Construction manager · Lincoln, NE
Construction manager in Lincoln: $3,391/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Lincoln at $99,060 a year. About 600 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.35). The 10th percentile is $63,160 and the 90th is $160,540. Pay ranks 291st-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($993/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,391 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sioux Falls, about 187 miles away, at $4,862 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,391
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,060
$63,160 to $160,540
Rent (1 bd)
$993
$1,182 (2 bd)
Employment
600
Location quotient 1.35
Pay rank
291st of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $99,060.
- Taxes$2,105
- Rent$993
- Other living costs$1,766
- Left over$3,391
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,060
- Federal income tax
- −$13,407
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,578
- State income tax (NE)
- −$4,272
- Take-home pay
- $73,803
- Effective tax rate
- 25.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $993
- Groceries
- $349
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $393
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,759
Left over each month
$8,255 gross, minus $2,105 in tax and $2,759 in living costs.
$3,391
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sioux Falls, $4,862/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Lincoln?
$99,060 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 600 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Lincoln?
$3,391 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $993, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Sioux Falls, about 187 miles away, leaves $4,862 a month, more than Lincoln.