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Construction Managers salary in McAllen, TX

Median pay for construction managers in McAllen, TX: $75,520/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $50,500 – $121,070 · about 480 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($100,035) by −$24,515 (-25%).

What it's really worth in McAllen

With McAllen's cost of living at 86 (US=100), that $75,520 has the buying power of about $87,737 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $49,371 · median home $193,978 · median rent $1,128/mo.

Full McAllen cost of living & taxes →

How McAllen ranks for this job

On raw pay, McAllen, TX is 182nd of the 186 metros we hold construction managers wages for. Once McAllen's cost of living is applied, it ranks 174th.

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

What that salary buys in McAllen

A median home in McAllen, TX costs $193,978 — about 2.6× 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 $1,128/mo works out at 18% 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 McAllen.

MetroMedian payvs McAllenRent vs McAllen
New York, NY $158,380 +110% 3.1×
San Jose, CA $141,640 +88% 3.2×
Anchorage, AK $135,530 +79% 1.6×
San Francisco, CA $134,670 +78% 2.9×

Same job elsewhere in TX

MetroMedian payvs McAllenRent vs McAllen
Houston, TX $100,900 +34% 1.5×
Dallas, TX $100,420 +33% 1.5×
Austin, TX $99,270 +31% 1.4×
Beaumont, TX $97,640 +29% 1.2×

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

Who hires construction managers around McAllen

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

Other jobs in McAllen

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.