Construction manager · Memphis, TN
Construction manager in Memphis: $4,100/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Memphis at $107,710 a year. About 670 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.45). The 10th percentile is $65,750 and the 90th is $168,220. Pay ranks 157th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,045/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,100 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Nashville, about 189 miles away, at $4,498 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,100
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$107,710
$65,750 to $168,220
Rent (1 bd)
$1,045
$1,244 (2 bd)
Employment
670
Location quotient 0.45
Pay rank
157th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $107,710.
- Taxes$1,963
- Rent$1,045
- Other living costs$1,868
- Left over$4,100
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $107,710
- Federal income tax
- −$15,310
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,240
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $84,160
- Effective tax rate
- 21.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,045
- Groceries
- $364
- Getting around
- $548
- Healthcare
- $410
- Utilities and internet
- $228
- Everything else
- $319
- Total spending
- $2,913
Left over each month
$8,976 gross, minus $1,963 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.
$4,100
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Nashville, $4,498/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Memphis?
$107,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 670 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Memphis?
$4,100 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,045, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Nashville, about 189 miles away, leaves $4,498 a month, more than Memphis.