SOC 11-9021 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Construction Managers make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Construction Managers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $159,430. The 10th percentile is $109,800 and the 90th percentile is $221,370. Employment is 4,010.

Median annual wage

$159,430

10th percentile
$109,800
25th percentile
$133,100
Median
$159,430
75th percentile
$186,460
90th percentile
$221,370
Mean
$163,750

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Construction Managers, the published 10th percentile is $109,800 and the 90th percentile is $221,370. The difference is $111,570, which is 70.0% 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 $133,100 to the 75th at $186,460, covers $53,360.

The mean annual wage is $163,750, which sits above the median of $159,430. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median is 38.6% higher than the national median of $114,990 for Construction Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $143,459, which is 24.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.8% higher than the Washington median of $155,070.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $159,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Construction Managers at $143,459 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Construction Managers. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 2nd of 12 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).).

  • Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA is 39 miles away, with a median of $142,070 and employment of 100. That median is 10.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,527, against $143,459 here.
  • Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is 60 miles away, with a median of $142,500 and employment of 160. That median is 10.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $137,455, against $143,459 here.
  • Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is 69 miles away, with a median of $159,860 and employment of 110. That median is 0.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $156,048, against $143,459 here.

Employment share

Construction Managers accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (4,010 of 2,086,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (380,360 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.79 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Construction Managers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $159,430. The 10th percentile is $109,800 and the 90th percentile is $221,370. Employment is 4,010.

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

The local median is 38.6% higher than the national median of $114,990.

What is Construction Managers pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $159,430 is $143,459. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA compare with nearby metros for Construction Managers?

Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $142,070. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 2nd of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.