Construction manager · Los Angeles, CA
Construction manager in Los Angeles: $3,076/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Los Angeles at $131,680 a year. About 10,120 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.66). The 10th percentile is $75,730 and the 90th is $212,330. Pay ranks 31st-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,273/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,076 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 179 miles away, at $4,464 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,076
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$131,680
$75,730 to $212,330
Rent (1 bd)
$2,273
$2,706 (2 bd)
Employment
10,120
Location quotient 0.66
Pay rank
31st of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $131,680.
- Taxes$3,224
- Rent$2,273
- Other$2,401
- Left$3,076
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $131,680
- Federal income tax
- −$20,337
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,074
- State income tax (CA)
- −$8,273
- Take-home pay
- $92,996
- Effective tax rate
- 29.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,273
- Groceries
- $476
- Getting around
- $674
- Healthcare
- $536
- Utilities and internet
- $298
- Everything else
- $417
- Total spending
- $4,674
After tax and rent
$3,076 left/mo
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $4,464/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Los Angeles?
$131,680 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 10,120 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Los Angeles?
$3,076 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,273, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
El Centro, about 179 miles away, leaves $4,464 a month, more than Los Angeles.