Construction manager · Olympia, WA
Construction manager in Olympia: $5,363/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Olympia at $142,500 a year. About 160 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.50). The 10th percentile is $98,800 and the 90th is $213,470. Pay ranks 13th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,552/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,363 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 212 miles away, at $6,464 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,363
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$142,500
$98,800 to $213,470
Rent (1 bd)
$1,552
$1,848 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 0.50
Pay rank
13th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $142,500.
- Taxes$2,862
- Rent$1,552
- Other living costs$2,098
- Left over$5,363
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $142,500
- Federal income tax
- −$23,447
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,901
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $108,152
- Effective tax rate
- 24.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,552
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,650
Left over each month
$11,875 gross, minus $2,862 in tax and $3,650 in living costs.
$5,363
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $6,464/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Olympia?
$142,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Olympia?
$5,363 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,552, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Walla Walla, about 212 miles away, leaves $6,464 a month, more than Olympia.