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 and the trend since 1999.

$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 2026-09-28

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.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$37.17 – $47.09$77,310 – $97,940roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$47.09 – $64.38$97,940 – $133,910the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$64.38 – $78.43$133,910 – $163,130the 75th–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 $/hr90thJobsvs state
Topeka$40.20$59.22$82.672002% above
Kansas City$38.51$58.55$83.562,1801% above
Lawrence$36.83$58.49$75.621101% above
St. Joseph$35.22$56.03$73.51704% below
Manhattan$36.19$53.54$76.291508% below
Joplin$35.01$52.36$66.1917010% below
Wichita$34.71$52.01$76.5173010% below

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.

Is construction work growing in Kansas?

79.3kConstruction jobsKansas, 2026-08
+4.9%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k1990199520002005201020152020202579kAug 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.

CountyEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Ellsworth County172$129,540$2,491
Cherokee County614$92,100$1,771
Johnson County18,679$91,470$1,759
Wyandotte County5,607$91,061$1,751
Harper County120$91,004$1,750
Jefferson County879$83,557$1,607
Gray County272$83,298$1,602
Montgomery County579$82,069$1,578
Cowley County531$81,260$1,563
Wilson County276$79,117$1,521
McPherson County806$78,562$1,511
Doniphan County194$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).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Kansas and metro areas, SOC 11-9021.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.