United States
Cost Estimators salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$77,070
Cost Estimators in the United States earn a median of $77,070 a year, about $37.05 an hour.
Median
$77,070
per year
Hourly
$37.05
as published
Mean
$83,160
pulled up by top earners
Workers
219,530
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $84,610 | +10% |
| Texas | State | $74,930 | -3% |
| Florida | State | $71,920 | -7% |
| New York | State | $82,940 | +8% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $86,540 | +12% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $74,590 | -3% |
| Ohio | State | $75,450 | -2% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $80,920 | +5% |
| Washington | State | $82,900 | +8% |
| Missouri | State | $73,360 | -5% |
| North Carolina | State | $72,230 | -6% |
| Virginia | State | $75,970 | -1% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $77,170 | +0% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $74,990 | -3% |
| Illinois | State | $79,880 | +4% |
| Michigan | State | $76,080 | -1% |
| Colorado | State | $81,990 | +6% |
| Massachusetts | State | $102,680 | +33% |
| Wisconsin | State | $71,880 | -7% |
| New Jersey | State | $80,880 | +5% |
| Georgia | State | $72,850 | -5% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $81,480 | +6% |
| Indiana | State | $71,590 | -7% |
| Arizona | State | $79,310 | +3% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $86,300 | +12% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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