Construction manager · Salem, OR
Construction manager in Salem: $3,183/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Salem at $114,450 a year. About 470 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $50,390 and the 90th is $168,040. Pay ranks 111th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,270/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,183 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 233 miles away, at $6,464 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,183
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$114,450
$50,390 to $168,040
Rent (1 bd)
$1,270
$1,512 (2 bd)
Employment
470
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
111th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $114,450.
- Taxes$2,918
- Rent$1,270
- Other living costs$2,166
- Left over$3,183
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $114,450
- Federal income tax
- −$16,793
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,755
- State income tax (OR)
- −$9,473
- Take-home pay
- $79,428
- Effective tax rate
- 30.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,270
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,436
Left over each month
$9,538 gross, minus $2,918 in tax and $3,436 in living costs.
$3,183
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 Salem?
$114,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 470 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Salem?
$3,183 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,270, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Walla Walla, about 233 miles away, leaves $6,464 a month, more than Salem.