Construction manager · San Francisco, CA
Construction manager in San Francisco: $4,391/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in San Francisco at $166,030 a year. About 5,160 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $100,910 and the 90th is $225,120. Pay ranks 1st-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,635/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,391 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Yuba City is the strongest other metro for this job ($4,079 left over a month), and San Francisco still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,391
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$166,030
$100,910 to $225,120
Rent (1 bd)
$2,635
$3,137 (2 bd)
Employment
5,160
Location quotient 0.89
Pay rank
1st of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $166,030.
- Taxes$4,396
- Rent$2,635
- Other$2,414
- Left$4,391
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $166,030
- Federal income tax
- −$28,581
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,701
- State income tax (CA)
- −$11,468
- Take-home pay
- $113,280
- Effective tax rate
- 31.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,635
- Groceries
- $512
- Getting around
- $558
- Healthcare
- $576
- Utilities and internet
- $320
- Everything else
- $448
- Total spending
- $5,049
After tax and rent
$4,391 left/mo
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Yuba City, $4,079/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in San Francisco?
$166,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,160 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in San Francisco?
$4,391 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,635, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
San Francisco leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Yuba City at $4,079 a month.