Construction Managers salary in Beaumont, TX
Median pay for construction managers in Beaumont, TX: $97,640/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $66,510 – $163,950 · about 720 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($100,035) by −$2,395 (-2%).
What it's really worth in Beaumont
With Beaumont's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $97,640 has the buying power of about $107,545 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $62,427 · median home $185,608 · median rent $1,332/mo.
How Beaumont ranks for this job
On raw pay, Beaumont, TX is 122nd of the 186 metros we hold construction managers wages for. Once Beaumont's cost of living is applied, it ranks 67th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Beaumont is one of the places where construction managers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in Beaumont
A median home in Beaumont, TX costs $185,608 — about 1.9× 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 $1,332/mo works out at 16% 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 Beaumont.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Beaumont | Rent vs Beaumont |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $158,380 | +62% | 2.6× |
| San Jose, CA | $141,640 | +45% | 2.7× |
| Anchorage, AK | $135,530 | +39% | 1.3× |
| San Francisco, CA | $134,670 | +38% | 2.4× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs Beaumont | Rent vs Beaumont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | $100,900 | +3% | 1.2× |
| Dallas, TX | $100,420 | +3% | 1.3× |
| Austin, TX | $99,270 | +2% | 1.2× |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $97,380 | +0% | 1.1× |
Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.