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Construction Managers Salary in Burlington, NC

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Construction Managers in Burlington, NC is $104,470. BLS estimates approximately 180 people work in this occupation in Burlington, NC. Burlington, NC is 9.1% below the national median ($114,990).

Median salary
$104,470
Average salary
$113,680
Median hourly
$50.23
Employment
180

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$71,730$34.49
25th percentile$86,200$41.44
Median (50th)$104,470$50.23
75th percentile$131,110$63.04
90th percentile$161,830$77.80

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 3% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 14.5% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
2.583
Location quotient
1.06

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Burlington, NC’s regional price level is below the national average (index 93.196, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $112,097 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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