Construction manager · Lafayette, LA
Construction manager in Lafayette: $3,569/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Lafayette at $102,360 a year. About 330 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.76). The 10th percentile is $62,080 and the 90th is $166,850. Pay ranks 234th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,052/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,569 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is New Orleans, about 162 miles away, at $4,548 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,569
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$102,360
$62,080 to $166,850
Rent (1 bd)
$1,052
$1,252 (2 bd)
Employment
330
Location quotient 0.76
Pay rank
234th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $102,360.
- Taxes$2,055
- Rent$1,052
- Other living costs$1,854
- Left over$3,569
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $102,360
- Federal income tax
- −$14,133
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,831
- State income tax (LA)
- −$2,696
- Take-home pay
- $77,700
- Effective tax rate
- 24.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,052
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,906
Left over each month
$8,530 gross, minus $2,055 in tax and $2,906 in living costs.
$3,569
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: New Orleans, $4,548/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Lafayette?
$102,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Lafayette?
$3,569 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,052, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
New Orleans, about 162 miles away, leaves $4,548 a month, more than Lafayette.