Construction Managers in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$77,316
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$25,914
25.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$82,090
Michigan costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Michigan — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$103,230
Kept after tax
$77,316
Worth in national money
$82,090
State rank
39
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Michigan pays construction managers a middle wage of $103,230, 39 of 51 states and about 10.23% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within Michigan this is well-paid work. Of 493 occupations with published figures in the state, construction managers ranks 56 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Michigan does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $103,230 you keep $77,316, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $82,090 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $113,660, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Michigan's $103,230 median for construction managers places it 39 of 51 states, about 10.23% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Ranked against every occupation Michigan publishes a median for, construction managers sits 56 of 493 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After federal, FICA and Michigan income tax, retained pay for construction managers on $103,230 is $77,316. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $82,090 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $113,660 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Construction Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $61,830 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $103,230 |
| Top tenth earn over | $171,340 |
| This salary | $103,230 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Michigan | $77,316 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $81,452 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,730 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $97,350 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,390 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Michigan earn less than $103,230. The published range is $61,830 up to $171,340, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Michigan the take-home figure of $77,316, from $103,230, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 56 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Michigan, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $82,090, the adjusted value of that $103,230 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 56 of 493 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for construction managers in Michigan the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $61,830 to $171,340. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Michigan is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $77,316 from $103,230. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 56 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Michigan, so $82,090 — the adjusted value of that $103,230 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 56 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $113,660 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $61,830 at the bottom tenth to $171,340 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $82,090.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Michigan's own levy, $77,316 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Michigan is $113,660. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($61,830) and the ninetieth ($171,340) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Michigan's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $82,090 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $77,316 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Michigan income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.