Construction Managers salary in Raleigh, NC

Median pay for construction managers in Raleigh, NC: $106,130/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $62,450 – $179,980 · about 4,550 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($100,035) by +$6,095 (+6%).

What it's really worth in Raleigh

With Raleigh's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $106,130 has the buying power of about $107,905 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $91,818 · median home $438,364 · median rent $1,694/mo.

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How Raleigh ranks for this job

On raw pay, Raleigh, NC is 44th of the 186 metros we hold construction managers wages for. Once Raleigh's cost of living is applied, it ranks 61st.

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

What that salary buys in Raleigh

A median home in Raleigh, NC costs $438,364 — about 4.1× 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 $1,694/mo works out at 19% 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 Raleigh.

Metro	Median pay	vs Raleigh	Rent vs Raleigh
New York, NY	$158,380	+49%	2.1×
San Jose, CA	$141,640	+33%	2.1×
Anchorage, AK	$135,530	+28%	1×
San Francisco, CA	$134,670	+27%	1.9×

Same job elsewhere in NC

Metro	Median pay	vs Raleigh	Rent vs Raleigh
Charlotte, NC	$105,080	−1%	1×
Wilmington, NC	$101,650	−4%	1×
Greensboro, NC	$101,420	−4%	0.8×
Winston-Salem, NC	$99,560	−6%	0.9×

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

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