Construction manager · Iowa City, IA
Construction manager in Iowa City: $3,583/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Iowa City at $97,710 a year. About 140 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.63). The 10th percentile is $64,600 and the 90th is $200,360. Pay ranks 311th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($911/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,583 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fond du Lac, about 223 miles away, at $4,688 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,583
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,710
$64,600 to $200,360
Rent (1 bd)
$911
$1,085 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.63
Pay rank
311th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $97,710.
- Taxes$1,979
- Rent$911
- Other living costs$1,670
- Left over$3,583
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,710
- Federal income tax
- −$13,110
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,475
- State income tax (IA)
- −$3,158
- Take-home pay
- $73,967
- Effective tax rate
- 24.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $911
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $411
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,581
Left over each month
$8,143 gross, minus $1,979 in tax and $2,581 in living costs.
$3,583
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fond du Lac, $4,688/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Iowa City?
$97,710 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 Iowa City?
$3,583 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $911, and pay covers 8.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Fond du Lac, about 223 miles away, leaves $4,688 a month, more than Iowa City.