Construction manager · Decatur, IL
Construction manager in Decatur: $3,742/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Decatur at $104,160 a year. About 280 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.53). The 10th percentile is $74,660 and the 90th is $161,290. Pay ranks 198th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($699/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,742 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 156 miles away, at $4,974 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,742
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$104,160
$74,660 to $161,290
Rent (1 bd)
$699
$832 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 2.53
Pay rank
198th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $104,160.
- Taxes$2,293
- Rent$699
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$3,742
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $104,160
- Federal income tax
- −$14,529
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,968
- State income tax (IL)
- −$5,019
- Take-home pay
- $76,644
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $699
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $577
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,645
Left over each month
$8,680 gross, minus $2,293 in tax and $2,645 in living costs.
$3,742
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kokomo, $4,974/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Decatur?
$104,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Decatur?
$3,742 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $699, and pay covers 12.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Kokomo, about 156 miles away, leaves $4,974 a month, more than Decatur.