Skilled Wages

Construction manager salary in New Jersey

Median $66.46 an hour for 6,910 construction managers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$66.46/hrMedian hourly wageNew Jersey, May data
$138,230/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$44.78 – $107.0110th to 90th percentilehourly range
6,910Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Construction manager pay in New Jersey: the full range

Wage percentiles, New JerseyMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$25$50$75$100$125/hrNew Jersey: 10th $44.78 · 25th $53.00 · median $66.46 · 75th $85.17 · 90th $107.01New Jersey$66.46$44.78$107.01United 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: New Jersey vs United States, May 2025.

New Jersey ranks 5th of 51 states for median construction manager pay, and 9th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $61.08). 6,910 construction managers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.4× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$44.78 – $53.00$93,130 – $110,230roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$53.00 – $85.17$110,230 – $177,150the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$85.17 – $107.01$177,150 – $222,580the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Construction manager pay by metro in New Jersey

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60$80/hrNew York City: $75.96New York City$75.96Vineland: $64.38Vineland$64.38Trenton: $61.51Trenton$61.51Atlantic City: $60.91Atlantic City$60.91Philadelphia: $60.09Philadelphia$60.09Allentown: $54.28Allentown$54.28
Median hourly wage for construction managers by metro area in New Jersey, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
New York City$44.10$75.96$67.46$120.4412,12014% above
Vineland$46.36$64.38$67.06$99.05903% below
Trenton$42.78$61.51$59.60$97.973507% below
Atlantic City$45.32$60.91$61.59$103.553108% below
Philadelphia$40.39$60.09$58.57$98.353,39010% below
Allentown$38.76$54.28$54.28$92.2536018% below

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

Construction manager wages in New Jersey over time

New Jersey, 1999-2025New JerseyUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$20$40$60$80200020052010201520202025$66.46New Jersey$55.28United States
Median hourly wage for construction managers, New Jersey vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearNew Jersey $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$34.04$65.78$26.755,350
2000$35.75$66.84$28.003,920
2001$38.26$69.55$29.354,200
2002$40.43$72.35$30.535,050
2003$44.98$78.70$31.964,450
2004$45.90$78.23$33.595,530
2005$47.06$77.58$34.745,400
2006$45.76$73.08$35.435,360
2007$46.75$72.59$36.655,200
2008$47.96$71.71$38.395,250
2009$52.10$78.18$39.585,030
2010$54.14$79.93$40.324,870
2011$54.54$78.06$40.504,980
2012$55.13$77.30$39.805,010
2013$53.97$74.59$40.584,780
2014$56.78$77.22$41.174,860
2015$59.68$81.06$42.024,910
2016$60.25$80.82$42.935,070
2017$61.00$80.12$43.935,720
2018$63.04$80.82$44.896,140
2019$64.19$80.83$45.806,920
2020$65.95$82.04$46.726,650
2021$62.53$74.29$47.558,820
2022$66.49$73.14$48.7910,450
2023$68.66$72.54$50.439,250
2024$62.78$64.43$51.438,580
2025$66.46$66.46$55.286,910

In today's dollars, the median construction manager wage in New Jersey changed by -18.0% over the last ten years of data and by -17.8% since 2019.

Are there more construction manager jobs in New Jersey?

-0.1%Jobs since 20196,920 then, 6,910 in 2025
+40.7%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
1.6Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.7× the US share, 39th of 49 states

Since 1999, the number of construction managers counted in New Jersey has changed by +29.2%, against +58.2% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by -0.1%.

Construction managers in New Jersey vs United States, 1999 = 100New JerseyUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages50100150200250200020052010201520202025158United States129New Jersey
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, New Jersey vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearNew Jersey jobsNew Jersey indexUS index
19995,350100100
20003,9207395
20014,2007889
20025,0509487
20034,4508382
20045,53010377
20055,40010180
20065,36010086
20075,2009790
20085,2509892
20095,0309485
20104,8709180
20114,9809381
20125,0109486
20134,7808989
20144,8609195
20154,91092100
20165,07095104
20175,720107110
20186,140115116
20196,920129122
20206,650124119
20218,820165118
202210,450195126
20239,250173137
20248,580160145
20256,910129158

Job counts are BLS OEWS survey estimates built from three years of samples, so moves of a few percent from one year to the next are within the survey's margin. Self-employed tradespeople are not counted. Areas with fewer than 3,000 jobs or a large sampling error are shown as a single figure rather than a trend.

Outlook for construction managers in New Jersey

+8.3%Projected growth in New Jersey2024–2034, state agency
1,130Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
13,410Jobs in 202414,530 projected for 2034
+9.1%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

New Jersey's labor market agency projects the number of construction managers in the state to change by +8.3% between 2024 and 2034, from 13,410 to 14,530, with about 1,130 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +9.1% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 6,910 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Is construction work growing in New Jersey?

167.0kConstruction jobsNew Jersey, 2026-09
-1.7%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202650k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025167kSep 2026
Construction employment in New Jersey (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 21 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 89,656 in 2015 to 102,779 in 2025, +14.6%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Middlesex County1,42115,166$102,698$1,975
Mercer County6275,727$101,449$1,951
Somerset County8117,976$98,742$1,899
Hunterdon County4293,562$97,405$1,873
Morris County1,44811,802$97,281$1,871
Monmouth County1,85216,583$94,277$1,813
Burlington County9127,437$94,071$1,809
Union County1,3269,338$92,435$1,778
Bergen County2,43015,685$91,848$1,766
Camden County9298,262$90,770$1,746
Gloucester County6816,399$90,480$1,740
Cumberland County2763,247$88,652$1,705

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Questions this page answers

How much do construction managers make in New Jersey?

The median construction manager in New Jersey earned $66.46 an hour ($138,230 a year) in May 2025, 20% above the national median of $55.28. The middle half earn $53.00–$85.17; the top 10% earn more than $107.01.

Where does New Jersey rank for construction manager pay?

New Jersey ranks 5th of 51 states for construction manager pay, with a median of $66.46 an hour, and 9th after adjusting for New Jersey's cost of living (BEA price parity 108.8, US = 100).

What is the union construction manager rate in New Jersey?

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

How many construction managers work in New Jersey?

BLS counted 6,910 construction managers in New Jersey in May 2025, 1.6 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.66; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is construction manager work growing in New Jersey?

The BLS employer survey count of construction managers in New Jersey went from 4,910 in 2015 to 6,910 in 2025, +40.7%, and -0.1% since 2019. New Jersey's labor market agency projects +8.3% growth for construction managers between 2024 and 2034, from 13,410 to 14,530 jobs.

How many construction manager openings a year are there in New Jersey?

New Jersey projects about 1,130 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, New Jersey 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 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: New Jersey labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.