Construction manager · Asheville, NC
Construction manager in Asheville: $3,311/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Asheville at $105,040 a year. About 470 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $67,320 and the 90th is $168,140. Pay ranks 188th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,311 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingsport, about 69 miles away, at $4,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,311
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$105,040
$67,320 to $168,140
Rent (1 bd)
$1,296
$1,543 (2 bd)
Employment
470
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
188th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $105,040.
- Taxes$2,223
- Rent$1,296
- Other living costs$1,923
- Left over$3,311
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,040
- Federal income tax
- −$14,723
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,036
- State income tax (NC)
- −$3,922
- Take-home pay
- $78,359
- Effective tax rate
- 25.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,296
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $528
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,219
Left over each month
$8,753 gross, minus $2,223 in tax and $3,219 in living costs.
$3,311
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingsport, $4,711/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Asheville?
$105,040 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 470 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Asheville?
$3,311 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Kingsport, about 69 miles away, leaves $4,711 a month, more than Asheville.