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Construction manager · Morgantown, WV

Construction manager in Morgantown: $3,497/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Morgantown at $101,630 a year. About 50 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.30). The 10th percentile is $57,440 and the 90th is $154,020. Pay ranks 256th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($869/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,497 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 242 miles away, at $6,129 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,497

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$101,630

$57,440 to $154,020

Rent (1 bd)

$869

$1,035 (2 bd)

Employment

50

Location quotient 0.30

Pay rank

256th of 378

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $101,630.

  • Taxes$2,151
  • Rent$869
  • Other living costs$1,953
  • Left over$3,497

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$101,630
Federal income tax
−$13,973
Social Security and Medicare
−$7,775
State income tax (WV)
−$4,060
Take-home pay
$75,823
Effective tax rate
25.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$869
Groceries
$390
Getting around
$538
Healthcare
$439
Utilities and internet
$244
Everything else
$342
Total spending
$2,822

Left over each month

$8,469 gross, minus $2,151 in tax and $2,822 in living costs.

$3,497

Rank every metro for a construction manager

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $6,129/mo.

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Questions

What does a construction manager make in Morgantown?

$101,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 construction manager jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Morgantown?

$3,497 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $869, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?

Elmira, about 242 miles away, leaves $6,129 a month, more than Morgantown.