• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

11-9021 Construction Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems. Participate in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation. Includes managers in specialized construction fields, such as carpentry or plumbing.

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National estimates for Construction Managers
Industry profile for Construction Managers
Geographic profile for Construction Managers

National estimates for Construction Managers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Construction Managers:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
303,220	1.9 %	$ 54.22	$ 112,790	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Construction Managers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 29.91	$ 37.96	$ 48.79	$ 63.11	$ 80.96
Annual Wage (2)	$ 62,210	$ 78,950	$ 101,480	$ 131,280	$ 168,390

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Industry profile for Construction Managers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Construction Managers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Construction Managers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Construction Managers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nonresidential Building Construction	76,180	9.34	$ 56.48	$ 117,480
Residential Building Construction	52,400	5.79	$ 47.23	$ 98,230
Building Equipment Contractors	35,470	1.51	$ 53.13	$ 110,510
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	19,040	2.00	$ 50.11	$ 104,220
Utility System Construction	16,520	2.96	$ 57.16	$ 118,890

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Construction Managers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nonresidential Building Construction	76,180	9.34	$ 56.48	$ 117,480
Land Subdivision	3,040	8.65	$ 56.15	$ 116,780
Residential Building Construction	52,400	5.79	$ 47.23	$ 98,230
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	4,500	3.63	$ 58.46	$ 121,590
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	12,140	3.37	$ 57.69	$ 119,990

Top paying industries for Construction Managers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	100	0.33	$ 120.18	$ 249,960
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	30	0.01	$ 86.25	$ 179,400
Oil and Gas Extraction	1,030	1.01	$ 85.93	$ 178,730
Metal Ore Mining	150	0.35	$ 81.18	$ 168,860
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	210	0.01	$ 80.34	$ 167,110

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Geographic profile for Construction Managers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Construction Managers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Construction Managers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Construction Managers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	36,670	2.08	1.01	$ 60.35	$ 125,530
Texas	35,820	2.76	1.34	$ 49.91	$ 103,810
Florida	24,710	2.68	1.31	$ 56.93	$ 118,400
North Carolina	20,660	4.45	2.17	$ 53.58	$ 111,450
Illinois	14,990	2.55	1.24	$ 54.17	$ 112,670

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Construction Managers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
North Carolina	20,660	4.45	2.17	$ 53.58	$ 111,450
Hawaii	2,560	4.30	2.10	$ 56.94	$ 118,430
Colorado	11,050	3.99	1.95	$ 53.36	$ 111,000
Alaska	1,020	3.33	1.63	$ 79.33	$ 165,010
Alabama	6,460	3.22	1.57	$ 48.66	$ 101,210

Top paying states for Construction Managers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	1,020	3.33	1.63	$ 79.33	$ 165,010
New York	6,310	0.69	0.34	$ 71.61	$ 148,960
New Jersey	10,450	2.54	1.24	$ 70.51	$ 146,660
District of Columbia	1,310	1.90	0.92	$ 65.35	$ 135,930
Massachusetts	6,800	1.91	0.93	$ 63.33	$ 131,730

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Construction Managers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	12,160	1.32	0.65	$ 74.25	$ 154,440
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	11,490	2.60	1.27	$ 56.07	$ 116,620
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	11,040	3.61	1.76	$ 53.41	$ 111,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	10,730	1.76	0.86	$ 60.04	$ 124,890
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	10,510	2.76	1.35	$ 49.75	$ 103,470
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	6,430	4.15	2.02	$ 56.01	$ 116,500
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	6,190	2.05	1.00	$ 61.51	$ 127,940
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	5,980	2.50	1.22	$ 67.89	$ 141,210
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	5,960	2.27	1.11	$ 59.47	$ 123,700
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	5,850	2.87	1.40	$ 61.37	$ 127,650

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Construction Managers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Decatur, IL	390	8.64	4.22	$ 52.58	$ 109,370
Wilmington, NC	960	6.99	3.41	$ 48.76	$ 101,420
Greeley, CO	720	6.67	3.25	$ 62.47	$ 129,930
Raleigh, NC	4,190	6.23	3.04	$ 58.68	$ 122,050
Jacksonville, NC	260	5.28	2.58	$ 47.10	$ 97,970
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	360	4.99	2.43	$ 56.64	$ 117,810
Goldsboro, NC	190	4.92	2.40	$ 47.27	$ 98,310
Asheville, NC	930	4.72	2.30	$ 50.16	$ 104,330
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	250	4.68	2.28	$ 47.67	$ 99,160
Grand Junction, CO	290	4.55	2.22	$ 46.58	$ 96,880