State comparison · 2025
Construction Managers salary: California vs Texas
Construction Managers in California earn a median of $133,160. In Texas, $101,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 31.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.2%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+15.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Construction Managers
- Median
- $133,160
- p25
- $102,780
- p75
- $168,070
- p10
- $82,100
- p90
- $211,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -35%
Texas
Construction Managers
- Median
- $101,470
- p25
- $79,390
- p75
- $131,570
- p10
- $64,040
- p90
- $166,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -36%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.