Construction Manager salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cary, Holly Springs, Zebulon.

Also listed as: Construction Project Manager

Median salary$108,728
Middle 50%$94.5k–$131.7k
vs. national median−6%comparison median $115,648
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $71,635 and $196,778.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,164
25th$94,476
50th (median)$108,728
75th$131,656
90th$153,304

Cost of living

Raleigh's median Construction Manager salary of $108,728 is worth about $110,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Raleigh = 98.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Construction Managers in the Raleigh, NC area earned a median of $119,700 in May 2025 (3,020 employed). The H-1B median here is $108,728, 9% lower.

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
Trenmortoo few4
IPS-Integrated Project Servicestoo few3
Jacobs Engineering Grouptoo few3
AtkinsRealistoo few2
Balfour Beatty Constructiontoo 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 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.