Construction manager · Kankakee, IL
Construction manager in Kankakee: $2,780/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Kankakee at $92,820 a year. About 80 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $59,680 and the 90th is $131,920. Pay ranks 344th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,060/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,780 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 102 miles away, at $4,974 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,780
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,820
$59,680 to $131,920
Rent (1 bd)
$1,060
$1,262 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.79
Pay rank
344th 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 $92,820.
- Taxes$1,966
- Rent$1,060
- Other living costs$1,929
- Left over$2,780
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,820
- Federal income tax
- −$12,034
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,101
- State income tax (IL)
- −$4,457
- Take-home pay
- $69,228
- Effective tax rate
- 25.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,060
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,989
Left over each month
$7,735 gross, minus $1,966 in tax and $2,989 in living costs.
$2,780
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kokomo, $4,974/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Kankakee?
$92,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Kankakee?
$2,780 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $1,060, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Kokomo, about 102 miles away, leaves $4,974 a month, more than Kankakee.