SOC 11-9021 · Management Occupations · May 2025
How much do Construction Managers make in Boulder, CO?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Construction Managers in Boulder, CO is $126,450. The 10th percentile is $81,750 and the 90th percentile is $219,120. Employment is 480.
Median annual wage
$126,450
- 10th percentile
- $81,750
- 25th percentile
- $98,390
- Median
- $126,450
- 75th percentile
- $156,190
- 90th percentile
- $219,120
- Mean
- $135,590
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Construction Managers, the published 10th percentile is $81,750 and the 90th percentile is $219,120. The difference is $137,370, which is 108.6% 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 $98,390 to the 75th at $156,190, covers $57,800.
The mean annual wage is $135,590, which sits above the median of $126,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Boulder, CO median is 10% higher than the national median of $114,990 for Construction Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $120,197, which is 4.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.3% higher than the Colorado median of $124,830.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $126,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Construction Managers at $120,197 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Construction Managers. Boulder, CO ranks 2nd of 8 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).).
- Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 39 miles away, with a median of $105,990 and employment of 710. That median is 16.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,808, against $120,197 here.
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $128,850 and employment of 7,250. That median is 1.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,807, against $120,197 here.
- Greeley, CO is 62 miles away, with a median of $118,350 and employment of 780. That median is 6.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $118,142, against $120,197 here.
Employment share
Construction Managers accounts for 0.25% of wage-and-salary employment in Boulder, CO (480 of 192,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (380,360 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.02 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Boulder, CO · Construction Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Construction Managers make in Boulder, CO?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Construction Managers in Boulder, CO is $126,450. The 10th percentile is $81,750 and the 90th percentile is $219,120. Employment is 480.
How does that compare with the national median for Construction Managers?
The local median is 10% higher than the national median of $114,990.
What is Construction Managers pay in Boulder, CO after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $126,450 is $120,197. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Boulder, CO compare with nearby metros for Construction Managers?
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $105,990. Boulder, CO ranks 2nd of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.