Construction manager · Merced, CA
Construction manager in Merced: $3,607/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Merced at $119,150 a year. About 100 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.52). The 10th percentile is $83,070 and the 90th is $167,980. Pay ranks 87th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,271/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,607 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Francisco, about 94 miles away, at $4,348 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,607
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$119,150
$83,070 to $167,980
Rent (1 bd)
$1,271
$1,513 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.52
Pay rank
87th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $119,150.
- Taxes$2,839
- Rent$1,271
- Other living costs$2,212
- Left over$3,607
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $119,150
- Federal income tax
- −$17,843
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,115
- State income tax (CA)
- −$7,108
- Take-home pay
- $85,084
- Effective tax rate
- 28.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,271
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $642
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,483
Left over each month
$9,929 gross, minus $2,839 in tax and $3,483 in living costs.
$3,607
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Francisco, $4,348/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Merced?
$119,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Merced?
$3,607 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,271, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
San Francisco, about 94 miles away, leaves $4,348 a month, more than Merced.