The highest-paying states for construction managers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of construction managers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $133,520, New Jersey is the highest paying state for construction managers. It is followed by Delaware (average annual salary $120,680). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2020 [1]. For more salary information of construction managers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | $133,520 |
$88,270 | 6,920 |
| 2 | Delaware | $120,680 |
$86,260 | 620 |
| 3 | New York | $119,990 |
$68,540 | 11,380 |
| 4 | California | $111,890 |
$61,480 | 32,830 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $109,630 |
$62,130 | 390 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $109,260 |
$67,710 | 2,310 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | $108,210 |
$69,330 | 3,570 |
| 8 | Hawaii | $105,180 |
$64,690 | 2,160 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $104,820 |
$67,490 | 7,450 |
| 10 | District of Columbia | $103,420 |
$55,990 | 990 |
| 11 | North Carolina | $101,740 |
$65,700 | 13,500 |
| 12 | Alaska | $99,850 |
$38,970 | 1,210 |
| 13 | Virginia | $99,480 |
$59,470 | 5,790 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | $98,200 |
$53,480 | 9,740 |
| 15 | Missouri | $97,000 |
$52,420 | 3,220 |
| 16 | Washington | $96,780 |
$60,850 | 8,430 |
| 17 | Michigan | $96,670 |
$59,080 | 5,090 |
| 18 | Maryland | $96,240 |
$60,760 | 6,610 |
| 19 | Virgin Islands | $95,280 |
$65,040 | 320 |
| 20 | South Dakota | $94,940 |
$69,560 | 330 |
| 21 | Oregon | $94,510 |
$57,710 | 5,020 |
| 22 | Minnesota | $94,030 |
$57,910 | 5,880 |
| 23 | Colorado | $93,950 |
$58,400 | 10,300 |
| 24 | Georgia | $93,880 |
$58,190 | 7,830 |
| 25 | Wyoming | $90,960 |
$54,160 | 680 |
| 26 | Louisiana | $90,950 |
$56,460 | 3,870 |
| 27 | Arizona | $90,890 |
$58,430 | 6,240 |
| 28 | Illinois | $90,670 |
$52,970 | 13,040 |
| 29 | Nevada | $90,410 |
$56,130 | 4,080 |
| 30 | Texas | $90,310 |
$56,100 | 34,560 |
| 31 | North Dakota | $90,290 |
$47,520 | 1,270 |
| 32 | South Carolina | $89,960 |
$56,200 | 3,430 |
| 33 | Ohio | $89,650 |
$55,420 | 8,110 |
| 34 | New Hampshire | $88,430 |
$57,850 | 1,260 |
| 35 | Alabama | $88,390 |
$55,730 | 3,650 |
| 36 | West Virginia | $87,270 |
$54,230 | 920 |
| 37 | New Mexico | $87,060 |
$57,510 | 1,530 |
| 38 | Montana | $86,640 |
$56,720 | 730 |
| 39 | Florida | $85,750 |
$51,810 | 23,820 |
| 40 | Kansas | $83,090 |
$49,240 | 2,640 |
| 41 | Indiana | $82,000 |
$52,460 | 5,170 |
| 42 | Nebraska | $81,700 |
$52,460 | 2,820 |
| 43 | Vermont | $81,400 |
$46,360 | 630 |
| 44 | Utah | $81,310 |
$51,450 | 2,800 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $81,260 |
$44,710 | 2,710 |
| 46 | Iowa | $80,260 |
$48,600 | 3,160 |
| 47 | Maine | $80,100 |
$53,500 | 1,200 |
| 48 | Kentucky | $75,580 |
$47,120 | 1,770 |
| 49 | Tennessee | $74,090 |
$45,490 | 6,430 |
| 50 | Idaho | $74,060 |
$44,640 | 1,410 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $68,000 |
$40,880 | 1,210 |
| 52 | Arkansas | $67,500 |
$43,950 | 2,160 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $52,530 |
$33,430 | 500 |
| 54 | Guam | $50,560 |
$27,390 | 180 |