Construction manager · El Paso, TX

Construction manager in El Paso: $2,800/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in El Paso at $84,030 a year. About 1,000 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.21). The 10th percentile is $57,270 and the 90th is $137,990. Pay ranks 365th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,008/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,800 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 211 miles away, at $4,514 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,800

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$84,030

$57,270 to $137,990

Rent (1 bd)

$1,008

$1,200 (2 bd)

Employment

1,000

Location quotient 1.21

Pay rank

365th 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 $84,030.

Taxes$1,377
Rent$1,008
Other living costs$1,817
Left over$2,800

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $84,030
Federal income tax: −$10,101
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,428
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $67,501
Effective tax rate: 19.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,008
Groceries: $356
Getting around: $527
Healthcare: $401
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $312
Total spending: $2,825

Left over each month

$7,003 gross, minus $1,377 in tax and $2,825 in living costs.

$2,800

Rank every metro for a construction manager

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Midland, $4,514/mo.

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Questions

What does a construction manager make in El Paso?

$84,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,000 construction manager jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in El Paso?

$2,800 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,008, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?

Midland, about 211 miles away, leaves $4,514 a month, more than El Paso.