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Construction Managers salary in Orlando, FL

Median pay for construction managers in Orlando, FL: $104,370/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $59,580 – $168,100 · about 5,010 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($100,035) by +$4,335 (+4%).

What it's really worth in Orlando

With Orlando's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $104,370 has the buying power of about $102,736 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $71,551 · median home $387,733 · median rent $1,977/mo.

Full Orlando cost of living & taxes →

How Orlando ranks for this job

On raw pay, Orlando, FL is 64th of the 186 metros we hold construction managers wages for. Once Orlando's cost of living is applied, it ranks 104th.

The headline number flatters Orlando. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, construction managers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Orlando

A median home in Orlando, FL costs $387,733 — about 3.7× 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 $1,977/mo works out at 23% 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 Orlando.

MetroMedian payvs OrlandoRent vs Orlando
New York, NY $158,380 +52% 1.8×
San Jose, CA $141,640 +36% 1.8×
Anchorage, AK $135,530 +30% 0.9×
San Francisco, CA $134,670 +29% 1.6×

Same job elsewhere in FL

MetroMedian payvs OrlandoRent vs Orlando
Miami, FL $105,970 +2% 1.4×
Naples, FL $105,420 +1% 1.4×
Cape Coral, FL $100,180 −4%
Palm Bay, FL $100,020 −4%

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

Who hires construction managers around Orlando

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

Other jobs in Orlando

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.