Construction Managers salary in Amarillo, TX

Median pay for construction managers in Amarillo, TX: $79,900/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $61,100 – $132,460 · about 370 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($100,035) by −$20,135 (-20%).

What it's really worth in Amarillo

With Amarillo's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $79,900 has the buying power of about $87,442 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $64,147 · median home $219,904 · median rent $1,293/mo.

Full Amarillo cost of living & taxes →

How Amarillo ranks for this job

On raw pay, Amarillo, TX is 174th of the 186 metros we hold construction managers wages for. Once Amarillo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 175th.

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

What that salary buys in Amarillo

A median home in Amarillo, TX costs $219,904 — about 2.8× 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 $1,293/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 Amarillo.

Metro	Median pay	vs Amarillo	Rent vs Amarillo
New York, NY	$158,380	+98%	2.7×
San Jose, CA	$141,640	+77%	2.8×
Anchorage, AK	$135,530	+70%	1.4×
San Francisco, CA	$134,670	+69%	2.5×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Amarillo	Rent vs Amarillo
Houston, TX	$100,900	+26%	1.3×
Dallas, TX	$100,420	+26%	1.3×
Austin, TX	$99,270	+24%	1.3×
Beaumont, TX	$97,640	+22%	1×

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

Who hires construction managers around Amarillo

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Tyson Foods Inc. · Manufacturing
• Pantex · Manufacturing

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