Side-by-side distribution
Construction Manager
$140,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.8%
- Live roles
- 847
Painter
$29.00/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 23.2%
- Live roles
- 125
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering - Infrastructure Platform
Global Real Estate Construction Manager
Site Reliability Engineering Manager, Vehicle Software
Manager, Site Reliability Engineering
Staff Technical Program Manager, Site Reliability Engineering
Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering (Federal)
Regional Construction Manager - Water Resources (NorCal)
Senior Data Center Construction Project Manager
Senior Engineering Manager, Site Reliability
Staff Product Manager, Corporate Site
Highest-paying jobs
Experienced Matte Painter
Vehicle Painter - Auto Body Painter
Senior Auto Painter - $8,000 Bonus - Rio Linda
Lead Automotive Painter ($8,000 Bonus) - Rocklin, CA
Senior Automotive Painter - 2nd Shift - $6,000 Bonus
Matte Painter
HIRING NOW! Auto Body Painter - $6,000 Bonus
Head Automotive Painter - 2nd Shift - $8k Bonus
Head Automotive Painter - $8,000 Bonus
Experienced Auto Body Painter - $6 to $8k Bonus
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
House Buyers of America
|
$105,000 | 37 |
EC Electric
|
$147,500 | 21 |
Crusoe
|
$165,000 | 14 |
| MC Michels Corporation | $140,000 | 13 |
Anduril Industries
|
$150,250 | 10 |
Fluidstack
|
$213,000 | 9 |
SpaceX
|
$167,500 | 8 |
DoorDash USA
|
$80,050 | 7 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Carvana
|
$63,440 | 14 |
|
Sony Pictures Imageworks
|
$88,686 | 2 |
|
Crusoe
|
$49,400 | 2 |
|
GILLIG
|
$86,278 | 1 |
Hawthorne Machinery Co.
|
$60,320 | 1 |
CSN Collision
|
$59,280 | 1 |
Great Basin Industrial
|
$58,240 | 1 |
Ableserve
|
$56,160 | 1 |
Construction Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $213,000 | 17 |
| Austin | $212,500 | 9 |
| Seattle | $189,280 | 9 |
| Boston | $174,000 | 4 |
| New York | $155,000 | 34 |
| Chicago | $140,000 | 9 |
| Los Angeles | $130,000 | 4 |
| Denver | $124,500 | 8 |
| Atlanta | $90,000 | 5 |
Construction Manager vs Painter: which pays more?
The median for Construction Manager is $140,000 per year (typically $104,750–$175,000), versus $29.00/hr for Painter ($23.00/hr–$31.50/hr). That puts Construction Manager about 132% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Construction Manager and Painter are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.