19. Massachusetts
Annual mean wage: $107,430
Rank by annual mean wage: 9
Employment per 1,000: 1.782
Rank by employment per 1,000: 20
Job increase by 2024: 0.7%
Rank by job increase by 2024: 41
Average ranking: 23.3
Massachusetts is another high paying state for construction managers. It ranked 19th on this list of best states for construction managers only because there won’t be much demand for the occupation in the future. By 2024 the number of construction manager jobs will remain almost the same as it is now.