Construction manager · Lawrence, KS
Construction manager in Lawrence: $4,577/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Lawrence at $121,660 a year. About 110 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $76,610 and the 90th is $157,280. Pay ranks 71st-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($986/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,577 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Joseph, about 70 miles away, at $4,583 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,577
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$121,660
$76,610 to $157,280
Rent (1 bd)
$986
$1,174 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
71st of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $121,660.
- Taxes$2,854
- Rent$986
- Other living costs$1,721
- Left over$4,577
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $121,660
- Federal income tax
- −$18,445
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,307
- State income tax (KS)
- −$6,500
- Take-home pay
- $87,408
- Effective tax rate
- 28.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $986
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $442
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,707
Left over each month
$10,138 gross, minus $2,854 in tax and $2,707 in living costs.
$4,577
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Joseph, $4,583/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Lawrence?
$121,660 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Lawrence?
$4,577 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $986, and pay covers 10.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
St. Joseph, about 70 miles away, leaves $4,583 a month, more than Lawrence.