Construction manager · Dallas, TX
Construction manager in Dallas: $3,547/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Dallas at $103,550 a year. About 17,110 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.73). The 10th percentile is $66,580 and the 90th is $166,770. Pay ranks 211th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,258/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,547 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Shreveport, about 190 miles away, at $3,845 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,547
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,550
$66,580 to $166,770
Rent (1 bd)
$1,258
$1,498 (2 bd)
Employment
17,110
Location quotient 1.73
Pay rank
211th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $103,550.
- Taxes$1,823
- Rent$1,258
- Other$2,001
- Left$3,547
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,550
- Federal income tax
- −$13,951
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,922
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $81,677
- Effective tax rate
- 21.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,258
- Groceries
- $392
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $441
- Utilities and internet
- $245
- Everything else
- $343
- Total spending
- $3,259
After tax and rent
$3,547 left/mo
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Shreveport, $3,845/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Dallas?
$103,550 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 17,110 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Dallas?
$3,547 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,258, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Shreveport, about 190 miles away, leaves $3,845 a month, more than Dallas.