Construction manager · Des Moines, IA

Construction manager in Des Moines: $3,679/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Des Moines at $103,920 a year. About 1,020 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $65,560 and the 90th is $201,450. Pay ranks 203rd-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($991/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,679 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sioux Falls, about 208 miles away, at $4,862 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,679

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$103,920

$65,560 to $201,450

Rent (1 bd)

$991

$1,180 (2 bd)

Employment

1,020

Location quotient 1.03

Pay rank

203rd 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 $103,920.

Taxes$2,152
Rent$991
Other living costs$1,838
Left over$3,679

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $103,920
Federal income tax: −$14,476
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,950
State income tax (IA): −$3,394
Take-home pay: $78,100
Effective tax rate: 24.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $991
Groceries: $360
Getting around: $533
Healthcare: $405
Utilities and internet: $225
Everything else: $315
Total spending: $2,829

Left over each month

$8,660 gross, minus $2,152 in tax and $2,829 in living costs.

$3,679

Rank every metro for a construction manager

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sioux Falls, $4,862/mo.

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Questions

What does a construction manager make in Des Moines?

$103,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,020 construction manager jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Des Moines?

$3,679 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $991, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?

Sioux Falls, about 208 miles away, leaves $4,862 a month, more than Des Moines.