Construction manager · Great Falls, MT

Construction manager in Great Falls: $3,246/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Great Falls at $101,910 a year. About 140 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.54). The 10th percentile is $75,880 and the 90th is $160,420. Pay ranks 247th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,042/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,246 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Coeur d'Alene, about 249 miles away, at $3,486 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,246

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$101,910

$75,880 to $160,420

Rent (1 bd)

$1,042

$1,240 (2 bd)

Employment

140

Location quotient 1.54

Pay rank

247th of 378

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $101,910.

Taxes$2,227
Rent$1,042
Other living costs$1,977
Left over$3,246

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $101,910
Federal income tax: −$14,034
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,796
State income tax (MT): −$4,898
Take-home pay: $75,182
Effective tax rate: 26.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,042
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $583
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,019

Left over each month

$8,493 gross, minus $2,227 in tax and $3,019 in living costs.

$3,246

Rank every metro for a construction manager

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Coeur d'Alene, $3,486/mo.

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Questions

What does a construction manager make in Great Falls?

$101,910 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 construction manager jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Great Falls?

$3,246 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,042, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?

Coeur d'Alene, about 249 miles away, leaves $3,486 a month, more than Great Falls.