Construction manager · Alexandria, LA
Construction manager in Alexandria: $3,606/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Alexandria at $98,410 a year. About 80 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.57). The 10th percentile is $61,070 and the 90th is $163,540. Pay ranks 304th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($803/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,606 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is New Orleans, about 227 miles away, at $4,548 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,606
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,410
$61,070 to $163,540
Rent (1 bd)
$803
$956 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.57
Pay rank
304th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $98,410.
- Taxes$1,947
- Rent$803
- Other living costs$1,844
- Left over$3,606
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,410
- Federal income tax
- −$13,264
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,528
- State income tax (LA)
- −$2,577
- Take-home pay
- $75,040
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $803
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,647
Left over each month
$8,201 gross, minus $1,947 in tax and $2,647 in living costs.
$3,606
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: New Orleans, $4,548/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Alexandria?
$98,410 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Alexandria?
$3,606 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $803, and pay covers 10.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
New Orleans, about 227 miles away, leaves $4,548 a month, more than Alexandria.