How much do Construction Managers make in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY?

Percentile spread

For Construction Managers, the published 10th percentile is $73,540 and the 90th percentile is $157,600. The difference is $84,060, which is 81.0% 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 $90,190 to the 75th at $135,770, covers $45,580.

The mean annual wage is $117,040, which sits above the median of $103,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Watertown-Fort Drum, NY median is 9.8% lower than the national median of $114,990 for Construction Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $118,326, which is 2.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 33.2% lower than the New York median of $155,360.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Watertown-Fort Drum, NY is 87.690, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $103,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Construction Managers at $118,326 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Construction Managers. Watertown-Fort Drum, NY ranks 11th of 14 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).).

• Utica-Rome, NY is 64 miles away, with a median of $114,990 and employment of 70. That median is 10.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,075, against $118,326 here.
• Syracuse, NY is 69 miles away, with a median of $132,760 and employment of 320. That median is 27.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $138,664, against $118,326 here.
• Rochester, NY is 94 miles away, with a median of $134,940 and employment of 490. That median is 30.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,063, against $118,326 here.

Employment share

Construction Managers accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY (40 of 39,330). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (380,360 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.42 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.