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State comparison · 2025

Construction Managers salary: New York vs North Carolina

Occupation

Construction Managers in New York earn a median of $155,360. In North Carolina, $106,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.3% — not 45.7%.

Nominal pay gap
+45.7%
New York vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+27.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

New York

Construction Managers

Median
$155,360
p25
$108,890
p75
$197,010
p10
$86,250
p90
$244,590
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.9
Hiring velocity (180d)
-32%
See full breakdown for New York

North Carolina

Construction Managers

Median
$106,640
p25
$83,990
p75
$137,510
p10
$68,960
p90
$176,690
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
94.3
Hiring velocity (180d)
-48%
See full breakdown for North Carolina

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.