Cost Estimators Salary

Median Salary
$78,740
per year
Hourly Rate
$37.86
per hour
Employment
224,220
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$48,530
25th percentile
$61,150
Median
$78,740
75th percentile
$101,850
90th percentile
$130,820

💰 Cost Estimators Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Massachusetts$100,840+28.1%
Alaska$97,020+23.2%
Wyoming$90,790+15.3%
Colorado$86,940+10.4%
Washington$86,070+9.3%
California$85,460+8.5%
Illinois$82,750+5.1%
District of Columbia$82,730+5.1%
Nevada$82,200+4.4%
Rhode Island$81,990+4.1%
Vermont$81,390+3.4%
Maryland$81,190+3.1%
Connecticut$81,030+2.9%
Minnesota$80,810+2.6%
New Jersey$80,570+2.3%
Virginia$80,530+2.3%
Oregon$80,460+2.2%
New York$80,430+2.1%
Hawaii$80,360+2.1%
Idaho$79,700+1.2%
Utah$79,610+1.1%
New Hampshire$79,560+1.0%
Delaware$79,290+0.7%
Pennsylvania$78,480-0.3%
Michigan$77,990-1.0%
Ohio$77,730-1.3%
West Virginia$77,480-1.6%
Montana$77,320-1.8%
Louisiana$77,030-2.2%
Arizona$77,010-2.2%
Texas$76,980-2.2%
Georgia$76,800-2.5%
Wisconsin$76,270-3.1%
Kansas$76,250-3.2%
Iowa$76,040-3.4%
Missouri$76,020-3.5%
Tennessee$75,650-3.9%
Alabama$74,990-4.8%
Florida$74,990-4.8%
South Dakota$74,950-4.8%
Kentucky$74,880-4.9%
North Carolina$74,730-5.1%
Maine$74,080-5.9%
Indiana$73,430-6.7%
North Dakota$73,280-6.9%
Nebraska$73,100-7.2%
Mississippi$71,230-9.5%
South Carolina$70,260-10.8%
Oklahoma$67,800-13.9%
New Mexico$67,590-14.2%
Arkansas$61,470-21.9%

🏙️ Cost Estimators Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$102,640+30.4%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$101,630+29.1%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$100,410+27.5%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$97,580+23.9%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$95,650+21.5%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$94,490+20.0%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$92,600+17.6%
Worcester, MA$92,570+17.6%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$89,820+14.1%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$89,540+13.7%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$89,330+13.4%
Pittsfield, MA$88,080+11.9%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$87,720+11.4%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$87,670+11.3%
Greeley, CO$87,350+10.9%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$87,170+10.7%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$87,150+10.7%
Springfield, MA$86,730+10.1%
Napa, CA$86,240+9.5%
Bozeman, MT$85,820+9.0%
Casper, WY$84,990+7.9%
Colorado Springs, CO$84,990+7.9%
Vallejo, CA$84,830+7.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$84,710+7.6%
Pueblo, CO$84,580+7.4%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$84,430+7.2%
Fresno, CA$84,140+6.9%
Cheyenne, WY$83,870+6.5%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$83,800+6.4%
Helena, MT$83,760+6.4%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$83,640+6.2%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$83,560+6.1%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$83,190+5.7%
Bellingham, WA$83,130+5.6%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$83,010+5.4%
Dubuque, IA$82,940+5.3%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$82,870+5.2%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$82,800+5.2%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$82,730+5.1%
Paducah, KY-IL$82,610+4.9%
Midland, TX$82,540+4.8%
Vineland, NJ$82,540+4.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$82,440+4.7%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$82,390+4.6%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$82,380+4.6%
Reno, NV$82,270+4.5%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$82,260+4.5%
Springfield, IL$82,230+4.4%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$82,110+4.3%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$82,110+4.3%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$81,540+3.6%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$81,540+3.6%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$81,380+3.4%
Modesto, CA$81,330+3.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$81,300+3.3%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$81,290+3.2%
Lexington Park, MD$81,210+3.1%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$81,170+3.1%
Chico, CA$81,140+3.0%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$80,850+2.7%
Columbus, IN$80,800+2.6%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$80,800+2.6%
Ogden, UT$80,760+2.6%
Bloomington, IL$80,590+2.3%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$80,560+2.3%
Ann Arbor, MI$80,550+2.3%
Salinas, CA$80,210+1.9%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$80,200+1.9%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$80,170+1.8%
York-Hanover, PA$80,170+1.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$80,130+1.8%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$80,100+1.7%
Urban Honolulu, HI$80,090+1.7%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$80,020+1.6%
Columbus, OH$79,990+1.6%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$79,880+1.4%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$79,850+1.4%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$79,850+1.4%
Odessa, TX$79,760+1.3%
Boise City, ID$79,700+1.2%
Corpus Christi, TX$79,550+1.0%
Birmingham, AL$79,330+0.7%
Charleston, WV$79,300+0.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$79,290+0.7%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$79,270+0.7%
Decatur, IL$79,230+0.6%
Duluth, MN-WI$79,230+0.6%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$79,230+0.6%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$79,130+0.5%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$79,030+0.4%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$79,020+0.4%
New Haven, CT$78,960+0.3%
Kansas City, MO-KS$78,940+0.3%
Rochester, NY$78,890+0.2%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$78,740+0.0%
St. Louis, MO-IL$78,730-0.0%
Huntsville, AL$78,670-0.1%
Barnstable Town, MA$78,660-0.1%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$78,650-0.1%
Grand Junction, CO$78,650-0.1%
Longview-Kelso, WA$78,610-0.2%
Glens Falls, NY$78,590-0.2%
Manhattan, KS$78,560-0.2%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$78,530-0.3%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$78,530-0.3%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$78,500-0.3%
Springfield, OH$78,440-0.4%
Reading, PA$78,350-0.5%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$78,310-0.5%
Chambersburg, PA$78,260-0.6%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$78,200-0.7%
Cleveland, OH$78,120-0.8%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$78,090-0.8%
Topeka, KS$78,070-0.9%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$78,060-0.9%
Charlottesville, VA$78,040-0.9%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$77,990-1.0%
Pittsburgh, PA$77,980-1.0%
Syracuse, NY$77,970-1.0%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$77,780-1.2%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$77,770-1.2%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$77,730-1.3%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$77,710-1.3%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$77,710-1.3%
Missoula, MT$77,640-1.4%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$77,590-1.5%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$77,570-1.5%
Richmond, VA$77,540-1.5%
Akron, OH$77,490-1.6%
Sandusky, OH$77,490-1.6%
Lancaster, PA$77,450-1.6%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$77,420-1.7%
Elmira, NY$77,400-1.7%
Redding, CA$77,360-1.8%
Eau Claire, WI$77,330-1.8%
Evansville, IN$77,290-1.8%
Toledo, OH$77,230-1.9%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$77,070-2.1%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$77,070-2.1%
Kingston, NY$77,020-2.2%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$77,000-2.2%
Mobile, AL$76,980-2.2%
St. Cloud, MN$76,980-2.2%
Ames, IA$76,920-2.3%
Rochester, MN$76,910-2.3%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$76,900-2.3%
Bend, OR$76,890-2.3%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$76,810-2.5%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$76,800-2.5%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$76,730-2.6%
Morgantown, WV$76,690-2.6%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$76,660-2.6%
Rockford, IL$76,630-2.7%
Kokomo, IN$76,490-2.9%
Bloomington, IN$76,450-2.9%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$76,430-2.9%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$76,390-3.0%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$76,390-3.0%
Omaha, NE-IA$76,350-3.0%
Flint, MI$76,250-3.2%
Appleton, WI$76,230-3.2%
Albany, OR$76,200-3.2%
Salem, OR$76,190-3.2%
Warner Robins, GA$76,160-3.3%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$76,130-3.3%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$76,040-3.4%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$76,030-3.4%
Saginaw, MI$75,940-3.6%
Peoria, IL$75,870-3.6%
Carson City, NV$75,860-3.7%
Lincoln, NE$75,740-3.8%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$75,740-3.8%
Binghamton, NY$75,730-3.8%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$75,720-3.8%
Winchester, VA-WV$75,720-3.8%
Utica-Rome, NY$75,700-3.9%
Billings, MT$75,600-4.0%
College Station-Bryan, TX$75,590-4.0%
Anchorage, AK$75,460-4.2%
Waco, TX$75,450-4.2%
Yakima, WA$75,450-4.2%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$75,350-4.3%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$75,300-4.4%
Sheboygan, WI$75,250-4.4%
Kankakee, IL$75,230-4.5%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$75,220-4.5%
Jackson, MS$75,170-4.5%
Fond du Lac, WI$75,150-4.6%
Lafayette, LA$75,110-4.6%
Wichita, KS$75,090-4.6%
Iowa City, IA$75,070-4.7%
Asheville, NC$75,000-4.7%
Canton-Massillon, OH$74,990-4.8%
Minot, ND$74,990-4.8%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$74,990-4.8%
Idaho Falls, ID$74,910-4.9%
Alexandria, LA$74,890-4.9%
Dalton, GA$74,840-5.0%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$74,830-5.0%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$74,820-5.0%
Tuscaloosa, AL$74,800-5.0%
Montgomery, AL$74,790-5.0%
Gettysburg, PA$74,730-5.1%
Battle Creek, MI$74,720-5.1%
Mankato, MN$74,660-5.2%
Lake Charles, LA$74,570-5.3%
Lynchburg, VA$74,570-5.3%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$74,570-5.3%
Lima, OH$74,460-5.4%
Visalia, CA$74,430-5.5%
Yuba City, CA$74,430-5.5%
Killeen-Temple, TX$74,420-5.5%
Salisbury, MD$74,420-5.5%
Punta Gorda, FL$74,380-5.5%
Cleveland, TN$74,350-5.6%
Green Bay, WI$74,120-5.9%
Walla Walla, WA$74,050-6.0%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$74,010-6.0%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$73,940-6.1%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$73,800-6.3%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$73,760-6.3%
Fargo, ND-MN$73,760-6.3%
Harrisonburg, VA$73,730-6.4%
Decatur, AL$73,650-6.5%
Jackson, MI$73,650-6.5%
Lebanon, PA$73,640-6.5%
Tucson, AZ$73,590-6.5%
Madison, WI$73,420-6.8%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$73,410-6.8%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$73,320-6.9%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$73,310-6.9%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$73,310-6.9%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$73,130-7.1%
Albuquerque, NM$73,090-7.2%
Oklahoma City, OK$73,030-7.3%
Monroe, MI$72,970-7.3%
Dover, DE$72,930-7.4%
Knoxville, TN$72,900-7.4%
Wilmington, NC$72,900-7.4%
Altoona, PA$72,880-7.4%
Merced, CA$72,880-7.4%
State College, PA$72,880-7.4%
Tulsa, OK$72,880-7.4%
Bangor, ME$72,850-7.5%
Fayetteville, NC$72,840-7.5%
Lewiston, ID-WA$72,800-7.5%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$72,710-7.7%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$72,480-8.0%
Burlington, NC$72,330-8.1%
Mansfield, OH$72,290-8.2%
Port St. Lucie, FL$72,270-8.2%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$72,210-8.3%
Rapid City, SD$72,210-8.3%
Amarillo, TX$72,140-8.4%
Greenville, NC$72,050-8.5%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$72,050-8.5%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$72,030-8.5%
Gainesville, GA$71,960-8.6%
Wausau, WI$71,850-8.8%
Bowling Green, KY$71,720-8.9%
Bay City, MI$71,660-9.0%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$71,640-9.0%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$71,630-9.0%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$71,580-9.1%
Portland-South Portland, ME$71,580-9.1%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$71,550-9.1%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$71,480-9.2%
Morristown, TN$71,400-9.3%
Medford, OR$71,360-9.4%
Clarksville, TN-KY$71,340-9.4%
Roanoke, VA$71,320-9.4%
Winston-Salem, NC$71,220-9.6%
Fort Wayne, IN$71,200-9.6%
Bismarck, ND$71,020-9.8%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$70,810-10.1%
Niles, MI$70,720-10.2%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$70,690-10.2%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$70,690-10.2%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$70,640-10.3%
Lawrence, KS$70,630-10.3%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$70,560-10.4%
Rocky Mount, NC$70,510-10.5%
Owensboro, KY$70,460-10.5%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$70,450-10.5%
Goldsboro, NC$70,360-10.6%
Flagstaff, AZ$70,350-10.7%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$70,260-10.8%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$70,260-10.8%
Midland, MI$69,990-11.1%
Twin Falls, ID$69,740-11.4%
Spartanburg, SC$69,490-11.7%
Longview, TX$69,450-11.8%
Gadsden, AL$69,430-11.8%
Jefferson City, MO$69,430-11.8%
Jackson, TN$69,380-11.9%
Erie, PA$69,370-11.9%
Elizabethtown, KY$69,300-12.0%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$69,210-12.1%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$69,200-12.1%
Jacksonville, FL$69,090-12.3%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$69,080-12.3%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$69,000-12.4%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$68,890-12.5%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$68,820-12.6%
Great Falls, MT$68,740-12.7%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$68,720-12.7%
Columbia, MO$68,610-12.9%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$68,550-12.9%
St. George, UT$68,550-12.9%
El Centro, CA$68,430-13.1%
Kenosha, WI$68,370-13.2%
Savannah, GA$68,120-13.5%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$68,080-13.5%
Monroe, LA$68,030-13.6%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$67,720-14.0%
Tallahassee, FL$67,700-14.0%
Gainesville, FL$67,690-14.0%
Jacksonville, NC$67,530-14.2%
Sherman-Denison, TX$67,220-14.6%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$67,040-14.9%
Valdosta, GA$66,880-15.1%
Albany, GA$66,720-15.3%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$66,420-15.6%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$66,290-15.8%
Hattiesburg, MS$66,060-16.1%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$65,970-16.2%
San Angelo, TX$65,880-16.3%
Columbia, SC$65,850-16.4%
Williamsport, PA$65,740-16.5%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$65,670-16.6%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$65,480-16.8%
Joplin, MO-KS$65,360-17.0%
Yuma, AZ$65,330-17.0%
Texarkana, TX-AR$65,320-17.0%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$65,250-17.1%
Cedar Rapids, IA$65,000-17.4%
Grants Pass, OR$64,870-17.6%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$64,420-18.2%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$64,360-18.3%
Pocatello, ID$64,320-18.3%
Wheeling, WV-OH$64,240-18.4%
Grand Island, NE$64,200-18.5%
Springfield, MO$64,160-18.5%
Muncie, IN$63,870-18.9%
Johnstown, PA$63,860-18.9%
Victoria, TX$63,840-18.9%
Wichita Falls, TX$63,680-19.1%
Ocala, FL$63,660-19.2%
Abilene, TX$63,630-19.2%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$63,630-19.2%
Sumter, SC$63,450-19.4%
Guam$63,350-19.5%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$63,240-19.7%
Lubbock, TX$63,120-19.8%
Traverse City, MI$63,070-19.9%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$62,950-20.1%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$62,920-20.1%
Tyler, TX$62,910-20.1%
Farmington, NM$62,530-20.6%
Johnson City, TN$62,270-20.9%
Logan, UT-ID$62,180-21.0%
Columbus, GA-AL$62,100-21.1%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$61,990-21.3%
Santa Fe, NM$61,570-21.8%
Florence, SC$61,520-21.9%
Dothan, AL$61,400-22.0%
Terre Haute, IN$61,310-22.1%
El Paso, TX$60,880-22.7%
Homosassa Springs, FL$60,610-23.0%
Aguadilla, PR$60,200-23.5%
Hammond, LA$59,760-24.1%
Laredo, TX$58,360-25.9%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$57,820-26.6%
Enid, OK$57,810-26.6%
Hot Springs, AR$56,760-27.9%
Jonesboro, AR$56,160-28.7%
Las Cruces, NM$56,010-28.9%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$53,800-31.7%
Beckley, WV$53,470-32.1%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$47,430-39.8%
Puerto Rico$47,130-40.1%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.