Construction manager · Madison, WI
Construction manager in Madison: $4,039/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Madison at $119,840 a year. About 860 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.86). The 10th percentile is $77,540 and the 90th is $174,130. Pay ranks 81st-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,039 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fond du Lac, about 72 miles away, at $4,688 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,039
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$119,840
$77,540 to $174,130
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
860
Location quotient 0.86
Pay rank
81st of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $119,840.
- Taxes$2,703
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$4,039
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $119,840
- Federal income tax
- −$18,009
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,168
- State income tax (WI)
- −$5,254
- Take-home pay
- $87,410
- Effective tax rate
- 27.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $509
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,245
Left over each month
$9,987 gross, minus $2,703 in tax and $3,245 in living costs.
$4,039
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fond du Lac, $4,688/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Madison?
$119,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 860 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Madison?
$4,039 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Fond du Lac, about 72 miles away, leaves $4,688 a month, more than Madison.