Construction Managers salary in Cincinnati, OH

Median pay for construction managers in Cincinnati, OH: $95,730/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $59,940 – $147,930 · about 2,520 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($100,035) by −$4,305 (-4%).

What it's really worth in Cincinnati

With Cincinnati's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $95,730 has the buying power of about $101,598 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $76,247 · median home $311,270 · median rent $1,575/mo.

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How Cincinnati ranks for this job

On raw pay, Cincinnati, OH is 132nd of the 186 metros we hold construction managers wages for. Once Cincinnati's cost of living is applied, it ranks 112th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Cincinnati is one of the places where construction managers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Cincinnati

A median home in Cincinnati, OH costs $311,270 — about 3.3× 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 $1,575/mo works out at 20% 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 Cincinnati.

Metro	Median pay	vs Cincinnati	Rent vs Cincinnati
New York, NY	$158,380	+65%	2.2×
San Jose, CA	$141,640	+48%	2.3×
Anchorage, AK	$135,530	+42%	1.1×
San Francisco, CA	$134,670	+41%	2.1×

Same job elsewhere in OH

Metro	Median pay	vs Cincinnati	Rent vs Cincinnati
Toledo, OH	$100,230	+5%	0.8×
Columbus, OH	$98,430	+3%	1×
Cleveland, OH	$97,510	+2%	0.9×
Canton, OH	$89,500	−7%	0.7×

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

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