Construction manager · Houston, TX
Construction manager in Houston: $3,666/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Houston at $103,530 a year. About 16,500 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.05). The 10th percentile is $68,500 and the 90th is $170,590. Pay ranks 212th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,188/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,666 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Shreveport, about 205 miles away, at $3,845 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,666
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,530
$68,500 to $170,590
Rent (1 bd)
$1,188
$1,414 (2 bd)
Employment
16,500
Location quotient 2.05
Pay rank
212th 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 $103,530.
- Taxes$1,822
- Rent$1,188
- Other$1,951
- Left$3,666
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,530
- Federal income tax
- −$13,947
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,920
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $81,663
- Effective tax rate
- 21.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,188
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,139
After tax and rent
$3,666 left/mo
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Shreveport, $3,845/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Houston?
$103,530 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 16,500 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Houston?
$3,666 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,188, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Shreveport, about 205 miles away, leaves $3,845 a month, more than Houston.