Construction manager · Worcester, MA
Construction manager in Worcester: $4,615/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Worcester at $140,570 a year. About 880 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $99,680 and the 90th is $207,410. Pay ranks 15th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,745/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,615 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 246 miles away, at $6,129 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,615
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$140,570
$99,680 to $207,410
Rent (1 bd)
$1,745
$2,077 (2 bd)
Employment
880
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
15th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $140,570.
- Taxes$3,379
- Rent$1,745
- Other living costs$1,975
- Left over$4,615
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $140,570
- Federal income tax
- −$22,984
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,754
- State income tax (MA)
- −$6,809
- Take-home pay
- $100,024
- Effective tax rate
- 28.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,745
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,720
Left over each month
$11,714 gross, minus $3,379 in tax and $3,720 in living costs.
$4,615
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 Worcester?
$140,570 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 880 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Worcester?
$4,615 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,745, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Elmira, about 246 miles away, leaves $6,129 a month, more than Worcester.