Construction manager · Lake Charles, LA
Construction manager in Lake Charles: $3,805/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Lake Charles at $108,590 a year. About 360 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.46). The 10th percentile is $62,020 and the 90th is $163,570. Pay ranks 147th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,149/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,805 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is New Orleans, about 223 miles away, at $4,548 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,805
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$108,590
$62,020 to $163,570
Rent (1 bd)
$1,149
$1,368 (2 bd)
Employment
360
Location quotient 1.46
Pay rank
147th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $108,590.
- Taxes$2,224
- Rent$1,149
- Other living costs$1,871
- Left over$3,805
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $108,590
- Federal income tax
- −$15,504
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,307
- State income tax (LA)
- −$2,883
- Take-home pay
- $81,896
- Effective tax rate
- 24.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,149
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,020
Left over each month
$9,049 gross, minus $2,224 in tax and $3,020 in living costs.
$3,805
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 Lake Charles?
$108,590 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 360 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Lake Charles?
$3,805 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,149, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
New Orleans, about 223 miles away, leaves $4,548 a month, more than Lake Charles.