Construction manager · Cedar Rapids, IA
Construction manager in Cedar Rapids: $3,553/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Cedar Rapids at $98,380 a year. About 280 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.82). The 10th percentile is $66,010 and the 90th is $165,470. Pay ranks 305th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,553 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fond du Lac, about 196 miles away, at $4,688 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,553
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,380
$66,010 to $165,470
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 0.82
Pay rank
305th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $98,380.
- Taxes$1,997
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,744
- Left over$3,553
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,380
- Federal income tax
- −$13,258
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,526
- State income tax (IA)
- −$3,184
- Take-home pay
- $74,413
- Effective tax rate
- 24.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $485
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,648
Left over each month
$8,198 gross, minus $1,997 in tax and $2,648 in living costs.
$3,553
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fond du Lac, $4,688/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Cedar Rapids?
$98,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Cedar Rapids?
$3,553 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 9.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Fond du Lac, about 196 miles away, leaves $4,688 a month, more than Cedar Rapids.