Construction Managers salary in Dallas, TX

Median pay for construction managers in Dallas, TX: $100,420/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $63,700 – $163,660 · about 12,320 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($100,035) by +$385 (+0%).

What it's really worth in Dallas

With Dallas's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $100,420 has the buying power of about $97,980 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $83,398 · median home $366,823 · median rent $1,678/mo.

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How Dallas ranks for this job

On raw pay, Dallas, TX is 86th of the 186 metros we hold construction managers wages for. Once Dallas's cost of living is applied, it ranks 140th.

The headline number flatters Dallas. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, construction managers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Dallas

A median home in Dallas, TX costs $366,823 — about 3.7× 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 $1,678/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 Dallas.

Metro	Median pay	vs Dallas	Rent vs Dallas
New York, NY	$158,380	+58%	2.1×
San Jose, CA	$141,640	+41%	2.2×
Anchorage, AK	$135,530	+35%	1.1×
San Francisco, CA	$134,670	+34%	1.9×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Dallas	Rent vs Dallas
Houston, TX	$100,900	+0%	1×
Austin, TX	$99,270	−1%	1×
Beaumont, TX	$97,640	−3%	0.8×
Corpus Christi, TX	$97,380	−3%	0.8×

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

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