Construction manager · Boulder, CO
Construction manager in Boulder: $4,288/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Boulder at $126,450 a year. About 480 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $81,750 and the 90th is $219,120. Pay ranks 50th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,647/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,288 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Denver is the strongest other metro for this job ($4,254 left over a month), and Boulder still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,288
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$126,450
$81,750 to $219,120
Rent (1 bd)
$1,647
$1,961 (2 bd)
Employment
480
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
50th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $126,450.
- Taxes$2,849
- Rent$1,647
- Other living costs$1,753
- Left over$4,288
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $126,450
- Federal income tax
- −$19,595
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,673
- State income tax (CO)
- −$4,921
- Take-home pay
- $92,260
- Effective tax rate
- 27.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,647
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $342
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,400
Left over each month
$10,538 gross, minus $2,849 in tax and $3,400 in living costs.
$4,288
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Denver, $4,254/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Boulder?
$126,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 480 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Boulder?
$4,288 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,647, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Boulder leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Denver at $4,254 a month.