Construction manager · Portland, ME
Construction manager in Portland: $3,140/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Portland at $117,260 a year. About 740 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $62,390 and the 90th is $171,650. Pay ranks 99th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,867/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,140 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kiryas Joel, about 233 miles away, at $4,816 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,140
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$117,260
$62,390 to $171,650
Rent (1 bd)
$1,867
$2,223 (2 bd)
Employment
740
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
99th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $117,260.
- Taxes$2,768
- Rent$1,867
- Other living costs$1,997
- Left over$3,140
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $117,260
- Federal income tax
- −$17,411
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,970
- State income tax (ME)
- −$6,832
- Take-home pay
- $84,047
- Effective tax rate
- 28.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,867
- Groceries
- $410
- Getting around
- $510
- Healthcare
- $462
- Utilities and internet
- $257
- Everything else
- $359
- Total spending
- $3,864
Left over each month
$9,772 gross, minus $2,768 in tax and $3,864 in living costs.
$3,140
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kiryas Joel, $4,816/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Portland?
$117,260 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 740 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Portland?
$3,140 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,867, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Kiryas Joel, about 233 miles away, leaves $4,816 a month, more than Portland.