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Construction Managers Salary in Massachusetts

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Construction Managers in Massachusetts is $145,010. BLS estimates approximately 9,870 people work in this occupation in Massachusetts. Massachusetts is 26.1% above the national median ($114,990).

Median salary
$145,010
Average salary
$155,900
Median hourly
$69.71
Employment
9,870

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$104,100$50.05
25th percentile$127,020$61.07
Median (50th)$145,010$69.71
75th percentile$173,520$83.42
90th percentile$216,920$104.29

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 1.8% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 6.4% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
2.713
Location quotient
1.11

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Massachusetts’s regional price level is above the national average (index 105.757, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $137,116 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.

Opportunity Score

77.7/ 100

A Career Atlas USA score combining cost-adjusted salary, job density, concentration and employment availability, ranked against every other state for this career. How we calculate this score →

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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