Construction manager · Charleston, WV
Construction manager in Charleston: $2,085/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Charleston at $79,050 a year. About 190 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $55,040 and the 90th is $131,350. Pay ranks 375th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,011/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,085 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingsport, about 127 miles away, at $4,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,085
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,050
$55,040 to $131,350
Rent (1 bd)
$1,011
$1,204 (2 bd)
Employment
190
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
375th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $79,050.
- Taxes$1,502
- Rent$1,011
- Other living costs$1,989
- Left over$2,085
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,050
- Federal income tax
- −$9,005
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,047
- State income tax (WV)
- −$2,972
- Take-home pay
- $61,026
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,011
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $574
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $3,000
Left over each month
$6,588 gross, minus $1,502 in tax and $3,000 in living costs.
$2,085
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingsport, $4,711/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Charleston?
$79,050 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Charleston?
$2,085 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,011, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Kingsport, about 127 miles away, leaves $4,711 a month, more than Charleston.