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Construction Manager Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of construction managers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of construction managers in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$75,330
25th Percentile Wage
$92,510
50th Percentile Wage
$115,160
75th Percentile Wage
$146,160
90th Percentile Wage
$176,690

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction managers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $176,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $115,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,330.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction managers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$115,160
-1.66% -0.70%
2016
$117,070
-3.98% -
2015
$121,730
-1.01% -
2014
$122,960
7.30% -
2013
$113,980
-1.75% -
2012
$115,970
- -

Table 2. Compare Construction Manager Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $115,160 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for construction managers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of construction managers in Philadelphia is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 46.6 percent (46.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnstown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$136,270
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$123,980
Philadelphia
$115,160
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$104,220
York-Hanover
$103,210
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$95,230
Reading
$91,170
Lebanon
$90,640
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$90,460
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$86,840
Lancaster
$83,920
Pittsburgh
$83,310
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$82,610
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$80,260
Erie
$80,170
State College
$78,640
Gettysburg
$78,570
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$75,980
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$74,910
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$74,770
Altoona
$70,640
East Stroudsburg
$68,720
Williamsport
$65,380
Johnstown
$61,480