Construction manager · Chicago, IL
Construction manager in Chicago: $3,486/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Chicago at $117,280 a year. About 13,850 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.25). The 10th percentile is $55,500 and the 90th is $178,140. Pay ranks 98th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,782/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,486 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 126 miles away, at $5,016 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,486
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$117,280
$55,500 to $178,140
Rent (1 bd)
$1,782
$2,122 (2 bd)
Employment
13,850
Location quotient 1.25
Pay rank
98th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $117,280.
- Taxes$2,634
- Rent$1,782
- Other$1,871
- Left$3,486
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $117,280
- Federal income tax
- −$16,972
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,972
- State income tax (IL)
- −$5,668
- Take-home pay
- $85,668
- Effective tax rate
- 27.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,782
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $392
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,653
After tax and rent
$3,486 left/mo
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kokomo, $5,016/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Chicago?
$117,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 13,850 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Chicago?
$3,486 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $1,782, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Kokomo, about 126 miles away, leaves $5,016 a month, more than Chicago.