Construction manager · Winston-Salem, NC
Construction manager in Winston-Salem: $3,450/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Winston-Salem at $103,750 a year. About 710 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $65,330 and the 90th is $181,260. Pay ranks 209th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,450 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingsport, about 122 miles away, at $4,711 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,450
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,750
$65,330 to $181,260
Rent (1 bd)
$1,047
$1,246 (2 bd)
Employment
710
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
209th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $103,750.
- Taxes$2,187
- Rent$1,047
- Other living costs$1,962
- Left over$3,450
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,750
- Federal income tax
- −$14,439
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,937
- State income tax (NC)
- −$3,868
- Take-home pay
- $77,507
- Effective tax rate
- 25.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,047
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $567
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,009
Left over each month
$8,646 gross, minus $2,187 in tax and $3,009 in living costs.
$3,450
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingsport, $4,711/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Winston-Salem?
$103,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 710 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Winston-Salem?
$3,450 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Kingsport, about 122 miles away, leaves $4,711 a month, more than Winston-Salem.