Construction manager · St. Joseph, MO
Construction manager in St. Joseph: $4,583/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in St. Joseph at $116,540 a year. About 70 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.52). The 10th percentile is $73,250 and the 90th is $152,900. Pay ranks 102nd-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($754/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,583 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Lawrence is the strongest other metro for this job ($4,577 left over a month), and St. Joseph still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,583
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$116,540
$73,250 to $152,900
Rent (1 bd)
$754
$898 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.52
Pay rank
102nd of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $116,540.
- Taxes$2,560
- Rent$754
- Other living costs$1,815
- Left over$4,583
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $116,540
- Federal income tax
- −$17,253
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,915
- State income tax (MO)
- −$4,551
- Take-home pay
- $85,821
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $754
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,569
Left over each month
$9,712 gross, minus $2,560 in tax and $2,569 in living costs.
$4,583
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lawrence, $4,577/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in St. Joseph?
$116,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in St. Joseph?
$4,583 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $754, and pay covers 12.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
St. Joseph leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Lawrence at $4,577 a month.