Construction manager · Scranton, PA
Construction manager in Scranton: $3,581/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Scranton at $108,500 a year. About 210 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.33). The 10th percentile is $76,500 and the 90th is $162,850. Pay ranks 151st-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,070/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,581 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 72 miles away, at $6,129 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,581
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$108,500
$76,500 to $162,850
Rent (1 bd)
$1,070
$1,274 (2 bd)
Employment
210
Location quotient 0.33
Pay rank
151st of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $108,500.
- Taxes$2,350
- Rent$1,070
- Other living costs$2,041
- Left over$3,581
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $108,500
- Federal income tax
- −$15,484
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,300
- State income tax (PA)
- −$3,331
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,085
- Take-home pay
- $80,300
- Effective tax rate
- 26.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,070
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,111
Left over each month
$9,042 gross, minus $2,350 in tax and $3,111 in living costs.
$3,581
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $6,129/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Scranton?
$108,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Scranton?
$3,581 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,070, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Elmira, about 72 miles away, leaves $6,129 a month, more than Scranton.