Construction Managers
Construction Managers (SOC 11-9021) earn a median $114,990 a year ($55.28 an hour) in the United States, with 380,360 employed as of May 2025; the highest-paying state is New York.
What construction managers do
Construction managers plan, coordinate, and oversee construction projects from the early planning stages through completion. Their work concerns the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems. Their tasks include scheduling work so that deadlines are met, preparing budget estimates and cost and progress reports, checking that work meets building and safety codes and other regulations, and putting quality control programs in place. They direct and supervise construction workers, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, and coordinate subcontractors. Titles include construction project manager and superintendent. The category includes managers in specialized trades, such as carpentry or plumbing. It is separate from first-line supervisors of construction trades, who lead crews directly in the field, and from cost estimators, who prepare price estimates. Architectural and engineering managers lead design work instead of the building process. They also confer with owners, contractors, and design professionals to resolve construction problems and prepare or revise contracts with architects, consultants, suppliers, and subcontractors.
Typical entry: O*NET respondents most often report a bachelor's degree as the typical level of education for this occupation.
Also called: Bridges and Buildings Supervisor, Commercial Construction Project Manager, Commercial Construction Superintendent, Commercial Superintendent, Concrete Foreman.
National wage percentiles, May 2025
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||
| United States | Hourly | $33.50 | $42.57 | $55.28 | $72.91 | $91.08 | $59.79 | 380,360 |
| Annual | $69,690 | $88,550 | $114,990 | $151,640 | $189,440 | $124,360 | ||
Employment per 1,000 jobs and the location quotient are area measures; they appear in the state and metro tables below. To see what a wage in this range leaves after tax, use FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.
Where construction managers earn and work most
Five highest-paying states
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| New York | Hourly | $41.47 | $52.35 | $74.69 | $94.72 | $117.59 | $76.69 | 10,280 | 1.06 | 0.43 |
| Annual | $86,250 | $108,890 | $155,360 | $197,010 | $244,590 | $159,510 | ||||
| Washington | Hourly | $50.85 | $62.51 | $74.55 | $85.57 | $104.77 | $76.39 | 6,010 | 1.69 | 0.69 |
| Annual | $105,770 | $130,010 | $155,070 | $177,990 | $217,920 | $158,890 | ||||
| Massachusetts | Hourly | $50.05 | $61.07 | $69.71 | $83.42 | $104.29 | $74.95 | 9,870 | 2.71 | 1.11 |
| Annual | $104,100 | $127,020 | $145,010 | $173,520 | $216,920 | $155,900 | ||||
| Alaska | Hourly | $47.50 | $58.31 | $66.92 | $82.39 | $102.75 | $73.57 | 1,720 | 5.29 | 2.16 |
| Annual | $98,810 | $121,290 | $139,190 | $171,370 | $213,710 | $153,030 | ||||
| New Jersey | Hourly | $44.78 | $53.00 | $66.46 | $85.17 | $107.01 | $72.68 | 6,910 | 1.61 | 0.66 |
| Annual | $93,130 | $110,230 | $138,230 | $177,150 | $222,580 | $151,170 | ||||
Five states with the most jobs
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| Texas | Hourly | $30.79 | $38.17 | $48.78 | $63.26 | $80.19 | $54.17 | 59,060 | 4.20 | 1.72 |
| Annual | $64,040 | $79,390 | $101,470 | $131,570 | $166,800 | $112,680 | ||||
| California | Hourly | $39.47 | $49.41 | $64.02 | $80.80 | $101.91 | $68.11 | 34,750 | 1.91 | 0.78 |
| Annual | $82,100 | $102,780 | $133,160 | $168,070 | $211,970 | $141,670 | ||||
| Florida | Hourly | $31.35 | $41.31 | $54.39 | $77.97 | $100.70 | $61.64 | 34,010 | 3.43 | 1.40 |
| Annual | $65,200 | $85,930 | $113,130 | $162,170 | $209,450 | $128,210 | ||||
| Illinois | Hourly | $27.97 | $38.46 | $52.48 | $67.31 | $82.89 | $56.26 | 19,160 | 3.14 | 1.28 |
| Annual | $58,170 | $80,010 | $109,160 | $140,000 | $172,410 | $117,010 | ||||
| North Carolina | Hourly | $33.16 | $40.38 | $51.27 | $66.11 | $84.95 | $57.36 | 16,310 | 3.30 | 1.35 |
| Annual | $68,960 | $83,990 | $106,640 | $137,510 | $176,690 | $119,310 | ||||
Five highest-paying metropolitan areas
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Hourly | $48.51 | $61.08 | $79.82 | $90.75 | $108.23 | $79.21 | 5,160 | 2.17 | 0.89 |
| Annual | $100,910 | $127,040 | $166,030 | $188,750 | $225,120 | $164,760 | ||||
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Hourly | $47.07 | $60.07 | $78.39 | $96.57 | $120.19 | $80.88 | 1,850 | 1.63 | 0.67 |
| Annual | $97,900 | $124,940 | $163,040 | $200,870 | $249,990 | $168,220 | ||||
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | Hourly | $61.24 | $63.17 | $76.86 | $83.09 | $107.32 | $78.53 | 110 | 2.13 | 0.87 |
| Annual | $127,380 | $131,390 | $159,860 | $172,830 | $223,220 | $163,350 | ||||
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Hourly | $52.79 | $63.99 | $76.65 | $89.64 | $106.43 | $78.73 | 4,010 | 1.92 | 0.78 |
| Annual | $109,800 | $133,100 | $159,430 | $186,460 | $221,370 | $163,750 | ||||
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Hourly | $44.10 | $57.03 | $75.96 | $97.25 | $120.44 | $78.27 | 12,120 | 1.28 | 0.52 |
| Annual | $91,740 | $118,630 | $158,000 | $202,280 | $250,520 | $162,800 | ||||
Five metropolitan areas with the most jobs
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Hourly | $32.01 | $38.94 | $49.79 | $63.96 | $80.18 | $55.47 | 17,110 | 4.23 | 1.73 |
| Annual | $66,580 | $81,000 | $103,550 | $133,030 | $166,770 | $115,370 | ||||
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Hourly | $32.93 | $39.32 | $49.78 | $64.35 | $82.01 | $56.54 | 16,500 | 5.02 | 2.05 |
| Annual | $68,500 | $81,780 | $103,530 | $133,840 | $170,590 | $117,600 | ||||
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Hourly | $26.68 | $39.58 | $56.39 | $72.91 | $85.64 | $57.95 | 13,850 | 3.07 | 1.25 |
| Annual | $55,500 | $82,330 | $117,280 | $151,650 | $178,140 | $120,530 | ||||
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Hourly | $44.10 | $57.03 | $75.96 | $97.25 | $120.44 | $78.27 | 12,120 | 1.28 | 0.52 |
| Annual | $91,740 | $118,630 | $158,000 | $202,280 | $250,520 | $162,800 | ||||
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Hourly | $36.41 | $48.48 | $63.31 | $78.99 | $102.08 | $66.94 | 10,120 | 1.61 | 0.66 |
| Annual | $75,730 | $100,830 | $131,680 | $164,310 | $212,330 | $139,240 | ||||
Top industries employing construction managers
Nonresidential Building Construction employ 24.3% of construction managers nationally (92,590 jobs) at a median $126,690 a year ($60.91 an hour), followed by Residential Building Construction (14.8%) and Building Equipment Contractors (12.5%).
| Industry | Employment | Share of occupation | Median annual | Median hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresidential Building Construction NAICS 236200 | 92,590 | 24.3% | $126,690 | $60.91 |
| Residential Building Construction NAICS 236100 | 56,450 | 14.8% | $98,390 | $47.30 |
| Building Equipment Contractors NAICS 238200 | 47,360 | 12.5% | $109,990 | $52.88 |
| Utility System Construction NAICS 237100 | 24,680 | 6.5% | $120,440 | $57.90 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors NAICS 238100 | 24,550 | 6.5% | $100,690 | $48.41 |
Share is the industry's employment over the occupation's national employment (380,360). Industries whose employment BLS withheld are not ranked.
Published medians, May 2021 to May 2025
BLS published a median annual wage of $98,890 for construction managers in May 2021 and $114,990 in May 2025, with employment of 284,750 and 380,360.
| Release | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | $98,890 | $47.55 | 284,750 |
| May 2022 | $101,480 | $48.79 | 303,220 |
| May 2023 | $104,900 | $50.43 | 329,190 |
| May 2024 | $106,980 | $51.43 | 348,330 |
| May 2025 | $114,990 | $55.28 | 380,360 |
BLS does not design OEWS as a time series: each release pools three years of samples, and occupational classifications, area definitions and estimation methods change between releases, so a difference between two releases is not a measure of change over time. The figures are shown as published, side by side, and nothing is computed from them. See how often OEWS is updated.
Every state, by median wage
51 states and DC publish a row for this occupation. A linked state has its own page with the within-state metro table and comparison; the others appear here only.
| Rank | State | Median hourly | Median annual | 10th pct (annual) | 90th pct (annual) | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York profile | $74.69 | $155,360 | $86,250 | $244,590 | 10,280 | 1.06 | 0.43 |
| 2 | Washington profile | $74.55 | $155,070 | $105,770 | $217,920 | 6,010 | 1.69 | 0.69 |
| 3 | Massachusetts profile | $69.71 | $145,010 | $104,100 | $216,920 | 9,870 | 2.71 | 1.11 |
| 4 | Alaska profile | $66.92 | $139,190 | $98,810 | $213,710 | 1,720 | 5.29 | 2.16 |
| 5 | New Jersey profile | $66.46 | $138,230 | $93,130 | $222,580 | 6,910 | 1.61 | 0.66 |
| 6 | California profile | $64.02 | $133,160 | $82,100 | $211,970 | 34,750 | 1.91 | 0.78 |
| 7 | Delaware profile | $63.53 | $132,150 | $95,730 | $209,400 | 610 | 1.25 | 0.51 |
| 8 | Oregon profile | $63.18 | $131,420 | $72,800 | $209,550 | 4,300 | 2.18 | 0.89 |
| 9 | New Hampshire profile | $62.15 | $129,260 | $92,300 | $202,820 | 660 | 0.97 | 0.39 |
| 10 | Hawaii profile | $61.98 | $128,910 | $70,230 | $191,980 | 2,890 | 4.61 | 1.89 |
| 11 | Maryland profile | $61.70 | $128,330 | $79,860 | $206,370 | 5,770 | 2.09 | 0.85 |
| 12 | District of Columbia profile | $60.78 | $126,430 | $80,620 | $209,680 | 1,250 | 1.79 | 0.73 |
| 13 | Connecticut profile | $60.19 | $125,190 | $79,990 | $195,100 | 3,620 | 2.14 | 0.87 |
| 14 | Colorado profile | $60.02 | $124,830 | $78,160 | $191,450 | 12,550 | 4.37 | 1.79 |
| 15 | Minnesota profile | $59.33 | $123,400 | $75,130 | $184,260 | 5,800 | 1.97 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Kansas profile | $58.08 | $120,810 | $77,310 | $163,130 | 2,960 | 2.06 | 0.84 |
| 17 | Virginia profile | $57.26 | $119,110 | $79,940 | $183,980 | 7,290 | 1.77 | 0.73 |
| 18 | South Dakota profile | $56.91 | $118,380 | $90,210 | $161,440 | 1,070 | 2.33 | 0.95 |
| 19 | Nevada profile | $55.41 | $115,250 | $81,010 | $175,640 | 4,460 | 2.88 | 1.18 |
| 20 | Arizona profile | $55.14 | $114,680 | $77,990 | $168,560 | 9,910 | 3.06 | 1.25 |
| 21 | Wisconsin profile | $54.90 | $114,190 | $76,990 | $169,700 | 6,080 | 2.07 | 0.84 |
| 22 | Florida profile | $54.39 | $113,130 | $65,200 | $209,450 | 34,010 | 3.43 | 1.40 |
| 23 | Missouri profile | $53.96 | $112,230 | $75,490 | $172,570 | 3,680 | 1.25 | 0.51 |
| 24 | Georgia profile | $53.27 | $110,810 | $71,300 | $180,750 | 10,740 | 2.20 | 0.90 |
| 25 | Tennessee profile | $52.98 | $110,200 | $65,780 | $183,270 | 5,860 | 1.79 | 0.73 |
| 26 | Maine profile | $52.92 | $110,070 | $66,640 | $172,790 | 1,460 | 2.28 | 0.93 |
| 27 | Louisiana profile | $52.89 | $110,010 | $66,790 | $173,910 | 5,530 | 2.86 | 1.17 |
| 28 | Illinois profile | $52.48 | $109,160 | $58,170 | $172,410 | 19,160 | 3.14 | 1.28 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania profile | $52.04 | $108,250 | $78,100 | $173,160 | 6,840 | 1.13 | 0.46 |
| 30 | South Carolina profile | $51.98 | $108,110 | $71,490 | $192,000 | 5,620 | 2.44 | 1.00 |
| 31 | North Carolina profile | $51.27 | $106,640 | $68,960 | $176,690 | 16,310 | 3.30 | 1.35 |
| 32 | Indiana profile | $51.15 | $106,390 | $63,270 | $172,000 | 5,450 | 1.70 | 0.70 |
| 33 | Utah profile | $50.58 | $105,200 | $64,200 | $159,220 | ** | ** | ** |
| 34 | Idaho profile | $50.29 | $104,600 | $56,220 | $162,390 | 2,280 | 2.66 | 1.09 |
| 35 | New Mexico profile | $50.26 | $104,550 | $71,830 | $167,440 | 2,480 | 2.85 | 1.17 |
| 36 | Montana profile | $50.23 | $104,480 | $71,930 | $173,630 | 2,140 | 4.17 | 1.71 |
| 37 | Rhode Island profile | $50.00 | $103,990 | $61,300 | $177,360 | 450 | 0.90 | 0.37 |
| 38 | Vermont profile | $49.74 | $103,450 | $76,790 | $143,670 | 930 | 3.07 | 1.26 |
| 39 | Michigan profile | $49.63 | $103,230 | $61,830 | $171,340 | 9,620 | 2.18 | 0.89 |
| 40 | North Dakota profile | $49.07 | $102,070 | $63,470 | $168,570 | 1,450 | 3.37 | 1.38 |
| 41 | Ohio profile | $49.03 | $101,980 | $65,800 | $161,410 | 16,130 | 2.91 | 1.19 |
| 42 | Texas profile | $48.78 | $101,470 | $64,040 | $166,800 | 59,060 | 4.20 | 1.72 |
| 43 | Nebraska profile | $48.47 | $100,820 | $63,840 | $158,140 | 3,430 | 3.35 | 1.37 |
| 44 | Oklahoma profile | $48.41 | $100,690 | $60,310 | $176,080 | 1,980 | 1.16 | 0.47 |
| 45 | Mississippi profile | $47.85 | $99,520 | $63,610 | $161,580 | 1,640 | 1.41 | 0.58 |
| 46 | Iowa profile | $47.73 | $99,280 | $65,260 | $167,250 | 3,070 | 1.97 | 0.80 |
| 47 | Kentucky profile | $46.64 | $97,020 | $53,850 | $195,530 | 2,990 | 1.49 | 0.61 |
| 48 | Alabama profile | $46.61 | $96,960 | $61,970 | $157,460 | 8,560 | 4.05 | 1.66 |
| 49 | West Virginia profile | $46.03 | $95,740 | $57,490 | $152,180 | 600 | 0.86 | 0.35 |
| 50 | Wyoming profile | $44.39 | $92,320 | $62,480 | $160,480 | ** | ** | ** |
| 51 | Arkansas profile | $41.50 | $86,310 | $52,570 | $128,320 | 2,280 | 1.75 | 0.71 |
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Source and notes
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS 11-9021 Construction Managers.
**- Employment estimate not available.
- Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
- Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
- Top industries: nat4d_M2025_dl.xlsx in oesm25in4.zip (BLS OEWS May 2025, national, 4-digit NAICS, cross-ownership). Employment is the industry's rounded total for this occupation; industries whose employment BLS withheld (**) are not ranked.
- Published medians: national_M2021_dl.xlsx to national_M2024_dl.xlsx in oesm21nat.zip to oesm24nat.zip (BLS OEWS May 2021 to May 2024, national, cross-industry, all ownerships) and the May 2025 spine. Each release is shown as published; nothing is computed between them.
Sources
- BLS Standard Occupational Classification 2018, definition of 11-9021, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- O*NET 30.1 Database, 11-9021.00, National Center for O*NET Development, USDOL/ETA (CC BY 4.0).
- OEWS May 2025 national industry-specific estimates, 4-digit NAICS (oesm25in4.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2021 national estimates (oesm21nat.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2022 national estimates (oesm22nat.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2023 national estimates (oesm23nat.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2024 national estimates (oesm24nat.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2025 national estimates (oesm25nat.zip), the site's data spine, US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
Includes information from O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Description written 2026-10-17 in our own words from the sources above.