Construction manager · San Diego, CA
Construction manager in San Diego: $3,185/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in San Diego at $133,210 a year. About 3,800 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $82,290 and the 90th is $208,350. Pay ranks 25th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,292/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,185 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 82 miles away, at $4,464 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$3,185
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$133,210
$82,290 to $208,350
Rent (1 bd)
$2,292
$2,728 (2 bd)
Employment
3,800
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
25th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $133,210.
- Taxes$3,276
- Rent$2,292
- Other$2,348
- Left$3,185
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $133,210
- Federal income tax
- −$20,704
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,191
- State income tax (CA)
- −$8,416
- Take-home pay
- $93,899
- Effective tax rate
- 29.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,292
- Groceries
- $468
- Getting around
- $650
- Healthcare
- $527
- Utilities and internet
- $293
- Everything else
- $410
- Total spending
- $4,640
After tax and rent
$3,185 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 San Diego?
$133,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,800 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in San Diego?
$3,185 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,292, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
El Centro, about 82 miles away, leaves $4,464 a month, more than San Diego.