Construction manager · Seattle, WA
Construction manager in Seattle: $6,131/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Seattle at $159,430 a year. About 4,010 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $109,800 and the 90th is $221,370. Pay ranks 4th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,758/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,131 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 179 miles away, at $6,505 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$6,131
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$159,430
$109,800 to $221,370
Rent (1 bd)
$1,758
$2,093 (2 bd)
Employment
4,010
Location quotient 0.78
Pay rank
4th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $159,430.
- Taxes$3,266
- Rent$1,758
- Other$2,131
- Left$6,131
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $159,430
- Federal income tax
- −$26,997
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,196
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $120,236
- Effective tax rate
- 24.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,758
- Groceries
- $452
- Getting around
- $493
- Healthcare
- $508
- Utilities and internet
- $283
- Everything else
- $395
- Total spending
- $3,889
After tax and rent
$6,131 left/mo
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $6,505/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Seattle?
$159,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,010 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Seattle?
$6,131 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,758, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Walla Walla, about 179 miles away, leaves $6,505 a month, more than Seattle.