Highest-paying Cities for Construction Managers

The top 100 highest paying cities for construction managers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of construction managers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $146,290, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is the highest paying city for construction managers. It is followed by San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California (average annual salary $143,690). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of construction managers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Construction Managers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$146,290	$88,380	12,160
2	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$143,690	$88,600	1,990
3	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$139,140	$72,410	60
4	Anchorage, Alaska	$137,300	$81,640	550
5	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$136,270	$89,840	1,810
6	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$134,930	$75,640	340
7	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$133,210	$92,360	1,890
8	Napa, California	$132,840	$85,600	140
9	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$132,760	$97,330	450
10	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$130,520	$76,420	100
11	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$130,280	$70,530	620
12	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$129,740	$95,600	5,980
13	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$129,270	$79,890	170
14	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$128,010	$83,260	340
15	Ocean City, New Jersey	$127,260	$75,070	90
16	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$127,250	$80,550	390
17	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$126,930	$78,410	5,850
18	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$126,770	$82,540	5,760
19	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$126,500	$64,420	1,300
20	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$126,460	$72,420	330
21	Fairbanks, Alaska	$126,450	$82,310	100
22	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$124,580	$78,940	530
23	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$123,070	$77,500	270
24	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$122,940	$65,230	130
25	Bellingham, Washington	$120,720	$73,640	260
26	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$120,200	$76,290	80
27	Camden, New Jersey	$120,160	$78,890	720
28	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$119,530	$80,290	40
29	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$119,450	$77,750	2,460
30	Sandusky, Ohio	$119,240	$57,370	30
31	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$118,990	$77,580	10,730
32	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$118,580	$83,860	1,460
33	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$118,270	$78,410	6,190
34	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$118,050	$64,790	190
35	Dover, Delaware	$117,580	$77,090	60
36	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$115,730	$64,010	3,800
37	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$115,160	$73,350	2,660
38	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$115,160	$75,330	960
39	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$113,690	$70,560	2,740
40	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$113,510	$76,280	770
41	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$112,650	$70,570	160
42	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$112,280	$65,540	9,160
43	Salinas, California	$111,710	$75,940	250
44	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$111,480	$79,220	120
45	Framingham, Massachusetts	$110,450	$63,690	410
46	Grants Pass, Oregon	$110,340	$63,990	30
47	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$109,890	$51,650	360
48	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$109,850	$59,770	1,840
49	Worcester, Massachusetts	$108,980	$76,130	300
50	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$108,850	$64,560	5,960
51	Danbury, Connecticut	$108,630	$62,670	100
52	Stockton, California	$108,490	$72,300	480
53	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$108,410	$75,700	590
54	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$108,300	$77,480	290
55	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$108,260	$64,560	360
56	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$107,950	$81,480	140
57	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$107,910	$72,100	660
58	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$107,700	$76,330	320
59	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$107,660	$54,330	650
60	Midland, Texas	$107,590	$66,990	420
61	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$107,550	$68,610	4,480
62	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$107,260	$67,130	90
63	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$107,220	$55,890	80
64	Wilmington, New Jersey	$107,140	$66,330	500
65	Winchester, West Virginia	$106,970	$71,920	80
66	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$106,960	$65,190	3,820
67	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$106,950	$75,690	400
68	Redding, California	$106,920	$55,000	130
69	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$106,860	$73,480	1,830
70	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$106,640	$65,710	3,000
71	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$106,610	$69,940	11,490
72	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$106,530	$67,200	2,370
73	Modesto, California	$106,270	$67,040	380
74	Monroe, Michigan	$106,230	$73,980	80
75	Flagstaff, Arizona	$106,150	$74,060	40
76	New Haven, Connecticut	$106,090	$71,110	390
77	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$105,900	$71,680	200
78	El Centro, California	$105,740	$65,260	60
79	Kokomo, Indiana	$105,680	$67,970	n/a
80	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$105,590	$52,580	230
81	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	$105,450	$62,840	150
82	State College, Pennsylvania	$105,430	$77,860	60
83	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$105,340	$76,270	1,550
84	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$105,160	$66,560	190
85	St Marys County, Maryland	$105,060	$60,620	50
86	Longview, Washington	$105,010	$57,010	90
87	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$105,000	$74,840	190
88	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$104,910	$51,230	4,030
89	Bangor, Maine	$104,890	$67,310	120
90	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$104,750	$67,330	2,970
91	Rochester, New York	$104,620	$65,800	340
92	Greeley, Colorado	$104,500	$75,230	720
93	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$104,460	$66,010	2,260
94	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$104,390	$73,600	2,900
95	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$104,310	$65,170	80
96	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$104,170	$72,540	160
97	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$104,030	$75,820	380
98	Charlottesville, Virginia	$104,010	$72,220	160
99	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$104,000	$75,760	3,210
100	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$103,720	$58,240	60

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for construction managers.