Construction manager · Durham, NC
Construction manager in Durham: $4,241/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Durham at $119,980 a year. About 760 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $77,550 and the 90th is $200,870. Pay ranks 80th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,274/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,241 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingsport, about 191 miles away, at $4,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,241
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$119,980
$77,550 to $200,870
Rent (1 bd)
$1,274
$1,517 (2 bd)
Employment
760
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
80th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $119,980.
- Taxes$2,648
- Rent$1,274
- Other living costs$1,835
- Left over$4,241
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $119,980
- Federal income tax
- −$18,042
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,178
- State income tax (NC)
- −$4,557
- Take-home pay
- $88,202
- Effective tax rate
- 26.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,274
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $440
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,109
Left over each month
$9,998 gross, minus $2,648 in tax and $3,109 in living costs.
$4,241
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 Durham?
$119,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 760 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Durham?
$4,241 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,274, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Kingsport, about 191 miles away, leaves $4,711 a month, more than Durham.