Construction manager · Chattanooga, TN
Construction manager in Chattanooga: $3,632/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Chattanooga at $101,640 a year. About 380 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.58). The 10th percentile is $62,390 and the 90th is $179,570. Pay ranks 255th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,137/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,632 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingsport, about 196 miles away, at $4,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,632
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,640
$62,390 to $179,570
Rent (1 bd)
$1,137
$1,354 (2 bd)
Employment
380
Location quotient 0.58
Pay rank
255th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $101,640.
- Taxes$1,813
- Rent$1,137
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$3,632
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,640
- Federal income tax
- −$13,975
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,775
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $79,890
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,137
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,025
Left over each month
$8,470 gross, minus $1,813 in tax and $3,025 in living costs.
$3,632
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 Chattanooga?
$101,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Chattanooga?
$3,632 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,137, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Kingsport, about 196 miles away, leaves $4,711 a month, more than Chattanooga.