Construction manager · Helena, MT
Construction manager in Helena: $3,051/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Helena at $101,180 a year. About 120 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.08). The 10th percentile is $72,500 and the 90th is $169,240. Pay ranks 262nd-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,263/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,051 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lewiston, about 230 miles away, at $3,648 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,051
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,180
$72,500 to $169,240
Rent (1 bd)
$1,263
$1,503 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 1.08
Pay rank
262nd of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $101,180.
- Taxes$2,206
- Rent$1,263
- Other living costs$1,912
- Left over$3,051
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,180
- Federal income tax
- −$13,874
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,740
- State income tax (MT)
- −$4,855
- Take-home pay
- $74,711
- Effective tax rate
- 26.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,263
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,175
Left over each month
$8,432 gross, minus $2,206 in tax and $3,175 in living costs.
$3,051
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lewiston, $3,648/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Helena?
$101,180 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Helena?
$3,051 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,263, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Lewiston, about 230 miles away, leaves $3,648 a month, more than Helena.