Construction manager · Brownsville, TX
Construction manager in Brownsville: $2,669/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Brownsville at $82,130 a year. About 230 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.61). The 10th percentile is $55,980 and the 90th is $137,980. Pay ranks 370th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,669 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Corpus Christi, about 124 miles away, at $3,519 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,669
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,130
$55,980 to $137,980
Rent (1 bd)
$979
$1,166 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 0.61
Pay rank
370th 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 $82,130.
- Taxes$1,330
- Rent$979
- Other living costs$1,866
- Left over$2,669
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,130
- Federal income tax
- −$9,683
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,283
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $66,164
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $979
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,845
Left over each month
$6,844 gross, minus $1,330 in tax and $2,845 in living costs.
$2,669
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Corpus Christi, $3,519/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Brownsville?
$82,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Brownsville?
$2,669 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Corpus Christi, about 124 miles away, leaves $3,519 a month, more than Brownsville.