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Construction manager · Albany, NY

Construction manager in Albany: $4,467/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Albany at $130,980 a year. About 570 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.52). The 10th percentile is $79,020 and the 90th is $219,090. Pay ranks 32nd-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,367/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,467 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 150 miles away, at $6,129 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,467

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$130,980

$79,020 to $219,090

Rent (1 bd)

$1,367

$1,627 (2 bd)

Employment

570

Location quotient 0.52

Pay rank

32nd of 378

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $130,980.

  • Taxes$3,126
  • Rent$1,367
  • Other living costs$1,955
  • Left over$4,467

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$130,980
Federal income tax
−$20,682
Social Security and Medicare
−$10,020
State income tax (NY)
−$6,811
Take-home pay
$93,467
Effective tax rate
28.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,367
Groceries
$397
Getting around
$517
Healthcare
$446
Utilities and internet
$248
Everything else
$347
Total spending
$3,322

Left over each month

$10,915 gross, minus $3,126 in tax and $3,322 in living costs.

$4,467

Rank every metro for a construction manager

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $6,129/mo.

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Questions

What does a construction manager make in Albany?

$130,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 570 construction manager jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Albany?

$4,467 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,367, and pay covers 8.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?

Elmira, about 150 miles away, leaves $6,129 a month, more than Albany.