16. New Jersey
Annual mean wage: $140,000
Rank by annual mean wage: 1
Employment per 1,000: 1.257
Rank by employment per 1,000: 39
Job increase by 2024: 6.3%
Rank by job increase by 2024: 21
Average ranking: 20.33
With an annual mean wage of $140,000, New Jersey is the best-paying state for the construction managers in the US. It doesn’t occupy higher position because of a small number of these workers per 1,000 residents, and because of moderate job growth in the following years.
