Construction manager · Columbia, MO
Construction manager in Columbia: $3,796/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Columbia at $106,210 a year. About 150 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.57). The 10th percentile is $75,880 and the 90th is $148,740. Pay ranks 173rd-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,020/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,796 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Joseph, about 131 miles away, at $4,583 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,796
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,210
$75,880 to $148,740
Rent (1 bd)
$1,020
$1,214 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.57
Pay rank
173rd of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $106,210.
- Taxes$2,264
- Rent$1,020
- Other living costs$1,771
- Left over$3,796
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,210
- Federal income tax
- −$14,980
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,125
- State income tax (MO)
- −$4,065
- Take-home pay
- $79,040
- Effective tax rate
- 25.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,020
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $502
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,791
Left over each month
$8,851 gross, minus $2,264 in tax and $2,791 in living costs.
$3,796
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Joseph, $4,583/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Columbia?
$106,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Columbia?
$3,796 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,020, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
St. Joseph, about 131 miles away, leaves $4,583 a month, more than Columbia.