Construction manager · Columbia, SC
Construction manager in Columbia: $3,733/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Columbia at $112,180 a year. About 820 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $74,380 and the 90th is $180,570. Pay ranks 123rd-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,157/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,733 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingsport, about 192 miles away, at $4,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,733
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$112,180
$74,380 to $180,570
Rent (1 bd)
$1,157
$1,377 (2 bd)
Employment
820
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
123rd of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $112,180.
- Taxes$2,521
- Rent$1,157
- Other living costs$1,938
- Left over$3,733
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $112,180
- Federal income tax
- −$16,294
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,582
- State income tax (SC)
- −$5,373
- Take-home pay
- $81,932
- Effective tax rate
- 27.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,157
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $546
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,095
Left over each month
$9,348 gross, minus $2,521 in tax and $3,095 in living costs.
$3,733
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 Columbia?
$112,180 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 820 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Columbia?
$3,733 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,157, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Kingsport, about 192 miles away, leaves $4,711 a month, more than Columbia.