Expert Construction Manager salary in New York, NY

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brooklyn, Jersey City, Englewood, Long Island City, Astoria.

Also listed as: Construction Project Manager

Median salary$195,000
Middle 50%$184.8k–$210.3k
vs. all levels here+63%comparison median $120,000
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $146,825 and $369,907.
PercentileSalary
10th$184,621
25th$184,811
50th (median)$195,000
75th$210,325
90th$226,563

Cost of living

New York's median expert Construction Manager salary of $195,000 is worth about $173,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Construction Managers in the New York, NY area earned a median of $158,000 in May 2025 (12,120 employed). The H-1B median here is $195,000, 23% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
AtkinsRealistoo few2
Giron Contractingtoo few2
Turner & Townsendtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $101,878 99
Mid-level · Level II $130,000 101
Senior · Level III $161,179 27
Expert · Level IV $195,000 19

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$101,878$101,87899
Mid-level · Level II$119,496$130,000101
Senior · Level III$152,069$161,17927
Expert · Level IV$184,621$195,00019

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.