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Cost Estimators salary in Grand Junction, CO

The median cost estimators in Grand Junction, CO earns $78,650 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,058 a month.

10th percentile
$54,070
25th percentile
$61,920
Median percentile
$78,650
75th percentile
$94,720
90th percentile
$122,190

Based on 160 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$60,700 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,650
Federal income tax−$8,473
Social Security + Medicare−$6,017
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,461
Monthly take-home$5,058
Every two weeks$2,335

Does it go far here?

$82,377Median pay in Grand Junction, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,182 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Junction, CO

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$107,130
Registered Nurses$95,990
Accountants and Auditors$76,870
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,400
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,240
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,600

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