Construction manager · Lubbock, TX
Construction manager in Lubbock: $3,060/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Lubbock at $86,230 a year. About 520 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.27). The 10th percentile is $59,300 and the 90th is $143,660. Pay ranks 358th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($817/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,060 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 95 miles away, at $4,514 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,060
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$86,230
$59,300 to $143,660
Rent (1 bd)
$817
$973 (2 bd)
Employment
520
Location quotient 1.27
Pay rank
358th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $86,230.
- Taxes$1,432
- Rent$817
- Other living costs$1,877
- Left over$3,060
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $86,230
- Federal income tax
- −$10,585
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,597
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $69,049
- Effective tax rate
- 19.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $817
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,694
Left over each month
$7,186 gross, minus $1,432 in tax and $2,694 in living costs.
$3,060
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Midland, $4,514/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Lubbock?
$86,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 520 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Lubbock?
$3,060 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $817, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Midland, about 95 miles away, leaves $4,514 a month, more than Lubbock.