Construction Managers Salary in Durham, NC

Construction Managers pay range in Durham

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $77,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $200,870 or more. The middle half of construction managers in Durham earn between $99,390 and $156,020.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Construction Managers salary after taxes in Durham

On the average salary of $133,280, a single filer in Durham takes home about $97,554 a year, or $8,129 a month and $3,752 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Durham a good place for construction managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Durham area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.6), so the average $133,280 buys what about $136,597 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Durham ($60,720). A typical home costs $414,340, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Construction Managers salary in other North Carolina cities

Durham ranks 1st of 15 North Carolina metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Construction Managers salaries in North Carolina

Highest-paying cities for construction managers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($168,220).

Construction Managers salary by city

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