Job Numbers and Growth Construction project managers nationally number 487,000. The unemployment level for workers is very low, compared to other occupations. About 2% of employees were unemployed recently. Area Job Conditions Construction project managers are relatively common in Bend (Oregon), Fort Walton Beach (Florida), and Carson City (Nevada). They are rarer in La Crosse (Wisconsin), Parkersburg (West Virginia), and Erie (Pennsylvania). Workers are paid highest in Punta Gorda (Florida), New York (New York), and Port St. Lucie (Florida), and lowest in Harrisonburg (Virginia), Pueblo (Colorado), and Brownsville (Texas). Training and Education Employees are generally expected to have a bachelor's degree. About 29% of construction project managers hold a bachelor's degree or better. Currently 31% of workers have some college education, though not a degree. About 40% of employees were able to get their jobs with a high-school diploma. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career. Part-Time Work and Self-Employment About 5% of construction project managers work less than full-time. In 56% of the cases, workers work for themselves.
Construction Project Managers by Metropolitan Area (city and its surroundings) In the table below, a Job Density near 0% means the area has an average number of people in this occupation, for its population. A higher or lower Job Density (e.g., +22% or -45%) tells you there are that many more or fewer workers of that type there than in the average US metro area. So, the higher the number, the more common the occupation. Alabama | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Anniston | $64,000 | 60 | -17% | | Auburn | $67,000 | 60 | -12% | | Birmingham | $77,000 | 1,330 | +45% | | Decatur | $68,000 | 190 | +127% | | Dothan | $62,000 | 70 | -25% | | Florence | $62,000 | 100 | +28% | | Huntsville | $87,000 | 200 | -44% | | Mobile | $68,000 | 370 | +19% | | Montgomery | $80,000 | 220 | -24% | | Tuscaloosa | $70,000 | 170 | +17% |
Alaska | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Anchorage | $103,000 | 450 | +66% | | Fairbanks | $86,000 | 100 | +108% |
Arizona | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Flagstaff | $81,000 | 80 | -6% | | Kingman | $86,000 | 140 | +78% | | Phoenix | $97,000 | 2,930 | -11% | | Prescott | $65,000 | 220 | +126% | | Tucson | $81,000 | 490 | -24% | | Yuma | $76,000 | 70 | -26% |
Arkansas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Fayetteville | $86,000 | 340 | +1% | | Fort Smith | $69,000 | 140 | -28% | | Jonesboro | | 40 | -47% | | Little Rock | $63,000 | 430 | -27% |
California | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bakersfield | $89,000 | 540 | +18% | | Chico | $101,000 | 100 | -9% | | El Centro | $87,000 | 40 | -49% | | Fresno | $91,000 | 360 | -38% | | Madera | $105,000 | 40 | -26% | | Modesto | $86,000 | 170 | -39% | | Napa | $128,000 | 150 | +49% | | Oakland | $117,000 | 1,870 | +3% | | Oxnard | $118,000 | 460 | -11% | | Redding | $105,000 | 70 | -33% | | Riverside | $100,000 | 1,820 | -19% | | Sacramento | $111,000 | 1,430 | -9% | | Salinas | $142,000 | 150 | -42% | | San Diego | $104,000 | 2,050 | -13% | | San Francisco | $117,000 | 1,550 | -12% | | San Jose | $116,000 | 1,080 | -34% | | San Luis Obispo | $101,000 | 150 | -8% | | Santa Ana | $105,000 | 3,250 | +20% | | Santa Barbara | $98,000 | 200 | -29% | | Santa Rosa | $96,000 | 280 | -10% | | Stockton | $97,000 | 230 | -37% | | Vallejo | $95,000 | 190 | -6% | | Visalia | $102,000 | 110 | -51% | | Yuba City | $89,000 | 50 | -14% |
Colorado | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Boulder | $89,000 | 210 | -22% | | Colorado Springs | $77,000 | 590 | +37% | | Denver | $90,000 | 2,770 | +25% | | Fort Collins | $52,000 | 440 | +120% | | Grand Junction | $61,000 | 200 | +127% | | Greeley | $82,000 | 310 | +160% | | Pueblo | $55,000 | 140 | +69% |
Connecticut | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bridgeport | $105,000 | 680 | -11% | | Danbury | $93,000 | 60 | -47% | | Hartford | $95,000 | 850 | -17% | | New Haven | $100,000 | 500 | +4% | | Norwich | $90,000 | 200 | -3% | | Waterbury | $97,000 | 70 | -35% |
Delaware | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Dover | $82,000 | 120 | +41% | | Wilmington | $99,000 | 660 | +16% |
District of Columbia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Washington | $107,000 | 4,040 | -2% |
Florida | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Cape Coral | $106,000 | 620 | +74% | | Deltona | $118,000 | 280 | +7% | | Fort Lauderdale | $101,000 | 1,710 | +32% | | Fort Walton Beach | $62,000 | 350 | +190% | | Gainesville | $106,000 | 210 | +11% | | Jacksonville | $135,000 | 1,140 | +8% | | Lakeland | $104,000 | 390 | +18% | | Miami | $103,000 | 1,830 | +4% | | Naples | $113,000 | 370 | +86% | | Ocala | $82,000 | 220 | +43% | | Orlando | $90,000 | 2,490 | +34% | | Palm Bay | $88,000 | 300 | -10% | | Panama City | $97,000 | 90 | -17% | | Pensacola | $98,000 | 290 | +16% | | Port St Lucie | $128,000 | 190 | -10% | | Punta Gorda | $157,000 | 50 | -16% | | Sarasota | $85,000 | 580 | +28% | | Sebastian | $90,000 | 140 | +90% | | Tallahassee | $70,000 | 280 | +2% | | Tampa | $91,000 | 2,470 | +15% | | West Palm Beach | $97,000 | 1,040 | +10% |
Georgia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albany | $63,000 | 60 | -37% | | Athens | $60,000 | 60 | -50% | | Atlanta | $85,000 | 5,710 | +36% | | Augusta | $98,000 | 290 | -17% | | Brunswick | $87,000 | 80 | +25% | | Columbus | $79,000 | 110 | -39% | | Gainesville | $78,000 | 80 | -28% | | Macon | $71,000 | 90 | -45% | | Savannah | $82,000 | 380 | +51% | | Valdosta | $65,000 | 50 | -42% |
Hawaii | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Honolulu | $95,000 | 810 | +6% |
Idaho | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Boise | $63,000 | 550 | +19% | | Coeur Dalene | $67,000 | 130 | +53% | | Idaho Falls | $54,000 | 110 | +52% |
Illinois | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Champaign | $92,000 | 70 | -54% | | Chicago | $103,000 | 3,660 | -46% | | Decatur | $92,000 | 50 | -30% | | Peoria | $92,000 | 130 | -55% | | Rockford | $92,000 | 130 | -49% |
Indiana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bloomington | $77,000 | 70 | -36% | | Elkhart | $72,000 | 120 | -44% | | Evansville | $75,000 | 280 | -5% | | Fort Wayne | $78,000 | 340 | -6% | | Gary | $84,000 | 620 | +29% | | Indianapolis | $90,000 | 1,920 | +21% | | Lafayette | $85,000 | 40 | -67% | | Michigan City | $105,000 | 50 | -23% | | Muncie | $129,000 | 60 | -13% | | South Bend | $79,000 | 110 | -51% | | Terre Haute | $75,000 | 70 | -37% |
Iowa | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Ames | $73,000 | 110 | +94% | | Cedar Rapids | $114,000 | 160 | -29% | | Davenport | $84,000 | 150 | -52% | | Des Moines | $81,000 | 440 | -23% | | Iowa City | $74,000 | 40 | -65% | | Sioux City | $81,000 | 50 | -56% | | Waterloo | $84,000 | 100 | -27% |
Kansas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lawrence | $67,000 | 50 | -27% | | Topeka | $69,000 | 140 | -23% | | Wichita | $62,000 | 390 | -26% |
Kentucky | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bowling Green | $60,000 | 90 | +1% | | Elizabethtown | $73,000 | 60 | -9% | | Lexington | $66,000 | 590 | +42% | | Louisville | $71,000 | 1,340 | +24% | | Owensboro | $62,000 | 70 | -5% |
Louisiana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Alexandria | $61,000 | 110 | +18% | | Baton Rouge | $68,000 | 1,100 | +72% | | Houma | $76,000 | 110 | -29% | | Lafayette | $60,000 | 140 | -42% | | Lake Charles | $74,000 | 220 | +57% | | Monroe | $71,000 | 60 | -52% | | New Orleans | $67,000 | 620 | -31% | | Shreveport | $87,000 | 130 | -56% |
Maine | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bangor | $69,000 | 60 | -40% | | Lewiston | $70,000 | 60 | -20% | | Portland | $78,000 | 350 | +1% |
Maryland | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Baltimore | $89,000 | 3,170 | +37% | | Bethesda | $92,000 | 1,830 | +82% | | Cumberland | $71,000 | 30 | -43% | | Hagerstown | $82,000 | 90 | -44% | | Salisbury | $61,000 | 90 | +11% |
Massachusetts | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Barnstable Town | $97,000 | 120 | -27% | | Boston | $113,000 | 2,570 | -16% | | Brockton | $94,000 | 100 | -31% | | Framingham | $98,000 | 210 | -23% | | Lawrence | $107,000 | 40 | -55% | | Leominster | $80,000 | 50 | -35% | | Lowell | $95,000 | 90 | -55% | | New Bedford | $110,000 | 30 | -71% | | Springfield | $78,000 | 360 | -31% | | Taunton | $115,000 | 40 | -43% | | Worcester | $84,000 | 190 | -55% |
Michigan | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Ann Arbor | $104,000 | 110 | -61% | | Battle Creek | $66,000 | 70 | -6% | | Detroit | $104,000 | 800 | -36% | | Grand Rapids | $133,000 | 510 | -23% | | Holland | $77,000 | 70 | -58% | | Jackson | $92,000 | 40 | -50% | | Kalamazoo | $78,000 | 220 | -3% | | Lansing | $88,000 | 220 | -33% | | Niles | $109,000 | 70 | -28% | | Saginaw | $71,000 | 90 | -26% | | Warren | $91,000 | 1,630 | -20% |
Minnesota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Duluth | $83,000 | 120 | -43% | | Minneapolis | $95,000 | 1,880 | -41% | | Rochester | $78,000 | 60 | -60% | | St Cloud | $78,000 | 90 | -46% |
Mississippi | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Gulfport | $67,000 | 220 | +23% | | Hattiesburg | $53,000 | 90 | +2% | | Jackson | $65,000 | 330 | -24% | | Pascagoula | $80,000 | 120 | +68% |
Missouri | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Columbia | $70,000 | 80 | -39% | | Joplin | $96,000 | 60 | -53% | | Kansas City | $83,000 | 1,850 | +2% | | Springfield | $66,000 | 170 | -49% | | St Joseph | $72,000 | 60 | -22% | | St Louis | $88,000 | 1,980 | -17% |
Montana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Billings | $68,000 | 150 | +16% |
Nebraska | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lincoln | $61,000 | 330 | +20% | | Omaha | $72,000 | 1,120 | +38% |
Nevada | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Carson City | $88,000 | 110 | +183% | | Las Vegas | $99,000 | 2,750 | +68% | | Reno | $90,000 | 530 | +50% |
New Hampshire | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Manchester | $110,000 | 170 | -1% | | Nashua | $74,000 | 220 | -5% | | Portsmouth | $69,000 | 110 | +26% |
New Jersey | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Atlantic City | $104,000 | 140 | -44% | | Camden | $95,000 | 820 | -12% | | Edison | $118,000 | 1,340 | -27% | | Newark | $110,000 | 1,440 | -19% | | Trenton | $99,000 | 360 | -2% | | Vineland | $96,000 | 100 | +12% |
New Mexico | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albuquerque | $68,000 | 1,110 | +63% | | Farmington | $94,000 | 80 | -1% | | Las Cruces | $65,000 | 60 | -37% | | Santa Fe | $68,000 | 190 | +91% |
New York | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albany | $103,000 | 660 | -14% | | Binghamton | $104,000 | 90 | -48% | | Buffalo | $120,000 | 500 | -47% | | Elmira | $86,000 | 40 | -23% | | Ithaca | $77,000 | 40 | -37% | | Kingston | $106,000 | 40 | -57% | | Nassau | $131,000 | 2,680 | +21% | | New York | $129,000 | 8,910 | -2% | | Poughkeepsie | $123,000 | 410 | 0% | | Rochester | $84,000 | 630 | -28% | | Syracuse | $96,000 | 490 | -9% | | Utica | | 70 | -67% |
North Carolina | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Asheville | $96,000 | 550 | +82% | | Burlington | $81,000 | 120 | +31% | | Charlotte | $86,000 | 2,400 | +53% | | Durham | $103,000 | 440 | -7% | | Fayetteville | $81,000 | 160 | -21% | | Goldsboro | $71,000 | 80 | +43% | | Greensboro | $80,000 | 670 | +3% | | Greenville | $73,000 | 140 | +24% | | Hickory | $84,000 | 200 | -27% | | Jacksonville | $78,000 | 70 | +15% | | Raleigh | $82,000 | 1,670 | +86% | | Rocky Mount | $80,000 | 120 | +32% | | Wilmington | $80,000 | 390 | +61% | | Winston Salem | $87,000 | 520 | +41% |
North Dakota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bismarck | $83,000 | 150 | +72% | | Fargo | $87,000 | 220 | +15% | | Grand Forks | $75,000 | 70 | -5% |
Ohio | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Akron | $113,000 | 330 | -44% | | Canton | $102,000 | 190 | -35% | | Cincinnati | $89,000 | 1,430 | -22% | | Cleveland | $94,000 | 1,110 | -41% | | Columbus | $98,000 | 1,130 | -32% | | Dayton | $90,000 | 430 | -37% | | Lima | $69,000 | 70 | -13% | | Mansfield | $78,000 | 50 | -37% | | Sandusky | $77,000 | 40 | -23% | | Toledo | $119,000 | 380 | -30% | | Youngstown | $99,000 | 240 | -40% |
Oklahoma | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Oklahoma City | $57,000 | 830 | -16% | | Tulsa | $67,000 | 780 | +2% |
Oregon | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bend | $78,000 | 360 | +232% | | Corvallis | $89,000 | 30 | -33% | | Eugene | $84,000 | 340 | +36% | | Medford | $106,000 | 140 | +3% | | Portland | $91,000 | 2,020 | +10% | | Salem | $76,000 | 330 | +31% |
Pennsylvania | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Allentown | $98,000 | 330 | -44% | | Altoona | $52,000 | 40 | -57% | | Erie | $84,000 | 40 | -81% | | Harrisburg | $82,000 | 230 | -58% | | Lancaster | $75,000 | 420 | +4% | | Philadelphia | $109,000 | 1,930 | -42% | | Pittsburgh | $83,000 | 1,330 | -34% | | Reading | $91,000 | 130 | -53% | | Scranton | $81,000 | 170 | -62% | | Williamsport | $59,000 | 40 | -49% | | York | $86,000 | 210 | -31% |
Rhode Island | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Providence | $108,000 | 480 | -52% |
South Carolina | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Anderson | $79,000 | 150 | +60% | | Charleston | $83,000 | 760 | +51% | | Columbia | $76,000 | 1,170 | +92% | | Florence | $69,000 | 90 | -33% | | Greenville | $83,000 | 630 | +19% | | Myrtle Beach | $71,000 | 280 | +43% | | Spartanburg | $86,000 | 230 | +13% | | Sumter | $86,000 | 130 | +153% |
South Dakota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Rapid City | $74,000 | 40 | -59% | | Sioux Falls | $74,000 | 80 | -65% |
Tennessee | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Chattanooga | $75,000 | 380 | -5% | | Jackson | $53,000 | 100 | +12% | | Johnson City | $61,000 | 70 | -41% | | Kingsport | $54,000 | 130 | -31% | | Knoxville | $56,000 | 780 | +34% | | Memphis | $63,000 | 830 | -24% | | Morristown | $56,000 | 60 | -16% | | Nashville | $70,000 | 1,750 | +30% |
Texas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Abilene | $61,000 | 120 | +24% | | Amarillo | $68,000 | 170 | +4% | | Austin | $70,000 | 2,500 | +86% | | Beaumont | $63,000 | 700 | +165% | | Brownsville | $37,000 | 210 | +3% | | College Station | $58,000 | 260 | +111% | | Corpus Christi | $51,000 | 540 | +81% | | Dallas | $73,000 | 6,050 | +62% | | El Paso | $70,000 | 650 | +43% | | Fort Worth | $70,000 | 2,740 | +80% | | Houston | $80,000 | 9,560 | +109% | | Killeen | $64,000 | 280 | +42% | | Laredo | $74,000 | 200 | +51% | | Longview | $61,000 | 320 | +111% | | Lubbock | $58,000 | 190 | -5% | | Mcallen | $49,000 | 370 | -1% | | Midland | $61,000 | 210 | +102% | | Odessa | $58,000 | 180 | +106% | | San Angelo | $64,000 | 70 | +15% | | San Antonio | $66,000 | 2,000 | +35% | | Sherman | $41,000 | 140 | +139% | | Texarkana | $57,000 | 90 | +7% | | Tyler | $59,000 | 260 | +78% | | Victoria | $61,000 | 120 | +70% | | Waco | $65,000 | 280 | +78% | | Wichita Falls | $49,000 | 70 | -22% |
Utah | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Logan | $82,000 | 60 | -14% | | Ogden | $82,000 | 200 | -41% | | Provo | $70,000 | 520 | +86% | | Salt Lake City | $81,000 | 920 | -17% | | St George | $104,000 | 70 | -5% |
Vermont | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Burlington | $96,000 | 220 | +22% |
Virginia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Blacksburg | $70,000 | 90 | -5% | | Charlottesville | $74,000 | 120 | -21% | | Harrisonburg | $59,000 | 100 | +20% | | Lynchburg | $67,000 | 120 | -27% | | Richmond | $86,000 | 960 | -9% | | Roanoke | $69,000 | 190 | -28% | | Virginia Beach | $84,000 | 1,450 | +9% | | Winchester | $80,000 | 120 | +49% |
Washington | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bellingham | $96,000 | 130 | +2% | | Bremerton | $97,000 | 160 | +20% | | Kennewick | $106,000 | 110 | -24% | | Olympia | $96,000 | 110 | -27% | | Seattle | $111,000 | 2,720 | +7% | | Spokane | $104,000 | 240 | -33% | | Tacoma | $112,000 | 420 | -10% |
West Virginia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Charleston | $79,000 | 70 | -71% | | Huntington | $74,000 | 80 | -57% | | Parkersburg | $77,000 | 30 | -73% |
Wisconsin | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Appleton | $96,000 | 160 | -15% | | Eau Claire | $74,000 | 70 | -43% | | Fond | $75,000 | 40 | -39% | | Green Bay | $79,000 | 150 | -47% | | Janesville | $84,000 | 140 | +37% | | La Crosse | $87,000 | 30 | -72% | | Madison | $102,000 | 450 | -22% | | Milwaukee | $87,000 | 1,110 | -26% | | Racine | $84,000 | 40 | -67% | | Wausau | $116,000 | 40 | -62% |
Salary and employment data obtained from the United States Department of Labor. Individual salaries depend on location, education and career background. Thanks to CityTownInfo.com for this construction project manager schools and jobs info.
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