Construction manager · Fargo, ND
Construction manager in Fargo: $4,007/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Fargo at $102,830 a year. About 520 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.42). The 10th percentile is $64,890 and the 90th is $167,710. Pay ranks 221st-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($885/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,007 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sioux Falls, about 234 miles away, at $4,862 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,007
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,830
$64,890 to $167,710
Rent (1 bd)
$885
$1,054 (2 bd)
Employment
520
Location quotient 1.42
Pay rank
221st of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $102,830.
- Taxes$1,907
- Rent$885
- Other living costs$1,771
- Left over$4,007
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,830
- Federal income tax
- −$14,237
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,866
- State income tax (ND)
- −$775
- Take-home pay
- $79,952
- Effective tax rate
- 22.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $885
- Groceries
- $349
- Getting around
- $505
- Healthcare
- $393
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,656
Left over each month
$8,569 gross, minus $1,907 in tax and $2,656 in living costs.
$4,007
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 Fargo?
$102,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 520 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Fargo?
$4,007 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $885, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Sioux Falls, about 234 miles away, leaves $4,862 a month, more than Fargo.