Construction manager · New York, NY
Construction manager in New York: $3,562/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in New York at $158,000 a year. About 12,120 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 $91,740 and the 90th is $250,520. Pay ranks 5th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($3,018/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,562 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 181 miles away, at $6,172 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,562
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$158,000
$91,740 to $250,520
Rent (1 bd)
$3,018
$3,593 (2 bd)
Employment
12,120
Location quotient 0.52
Pay rank
5th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $158,000.
- Taxes$4,441
- Rent$3,018
- Other$2,145
- Left$3,562
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $158,000
- Federal income tax
- −$26,654
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,087
- State income tax (NY)
- −$8,432
- City / county wage tax
- −$6,124
- Take-home pay
- $104,703
- Effective tax rate
- 33.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $3,018
- Groceries
- $496
- Getting around
- $347
- Healthcare
- $558
- Utilities and internet
- $310
- Everything else
- $434
- Total spending
- $5,163
After tax and rent
$3,562 left/mo
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $6,172/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in New York?
$158,000 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 12,120 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in New York?
$3,562 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax Rent is $3,018, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Elmira, about 181 miles away, leaves $6,172 a month, more than New York.