Expert Construction Manager salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Tempe, Chandler, Scottsdale, Mesa, Gilbert.

Also listed as: Construction Project Manager

Median salary$145,300
Middle 50%$134.3k–$178.7k
vs. all levels here+38%comparison median $105,000
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $133,827 and $243,288.
PercentileSalary
10th$133,827
25th$134,279
50th (median)$145,300
75th$178,690
90th$200,200

Cost of living

Phoenix's median expert Construction Manager salary of $145,300 is worth about $140,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Phoenix = 103.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Construction Managers in the Phoenix, AZ area earned a median of $118,350 in May 2025 (8,170 employed). The H-1B median here is $145,300, 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
Cumming Management Grouptoo few2
Trenmortoo 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 $86,195 37
Mid-level · Level II $102,066 21
Senior · Level III $117,957 25
Expert · Level IV $145,300 20

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$86,195$86,19537
Mid-level · Level II$102,066$102,06621
Senior · Level III$117,957$117,95725
Expert · Level IV$133,827$145,30020

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.