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Construction Managers salary in Flint, MI

Median pay for construction managers in Flint, MI: $103,550/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $65,930 – $170,800 · about 180 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($100,035) by +$3,515 (+4%).

What it's really worth in Flint

With Flint's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $103,550 has the buying power of about $115,210 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $58,594 · median home $197,858 · median rent $1,096/mo.

Full Flint cost of living & taxes →

How Flint ranks for this job

On raw pay, Flint, MI is 65th of the 186 metros we hold construction managers wages for. Once Flint's cost of living is applied, it ranks 22nd.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Flint 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 Flint

A median home in Flint, MI costs $197,858 — 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 $1,096/mo works out at 13% 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 Flint.

MetroMedian payvs FlintRent vs Flint
New York, NY $158,380 +53% 3.2×
San Jose, CA $141,640 +37% 3.3×
Anchorage, AK $135,530 +31% 1.6×
San Francisco, CA $134,670 +30%

Same job elsewhere in MI

MetroMedian payvs FlintRent vs Flint
Detroit, MI $107,310 +4% 1.4×
Ann Arbor, MI $105,690 +2% 1.9×
Kalamazoo, MI $105,240 +2% 1.2×
Lansing, MI $105,230 +2% 1.2×

Staying in MI keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires construction managers around Flint

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

Other jobs in Flint

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.