Construction manager · Santa Cruz, CA

Construction manager in Santa Cruz: $2,865/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Santa Cruz at $128,730 a year. About 150 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.62). The 10th percentile is $85,080 and the 90th is $174,870. Pay ranks 40th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,638/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,865 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Francisco, about 55 miles away, at $4,348 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,865

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$128,730

$85,080 to $174,870

Rent (1 bd)

$2,638

$3,141 (2 bd)

Employment

150

Location quotient 0.62

Pay rank

40th of 378

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $128,730.

Taxes$3,166
Rent$2,638
Other living costs$2,059
Left over$2,865

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $128,730
Federal income tax: −$20,142
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,848
State income tax (CA): −$7,999
Take-home pay: $90,741
Effective tax rate: 29.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,638
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $489
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,697

Left over each month

$10,728 gross, minus $3,166 in tax and $4,697 in living costs.

$2,865

Rank every metro for a construction manager

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Francisco, $4,348/mo.

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Questions

What does a construction manager make in Santa Cruz?

$128,730 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 construction manager jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,865 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,638, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?

San Francisco, about 55 miles away, leaves $4,348 a month, more than Santa Cruz.