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Construction Manager Salary in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of construction managers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of construction managers in Raleigh-Cary is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Construction Managers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$64,700
25th Percentile Wage
$79,180
50th Percentile Wage
$101,610
75th Percentile Wage
$127,120
90th Percentile Wage
$172,200

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction managers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $172,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,700.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction managers from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$101,610
3.61% 12.72%
2018
$97,940
1.34% -
2017
$96,630
7.10% -
2016
$89,770
1.28% -
2015
$88,620
0.96% -
2014
$87,770
1.65% -
2013
$86,320
-2.75% -
2012
$88,690
- -

Table 2. Compare Construction Manager Salary in Raleigh-Cary with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $101,610 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for construction managers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of construction managers in Raleigh-Cary is 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 24.7 percent (24.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Greenville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Durham-Chapel Hill
$115,020
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$104,980
Raleigh-Cary
$101,610
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$100,910
Fayetteville
$100,860
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$99,660
Winston-Salem
$98,240
Goldsboro
$97,260
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$97,170
Wilmington
$95,900
Greensboro-High Point
$94,620
Rocky Mount
$94,500
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$90,380
Burlington
$90,110
Jacksonville
$85,720
Asheville
$80,690
Greenville
$76,490

See also: Top paying jobs in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina.