113,450 |
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Construction Manager salary FAQs
How much does a construction manager make in the US?
The typical (median) construction manager in the US earns $114,990 a year, or about $55.28 an hour (BLS, May 2025). Half earn more and half earn less.
What is the entry-level salary for a construction manager in the US?
Early-career construction managers in the US typically earn around $88,550 (the 25th percentile), and the lowest-paid 10% earn under $69,690. Degree, internships, licenses and the industry all move starting pay.
How much do experienced construction managers earn in the US?
Experienced construction managers in the US earn $151,640 or more (the 75th percentile), and the top 10% earn over $189,440.
Which state pays construction managers the most?
New York has the highest typical pay for construction managers at $155,360 a year. The highest-paying metro area is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $166,030 (BLS, May 2025).
Are construction managers in demand?
BLS projects employment in this occupation to grow 9.1% from 2025 to 2035, compared with 3.5% for all jobs, with about 49,700 openings a year nationally as people retire, change jobs or the field grows.
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Where these numbers come from
Pay figures come from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program (OEWS), which surveys about 1.1 million employer locations and is the government's main source of pay by occupation and location. This page uses the May 2025 survey, released in 2026, and updates itself when BLS publishes the next year's figures. Job outlook comes from the BLS Employment Projections for 2025–35. Cost of living comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities for 2024, where the US average is 100.
Pay is base wages and salary before tax. It does not include bonuses, overtime, benefits or equity. Early career is the 25th percentile (a quarter of workers earn less), Typical is the median and Experienced is the 75th percentile. The bar shows the full range from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The salary rank check estimates a percentile by drawing straight lines between those five published points.
BLS groups some job titles together. Controls engineers, for example, are counted with electrical engineers, and CAD designers with drafters. Each result names the BLS occupation it uses so you can see exactly what is being measured. BLS does not publish every occupation in every area, for example when too few people in a job were surveyed or when a figure does not meet its reliability standards. When a metro figure is missing, the calculator shows the state figure, or the national figure if the state is also missing, and says so.
BLS occupation used on this page: Construction Managers (SOC 11-9021).