Construction Managers salary in Albuquerque, NM

Median pay for construction managers in Albuquerque, NM: $90,330/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $59,970 – $142,280 · about 580 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($100,035) by −$9,705 (-10%).

What it's really worth in Albuquerque

With Albuquerque's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $90,330 has the buying power of about $96,479 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $63,971 · median home $352,894 · median rent $1,502/mo.

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How Albuquerque ranks for this job

On raw pay, Albuquerque, NM is 150th of the 186 metros we hold construction managers wages for. Once Albuquerque's cost of living is applied, it ranks 145th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Albuquerque sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Albuquerque

A median home in Albuquerque, NM costs $352,894 — about 3.9× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,502/mo works out at 20% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where construction managers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Albuquerque.

Metro	Median pay	vs Albuquerque	Rent vs Albuquerque
New York, NY	$158,380	+75%	2.3×
San Jose, CA	$141,640	+57%	2.4×
Anchorage, AK	$135,530	+50%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$134,670	+49%	2.2×

Who hires construction managers around Albuquerque

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Kirtland Air Force Base · Government

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