21. Virginia
Annual mean wage: $107,570
Rank by annual mean wage: 8
Employment per 1,000: 1.512
Rank by employment per 1,000: 31
Job increase by 2024: 4.6%
Rank by job increase by 2024: 33
Average ranking: 24
Virginia is one of the best paying states for construction managers. The reason why it did not rank higher in our list of best states for construction managers is a small number of available jobs. In addition expected job growth for the occupation is 4.6% which is lower than the national average.