State comparison · 2025
Construction Managers salary: California vs Washington
Construction Managers in Washington earn a median of $155,070. In California, $133,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17% — not 14.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.1%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17%
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%
Washington
Construction Managers
- Median
- $155,070
- p25
- $130,010
- p75
- $177,990
- p10
- $105,770
- p90
- $217,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.