Construction manager · Milwaukee, WI
Construction manager in Milwaukee: $4,093/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Milwaukee at $119,170 a year. About 1,680 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $77,170 and the 90th is $169,000. Pay ranks 86th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,261/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,093 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 191 miles away, at $4,974 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,093
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$119,170
$77,170 to $169,000
Rent (1 bd)
$1,261
$1,501 (2 bd)
Employment
1,680
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
86th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $119,170.
- Taxes$2,682
- Rent$1,261
- Other living costs$1,895
- Left over$4,093
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $119,170
- Federal income tax
- −$17,848
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,117
- State income tax (WI)
- −$5,218
- Take-home pay
- $86,987
- Effective tax rate
- 27.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,261
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $503
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,156
Left over each month
$9,931 gross, minus $2,682 in tax and $3,156 in living costs.
$4,093
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kokomo, $4,974/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Milwaukee?
$119,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,680 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Milwaukee?
$4,093 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,261, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Kokomo, about 191 miles away, leaves $4,974 a month, more than Milwaukee.