Cost Estimators salary
The median pay for cost estimators in the United States is $78,740 a year. About 224,220 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $48,530
- 25th percentile
- $61,150
- Median percentile
- $78,740
- 75th percentile
- $101,850
- 90th percentile
- $130,820
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Massachusetts $100,840
- Alaska $97,020
- Wyoming $90,790
- Colorado $86,940
- Washington $86,070
- California $85,460
- Illinois $82,750
- District of Columbia $82,730
- Nevada $82,200
- Rhode Island $81,990
- Vermont $81,390
- Maryland $81,190
- Connecticut $81,030
- Minnesota $80,810
- New Jersey $80,570
- Virginia $80,530
- Oregon $80,460
- New York $80,430
- Hawaii $80,360
- Idaho $79,700
- Utah $79,610
- New Hampshire $79,560
- Delaware $79,290
- Pennsylvania $78,480
- Michigan $77,990
- Ohio $77,730
- West Virginia $77,480
- Montana $77,320
- Louisiana $77,030
- Arizona $77,010
- Texas $76,980
- Georgia $76,800
- Wisconsin $76,270
- Kansas $76,250
- Iowa $76,040
- Missouri $76,020
- Tennessee $75,650
- Alabama $74,990
- Florida $74,990
- South Dakota $74,950
- Kentucky $74,880
- North Carolina $74,730
- Maine $74,080
- Indiana $73,430
- North Dakota $73,280
- Nebraska $73,100
- Mississippi $71,230
- South Carolina $70,260
- Oklahoma $67,800
- New Mexico $67,590
- Arkansas $61,470
By metro area
- Boston, MA $102,640
- San Francisco, CA $101,630
- Amherst Town, MA $100,410
- San Jose, CA $97,580
- Santa Rosa, CA $95,650
- Seattle, WA $94,490
- Norwich, CT $92,600
- Worcester, MA $92,570
- Denver, CO $89,820
- Fort Collins, CO $89,540
- Washington, DC $89,330
- Pittsfield, MA $88,080
- Providence, RI $87,720
- Kahului, HI $87,670
- Greeley, CO $87,350
- San Diego, CA $87,170
- Kennewick, WA $87,150
- Springfield, MA $86,730
- Napa, CA $86,240
- Bozeman, MT $85,820
- Casper, WY $84,990
- Colorado Springs, CO $84,990
- Vallejo, CA $84,830
- Baton Rouge, LA $84,710
- Pueblo, CO $84,580
- Bridgeport, CT $84,430
- Fresno, CA $84,140
- Cheyenne, WY $83,870
- Portland, OR $83,800
- Helena, MT $83,760
- Chicago, IL $83,640
- Burlington, VT $83,560
- Sacramento, CA $83,190
- Bellingham, WA $83,130
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $83,010
- Dubuque, IA $82,940
- Atlanta, GA $82,870
- San Luis Obispo, CA $82,800
- Trenton, NJ $82,730
- Paducah, KY $82,610
- Midland, TX $82,540
- Vineland, NJ $82,540
- Minneapolis, MN $82,440
- Bakersfield, CA $82,390
- New York, NY $82,380
- Reno, NV $82,270
- Los Angeles, CA $82,260
- Springfield, IL $82,230
- Kiryas Joel, NY $82,110
- Las Vegas, NV $82,110
- Athens, GA $81,540
- Salt Lake City, UT $81,540
- Stockton, CA $81,380
- Modesto, CA $81,330
- Nashville, TN $81,300
- Albany, NY $81,290
- Lexington Park, MD $81,210
- New Orleans, LA $81,170
- Chico, CA $81,140
- Virginia Beach, VA $80,850
- Columbus, IN $80,800
- Durham, NC $80,800
- Ogden, UT $80,760
- Bloomington, IL $80,590
- Hartford, CT $80,560
- Ann Arbor, MI $80,550
- Salinas, CA $80,210
- Detroit, MI $80,200
- Santa Cruz, CA $80,170
- York, PA $80,170
- Baltimore, MD $80,130
- Mount Vernon, WA $80,100
- Urban Honolulu, HI $80,090
- Watertown, NY $80,020
- Columbus, OH $79,990
- Philadelphia, PA $79,880
- Bremerton, WA $79,850
- Manchester, NH $79,850
- Odessa, TX $79,760
- Boise City, ID $79,700
- Corpus Christi, TX $79,550
- Birmingham, AL $79,330
- Charleston, WV $79,300
- Dallas, TX $79,290
- Lewiston, ME $79,270
- Decatur, IL $79,230
- Duluth, MN $79,230
- Raleigh, NC $79,230
- Cincinnati, OH $79,130
- Racine, WI $79,030
- Dayton, OH $79,020
- New Haven, CT $78,960
- Kansas City, MO $78,940
- Rochester, NY $78,890
- Tampa, FL $78,740
- St. Louis, MO $78,730
- Huntsville, AL $78,670
- Barnstable Town, MA $78,660
- Austin, TX $78,650
- Grand Junction, CO $78,650
- Longview, WA $78,610
- Glens Falls, NY $78,590
- Manhattan, KS $78,560
- Davenport, IA $78,530
- St. Joseph, MO $78,530
- Des Moines, IA $78,500
- Springfield, OH $78,440
- Reading, PA $78,350
- Lansing, MI $78,310
- Chambersburg, PA $78,260
- Houston, TX $78,200
- Cleveland, OH $78,120
- Milwaukee, WI $78,090
- Topeka, KS $78,070
- Harrisburg, PA $78,060
- Charlottesville, VA $78,040
- Charlotte, NC $77,990
- Pittsburgh, PA $77,980
- Syracuse, NY $77,970
- Kalamazoo, MI $77,780