Construction Manager salary in Charlotte, NC

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Huntersville, Monroe.

Also listed as: Construction Project Manager

Median salary$110,002
Middle 50%$82.2k–$141.3k
vs. national median−5%comparison median $115,648
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,453 and $159,663.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,122
25th$82,201
50th (median)$110,002
75th$141,253
90th$146,311

Cost of living

Charlotte's median Construction Manager salary of $110,002 is worth about $113,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Charlotte = 97.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Construction Managers in the Charlotte, NC area earned a median of $107,200 in May 2025 (5,450 employed). The H-1B median here is $110,002, 3% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Hawthorn Construction Grouptoo few3
Avm Contractorstoo few2
HDR Engineering, Inc. of the Carolinastoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.