Construction manager · Charleston, SC
Construction manager in Charleston: $3,068/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Charleston at $107,610 a year. About 1,080 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.12). The 10th percentile is $72,640 and the 90th is $192,330. Pay ranks 158th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,588/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,068 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Durham, about 212 miles away, at $4,241 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,068
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$107,610
$72,640 to $192,330
Rent (1 bd)
$1,588
$1,890 (2 bd)
Employment
1,080
Location quotient 1.12
Pay rank
158th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $107,610.
- Taxes$2,384
- Rent$1,588
- Other living costs$1,927
- Left over$3,068
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $107,610
- Federal income tax
- −$15,288
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,232
- State income tax (SC)
- −$5,089
- Take-home pay
- $79,000
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,588
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,515
Left over each month
$8,968 gross, minus $2,384 in tax and $3,515 in living costs.
$3,068
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Durham, $4,241/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Charleston?
$107,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,080 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Charleston?
$3,068 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,588, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Durham, about 212 miles away, leaves $4,241 a month, more than Charleston.