Construction Managers salary in College Station, TX

Median pay for construction managers in College Station, TX: $80,270/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $51,280 – $118,930 · about 350 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($100,035) by −$19,765 (-20%).

What it's really worth in College Station

With College Station's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $80,270 has the buying power of about $87,957 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $58,659 · median home $310,961 · median rent $1,472/mo.

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How College Station ranks for this job

On raw pay, College Station, TX is 173rd of the 186 metros we hold construction managers wages for. Once College Station's cost of living is applied, it ranks 173rd.

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

What that salary buys in College Station

A median home in College Station, TX costs $310,961 — about 3.9× 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 $1,472/mo works out at 22% 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 College Station.

Metro	Median pay	vs College Station	Rent vs College Station
New York, NY	$158,380	+97%	2.4×
San Jose, CA	$141,640	+76%	2.5×
Anchorage, AK	$135,530	+69%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$134,670	+68%	2.2×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs College Station	Rent vs College Station
Houston, TX	$100,900	+26%	1.1×
Dallas, TX	$100,420	+25%	1.1×
Austin, TX	$99,270	+24%	1.1×
Beaumont, TX	$97,640	+22%	0.9×

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

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