State comparison · 2025
Construction Managers salary: New York vs South Dakota
Construction Managers in New York earn a median of $155,360. In South Dakota, $118,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.8% — not 31.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.2%
New York vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+7.8%
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%
South Dakota
Construction Managers
- Median
- $118,380
- p25
- $99,830
- p75
- $132,330
- p10
- $90,210
- p90
- $161,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.