SOC 11-9021 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Construction Managers make in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Construction Managers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is $128,220. The 10th percentile is $73,960 and the 90th percentile is $189,070. Employment is 370.

Median annual wage

$128,220

10th percentile
$73,960
25th percentile
$103,550
Median
$128,220
75th percentile
$158,900
90th percentile
$189,070
Mean
$131,000

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Construction Managers, the published 10th percentile is $73,960 and the 90th percentile is $189,070. The difference is $115,110, which is 89.8% 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 $103,550 to the 75th at $158,900, covers $55,350.

The mean annual wage is $131,000, which sits above the median of $128,220. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA median is 11.5% higher than the national median of $114,990 for Construction Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $118,071, which is 2.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.7% lower than the California median of $133,160.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 108.596, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $128,220 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Construction Managers at $118,071 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Construction Managers. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ranks 7th of 15 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).).

  • Hanford-Corcoran, CA is 59 miles away, with a median of $103,870 and employment of 50. That median is 19% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,222, against $118,071 here.
  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $132,620 and employment of 290. That median is 3.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,896, against $118,071 here.
  • Salinas, CA is 76 miles away, with a median of $120,430 and employment of 220. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,444, against $118,071 here.

Employment share

Construction Managers accounts for 0.30% of wage-and-salary employment in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA (370 of 122,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (380,360 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.24 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA · 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Construction Managers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is $128,220. The 10th percentile is $73,960 and the 90th percentile is $189,070. Employment is 370.

How does that compare with the national median for Construction Managers?

The local median is 11.5% higher than the national median of $114,990.

What is Construction Managers pay in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 108.596, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $128,220 is $118,071. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA compare with nearby metros for Construction Managers?

Hanford-Corcoran, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 59 miles away, at $103,870. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ranks 7th of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.