Construction manager · Chico, CA
Construction manager in Chico: $3,775/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Chico at $119,660 a year. About 140 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.72). The 10th percentile is $79,510 and the 90th is $176,820. Pay ranks 83rd-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,174/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,775 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Francisco, about 136 miles away, at $4,348 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,775
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$119,660
$79,510 to $176,820
Rent (1 bd)
$1,174
$1,398 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.72
Pay rank
83rd of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $119,660.
- Taxes$2,856
- Rent$1,174
- Other living costs$2,166
- Left over$3,775
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $119,660
- Federal income tax
- −$17,965
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,154
- State income tax (CA)
- −$7,156
- Take-home pay
- $85,385
- Effective tax rate
- 28.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,174
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,340
Left over each month
$9,972 gross, minus $2,856 in tax and $3,340 in living costs.
$3,775
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Francisco, $4,348/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Chico?
$119,660 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Chico?
$3,775 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,174, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
San Francisco, about 136 miles away, leaves $4,348 a month, more than Chico.