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Construction manager · Riverside, CA

Construction manager in Riverside: $3,351/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Riverside at $126,040 a year. About 3,450 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.82). The 10th percentile is $80,600 and the 90th is $187,200. Pay ranks 54th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,940/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,351 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 113 miles away, at $4,464 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

After tax and rent

$3,351

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$126,040

$80,600 to $187,200

Rent (1 bd)

$1,940

$2,309 (2 bd)

Employment

3,450

Location quotient 0.82

Pay rank

54th of 378

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $126,040.

  • Taxes$3,031
  • Rent$1,940
  • Other$2,181
  • Left$3,351

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$126,040
Federal income tax
−$18,984
Social Security and Medicare
−$9,642
State income tax (CA)
−$7,749
Take-home pay
$89,665
Effective tax rate
28.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,940
Groceries
$424
Getting around
$644
Healthcare
$477
Utilities and internet
$265
Everything else
$371
Total spending
$4,121

After tax and rent

$3,351 left/mo

Rank every metro for a construction manager

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $4,464/mo.

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Questions

What does a construction manager make in Riverside?

$126,040 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,450 construction manager jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,351 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,940, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?

El Centro, about 113 miles away, leaves $4,464 a month, more than Riverside.

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