Construction manager · Lexington, KY
Construction manager in Lexington: $3,114/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Lexington at $100,810 a year. About 590 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $54,310 and the 90th is $213,230. Pay ranks 267th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,135/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,114 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 187 miles away, at $4,974 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,114
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,810
$54,310 to $213,230
Rent (1 bd)
$1,135
$1,351 (2 bd)
Employment
590
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
267th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $100,810.
- Taxes$2,243
- Rent$1,135
- Other living costs$1,909
- Left over$3,114
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,810
- Federal income tax
- −$13,792
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,712
- State income tax (KY)
- −$3,902
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,512
- Take-home pay
- $73,892
- Effective tax rate
- 26.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,135
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,044
Left over each month
$8,401 gross, minus $2,243 in tax and $3,044 in living costs.
$3,114
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 Lexington?
$100,810 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 590 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Lexington?
$3,114 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,135, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Kokomo, about 187 miles away, leaves $4,974 a month, more than Lexington.