Construction manager · Waco, TX
Construction manager in Waco: $3,048/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Waco at $90,760 a year. About 390 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.22). The 10th percentile is $58,880 and the 90th is $151,850. Pay ranks 352nd-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,108/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,048 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Shreveport, about 216 miles away, at $3,808 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,048
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$90,760
$58,880 to $151,850
Rent (1 bd)
$1,108
$1,319 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 1.22
Pay rank
352nd of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $90,760.
- Taxes$1,544
- Rent$1,108
- Other living costs$1,864
- Left over$3,048
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $90,760
- Federal income tax
- −$11,581
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,943
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $72,236
- Effective tax rate
- 20.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,108
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,972
Left over each month
$7,563 gross, minus $1,544 in tax and $2,972 in living costs.
$3,048
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Shreveport, $3,808/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Waco?
$90,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Waco?
$3,048 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,108, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Shreveport, about 216 miles away, leaves $3,808 a month, more than Waco.