Skilled Wages

Construction manager salary in Kansas

Median $58.08 an hour for 2,960 construction managers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$58.08/hrMedian hourly wageKansas, May data
$120,810/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$37.17 – $78.4310th to 90th percentilehourly range
2,960Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-06

Construction manager pay in Kansas: the full range

Wage percentiles, KansasMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$20$40$60$80$100/hrKansas: 10th $37.17 · 25th $47.09 · median $58.08 · 75th $64.38 · 90th $78.43Kansas$58.08$37.17$78.43United States: 10th $33.50 · 25th $42.57 · median $55.28 · 75th $72.91 · 90th $91.08United States$55.28
Hourly wage percentiles for construction managers: Kansas vs United States, May 2025.

Kansas ranks 16th of 51 states for median construction manager pay, and 5th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $64.46). 2,960 construction managers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.1× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$37.17 – $47.09$77,310 – $97,940roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$47.09 – $64.38$97,940 – $133,910the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$64.38 – $78.43$133,910 – $163,130the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Construction manager pay by metro in Kansas

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60$80/hrTopeka: $59.22Topeka$59.22Kansas City: $58.55Kansas City$58.55Lawrence: $58.49Lawrence$58.49St. Joseph: $56.03St. Joseph$56.03Manhattan: $53.54Manhattan$53.54Joplin: $52.36Joplin$52.36Wichita: $52.01Wichita$52.01
Median hourly wage for construction managers by metro area in Kansas, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Topeka$40.20$59.22$66.69$82.672002% above
Kansas City$38.51$58.55$63.30$83.562,1801% above
Lawrence$36.83$58.49$64.84$75.621101% above
St. Joseph$35.22$56.03$64.85$73.51704% below
Manhattan$36.19$53.54$59.36$76.291508% below
Joplin$35.01$52.36$61.10$66.1917010% below
Wichita$34.71$52.01$58.50$76.5173010% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Construction manager wages in Kansas over time

Kansas, 1999-2025KansasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$0$20$40$60$80200020052010201520202025$58.08Kansas$55.28United States
Median hourly wage for construction managers, Kansas vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearKansas $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$23.06$44.56$26.752,580
2000$23.92$44.72$28.002,680
2001$25.91$47.10$29.352,230
2002$27.29$48.84$30.532,160
2003$29.23$51.14$31.962,140
2004$33.43$56.97$33.591,830
2005$31.69$52.24$34.741,850
2006$31.76$50.72$35.432,150
2007$30.97$48.09$36.652,020
2008$32.14$48.06$38.392,130
2009$34.15$51.25$39.581,920
2010$36.06$53.24$40.321,860
2011$37.05$53.03$40.501,630
2012$36.18$50.73$39.801,520
2013$34.89$48.22$40.581,690
2014$34.57$47.01$41.171,970
2015$35.29$47.93$42.022,150
2016$37.13$49.81$42.932,290
2017$37.21$48.87$43.932,570
2018$39.43$50.55$44.892,730
2019$39.95$50.31$45.802,640
2020$39.86$49.58$46.722,850
2021$41.45$49.25$47.552,960
2022$43.20$47.52$48.793,000
2023$49.51$52.31$50.432,610
2024$49.89$51.20$51.433,210
2025$58.08$58.08$55.282,960

In today's dollars, the median construction manager wage in Kansas changed by +21.2% over the last ten years of data and by +15.4% since 2019.

Are there more construction manager jobs in Kansas?

2.1Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.8× the US share, 28th of 49 states

BLS counted 2,960 construction managers in Kansas in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 7%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for construction managers in Kansas

+7.2%Projected growth in Kansas2024–2034, state agency
420Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
5,060Jobs in 20245,420 projected for 2034
+9.1%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Kansas's labor market agency projects the number of construction managers in the state to change by +7.2% between 2024 and 2034, from 5,060 to 5,420, with about 420 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +9.1% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 2,960 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Kansas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Is construction work growing in Kansas?

78.5kConstruction jobsKansas, 2026-09
+5.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k1990199520002005201020152020202578kSep 2026
Construction employment in Kansas (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at construction establishments by county (all employees, not just construction managers), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages. Across the 64 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 36,476 in 2015 to 45,633 in 2025, +25.1%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Ellsworth County14172$129,540$2,491
Cherokee County21614$92,100$1,771
Johnson County1,58618,679$91,470$1,759
Wyandotte County4055,607$91,061$1,751
Harper County12120$91,004$1,750
Jefferson County64879$83,557$1,607
Gray County29272$83,298$1,602
Montgomery County70579$82,069$1,578
Cowley County48531$81,260$1,563
Wilson County18276$79,117$1,521
McPherson County101806$78,562$1,511
Doniphan County17194$75,670$1,455

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Questions this page answers

How much do construction managers make in Kansas?

The median construction manager in Kansas earned $58.08 an hour ($120,810 a year) in May 2025, 5% above the national median of $55.28. The middle half earn $47.09–$64.38; the top 10% earn more than $78.43.

Where does Kansas rank for construction manager pay?

Kansas ranks 16th of 51 states for construction manager pay, with a median of $58.08 an hour, and 5th after adjusting for Kansas's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.1, US = 100).

What is the union construction manager rate in Kansas?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a construction manager classification for most Kansas counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many construction managers work in Kansas?

BLS counted 2,960 construction managers in Kansas in May 2025, 2.1 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.84; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is construction manager work growing in Kansas?

Kansas's labor market agency projects +7.2% growth for construction managers between 2024 and 2034, from 5,060 to 5,420 jobs.

How many construction manager openings a year are there in Kansas?

Kansas projects about 420 openings a year for construction managers over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 49,700 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Kansas and metro areas, SOC 11-9021. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Kansas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.