Construction manager · Denver, CO
Construction manager in Denver: $4,295/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Denver at $128,850 a year. About 7,250 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.84). The 10th percentile is $83,960 and the 90th is $204,220. Pay ranks 39th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,489/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,295 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 53 miles away, at $4,331 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,295
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$128,850
$83,960 to $204,220
Rent (1 bd)
$1,489
$1,773 (2 bd)
Employment
7,250
Location quotient 1.84
Pay rank
39th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $128,850.
- Taxes$2,879
- Rent$1,489
- Other$2,075
- Left$4,295
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $128,850
- Federal income tax
- −$19,658
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,857
- State income tax (CO)
- −$5,027
- Take-home pay
- $94,308
- Effective tax rate
- 26.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,489
- Groceries
- $420
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $473
- Utilities and internet
- $263
- Everything else
- $368
- Total spending
- $3,564
After tax and rent
$4,295 left/mo
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $4,331/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Denver?
$128,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 7,250 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Denver?
$4,295 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,489, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Boulder, about 53 miles away, leaves $4,331 a month, more than Denver.