State comparison · 2025
Construction Managers salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Construction Managers in Washington earn a median of $155,070. In North Carolina, $106,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22% — not 31.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.2%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-22%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
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.