How much do Construction Managers make in Auburn-Opelika, AL?

Percentile spread

For Construction Managers, the published 10th percentile is $66,500 and the 90th percentile is $142,610. The difference is $76,110, which is 76.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $79,940 to the 75th at $121,180, covers $41,240.

The mean annual wage is $103,290, which sits above the median of $100,140. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Auburn-Opelika, AL median is 12.9% lower than the national median of $114,990 for Construction Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $113,882, which is 1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.3% higher than the Alabama median of $96,960.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Auburn-Opelika, AL is 87.933, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $100,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Construction Managers at $113,882 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Construction Managers. Auburn-Opelika, AL ranks 10th of 26 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Columbus, GA-AL is 40 miles away, with a median of $99,110 and employment of 200. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,990, against $113,882 here.
• Montgomery, AL is 52 miles away, with a median of $94,650 and employment of 660. That median is 5.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,540, against $113,882 here.
• Dothan, AL is 86 miles away, with a median of $79,320 and employment of 180. That median is 20.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,617, against $113,882 here.

Employment share

Construction Managers accounts for 0.55% of wage-and-salary employment in Auburn-Opelika, AL (400 of 72,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (380,360 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.25 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.