Construction manager · Albuquerque, NM

Construction manager in Albuquerque: $3,319/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Albuquerque at $101,650 a year. About 1,210 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.22). The 10th percentile is $69,860 and the 90th is $157,750. Pay ranks 254th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,119/mo). New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,319 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Las Cruces, about 193 miles away, at $3,784 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,319

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$101,650

$69,860 to $157,750

Rent (1 bd)

$1,119

$1,332 (2 bd)

Employment

1,210

Location quotient 1.22

Pay rank

254th of 378

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $101,650.

Taxes$2,123
Rent$1,119
Other living costs$1,910
Left over$3,319

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $101,650
Federal income tax: −$13,977
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,776
State income tax (NM): −$3,723
Take-home pay: $76,173
Effective tax rate: 25.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,119
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $547
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $3,029

Left over each month

$8,471 gross, minus $2,123 in tax and $3,029 in living costs.

$3,319

Rank every metro for a construction manager

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Las Cruces, $3,784/mo.

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Questions

What does a construction manager make in Albuquerque?

$101,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,210 construction manager jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,319 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,119, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?

Las Cruces, about 193 miles away, leaves $3,784 a month, more than Albuquerque.