Construction manager · Austin, TX
Construction manager in Austin: $3,536/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Austin at $102,980 a year. About 6,040 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.91). The 10th percentile is $69,740 and the 90th is $169,110. Pay ranks 217th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,221/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,536 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Eagle Pass, about 192 miles away, at $3,872 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,536
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,980
$69,740 to $169,110
Rent (1 bd)
$1,221
$1,453 (2 bd)
Employment
6,040
Location quotient 1.91
Pay rank
217th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $102,980.
- Taxes$1,809
- Rent$1,221
- Other$2,016
- Left$3,536
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,980
- Federal income tax
- −$13,826
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,878
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $81,276
- Effective tax rate
- 21.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,221
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,237
After tax and rent
$3,536 left/mo
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Eagle Pass, $3,872/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Austin?
$102,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 6,040 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Austin?
$3,536 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,221, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Eagle Pass, about 192 miles away, leaves $3,872 a month, more than Austin.