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Construction Managers salary in New Jersey

The median construction managers in New Jersey earns $138,230 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,236 a month.

10th percentile
$93,130
25th percentile
$110,230
Median percentile
$138,230
75th percentile
$177,150
90th percentile
$222,580

Based on 6,910 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

$98,835 take-home a year
Gross pay$138,230
Federal income tax−$21,909
Social Security + Medicare−$10,575
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$6,912
Monthly take-home$8,236
Every two weeks$3,801

Does it go far here?

$127,044Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

All construction managers salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey