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Construction Managers salary in California

The median construction managers in California earns $133,160 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,747 a month.

10th percentile
$82,100
25th percentile
$102,780
Median percentile
$133,160
75th percentile
$168,070
90th percentile
$211,970

Based on 34,750 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$92,960 take-home a year
Gross pay$133,160
Federal income tax−$20,692
Social Security + Medicare−$10,187
California income tax (approx.)−$9,321
Monthly take-home$7,747
Every two weeks$3,575

Does it go far here?

$120,267Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All construction managers salaries · Take-home pay in California