Construction manager · Grand Junction, CO
Construction manager in Grand Junction: $3,570/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Grand Junction at $109,190 a year. About 280 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.68). The 10th percentile is $72,800 and the 90th is $168,310. Pay ranks 142nd-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,570 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 178 miles away, at $4,288 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,570
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$109,190
$72,800 to $168,310
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,490 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 1.68
Pay rank
142nd of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $109,190.
- Taxes$2,346
- Rent$1,252
- Other living costs$1,931
- Left over$3,570
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $109,190
- Federal income tax
- −$15,636
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,353
- State income tax (CO)
- −$4,162
- Take-home pay
- $81,039
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $520
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,183
Left over each month
$9,099 gross, minus $2,346 in tax and $3,183 in living costs.
$3,570
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $4,288/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Grand Junction?
$109,190 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Grand Junction?
$3,570 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Boulder, about 178 miles away, leaves $4,288 a month, more than Grand Junction.