Cost Estimators Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Cost Estimators positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$77,070

National average

Salary Range

$46,330 – $128,640

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Cost Estimators Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area$106,590$45,170$173,740
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$104,190$55,030$173,060
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$103,030$63,050$169,200
Massachusetts$102,680$55,030$173,060
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$101,910$59,030$113,460
Worcester, MA$98,550$54,290$149,430
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$97,990$62,570$171,310
Pittsfield, MA$97,000$50,630$160,010
Chico, CA$94,200$54,620$146,730
Springfield, MA$93,790$50,750$159,600
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$91,350$61,880$127,500
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$90,940$51,470$138,350
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$90,710$55,630$144,410
Vallejo, CA$88,090$52,000$146,670
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$86,540$53,990$156,790
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$86,300$59,000$144,060
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$84,750$51,870$147,430
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$84,740$51,220$149,020
California$84,610$51,780$149,400
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$84,600$53,650$148,090
District of Columbia$84,410$78,840$125,370
Vineland, NJ$84,330$41,600$135,600
Napa, CA$84,130$58,820$144,990
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$84,090$50,890$133,730
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$83,500$46,870$140,910
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$83,300$53,690$128,370
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$83,060$43,500$146,740
Lexington Park, MD$82,960$51,290$131,630
New York$82,940$53,990$149,990
Washington$82,900$56,990$136,530
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$82,250$45,900$98,190
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$82,070$56,290$129,250
Colorado$81,990$50,630$127,840
Maryland$81,490$50,160$131,490
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$81,480$48,660$128,550
Kokomo, IN$81,440$46,660$103,280
Modesto, CA$81,310$51,150$132,650
Redding, CA$81,220$50,350$136,400
Barnstable Town, MA$81,070$44,150$135,140
Bellingham, WA$80,990$56,580$132,270
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$80,920$49,920$142,080
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$80,900$48,440$131,490
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$80,890$57,860$126,010
New Jersey$80,880$47,510$140,030
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$80,880$46,780$134,890
Boulder, CO$80,540$41,220$136,060
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$80,400$41,600$168,590
Kennewick-Richland, WA$80,360$51,790$157,820
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$80,340$49,870$118,380
Nevada$80,270$47,870$133,590
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$80,170$50,940$125,280
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$80,070$48,330$159,050
Ogden, UT$79,990$47,580$121,300
Reno, NV$79,990$51,400$132,430
Boise City, ID$79,990$47,520$176,680
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$79,960$50,440$155,740
Minnesota$79,950$54,430$123,310
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$79,910$48,900$118,910
Illinois$79,880$47,520$127,050
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$79,830$47,010$134,450
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$79,800$49,270$144,440
Dubuque, IA$79,750$51,290$113,490
Ames, IA$79,710$51,810$121,140
Longview-Kelso, WA$79,700$57,450$130,630
Urban Honolulu, HI$79,680$44,050$123,430
Kankakee, IL$79,670$45,200$119,390
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$79,660$46,710$129,010
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$79,650$51,050$128,970
Huntsville, AL$79,630$48,600$130,570
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$79,580$50,460$128,440
Salem, OR$79,500$46,370$136,480
Elizabethtown, KY$79,430$43,140$113,500
Arizona$79,310$37,590$136,540
Corvallis, OR$79,220$48,260$130,210
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$79,170$49,160$124,240
Utah$79,150$49,130$122,380
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$79,100$51,200$145,170
Pueblo, CO$79,040$53,990$121,890
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$79,030$48,660$124,440
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$79,010$37,430$130,300
Oregon$78,970$48,950$126,530
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$78,900$43,580$128,280
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$78,860$45,350$131,770
Vermont$78,820$61,030$127,400
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area$78,820$39,030$108,670
Stockton-Lodi, CA$78,750$50,120$128,540
Charleston, WV$78,710$46,910$133,350
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$78,680$50,810$111,820
Salinas, CA$78,640$53,090$138,060
Hawaii$78,630$44,030$126,550
St. Joseph, MO-KS$78,600$44,500$123,450
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$78,550$54,990$143,840
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$78,430$46,220$107,490
Corpus Christi, TX$78,390$42,310$133,320
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$78,390$42,350$126,150
Yakima, WA$78,340$56,680$116,210
Medford, OR$78,300$45,040$112,310
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$78,270$47,440$120,240
Manchester-Nashua, NH$78,200$50,280$123,810
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$78,160$62,230$137,420
Greeley, CO$78,140$51,120$120,580
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$78,000$55,340$126,830
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$77,880$49,720$129,590
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$77,870$48,950$124,850
New Hampshire$77,720$49,620$125,130
Rochester, MN$77,710$51,290$124,950
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$77,680$47,780$136,360
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$77,680$41,040$107,010
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$77,610$48,350$130,480
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$77,580$52,680$125,540
Portland-South Portland, ME$77,570$45,840$110,240
Bloomington, IN$77,570$43,250$103,280
Raleigh-Cary, NC$77,550$38,840$136,160
St. Louis, MO-IL$77,540$43,430$123,580
Rochester, NY$77,470$51,360$123,100
Colorado Springs, CO$77,470$50,820$128,070
Ann Arbor, MI$77,440$42,630$113,250
Fresno, CA$77,430$50,390$148,000
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$77,400$55,980$130,310
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$77,390$52,000$122,180
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$77,320$49,520$113,000
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$77,250$50,590$107,470
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area$77,240$55,690$119,860
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$77,170$46,550$126,840
Connecticut$77,130$53,250$131,400
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$77,120$41,180$105,680
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$77,100$46,490$138,000
Binghamton, NY$77,060$48,870$113,810
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$76,990$46,450$128,610
Cleveland, OH$76,980$47,100$131,470
Columbus, OH$76,940$47,910$125,210
Syracuse, NY$76,810$51,760$125,720
Decatur, IL$76,780$47,420$130,470
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$76,760$37,440$121,170
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$76,750$45,200$121,580
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$76,740$56,650$128,230
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$76,740$41,810$122,380
New Haven, CT$76,730$52,030$128,620
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$76,710$54,550$151,930
Duluth, MN-WI$76,670$54,360$113,530
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$76,590$51,870$116,940
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$76,530$43,620$133,730
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$76,380$50,060$99,670
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$76,350$44,660$123,090
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$76,330$42,540$168,590
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$76,310$41,070$115,580
Iowa$76,290$49,920$110,340
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$76,280$44,900$140,180
Cleveland, TN$76,210$44,470$115,090
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$76,190$56,160$136,740
Cheyenne, WY$76,180$42,920$104,910
Springfield, IL$76,170$44,840$102,640
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$76,150$50,320$114,740
Albany, OR$76,130$46,840$109,080
Kansas City, MO-KS$76,130$45,180$124,440
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$76,090$49,280$107,860
Michigan$76,080$44,940$121,870
Midland, TX$76,070$44,440$141,660
Topeka, KS$76,050$48,090$109,990
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$76,040$48,990$122,000
Rhode Island$75,990$48,550$129,470
Virginia$75,970$44,880$119,610
Grand Junction, CO$75,920$46,250$122,270
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$75,910$39,720$118,650
Mankato, MN$75,910$49,790$118,620
Bend, OR$75,840$47,680$108,840
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$75,800$45,460$114,530
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$75,720$49,340$106,070
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$75,710$42,040$122,750
Manhattan, KS$75,690$48,360$121,110
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$75,640$50,640$133,500
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$75,620$49,970$132,430
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$75,590$46,140$117,060
Glens Falls, NY$75,570$55,110$122,090
Rocky Mount, NC$75,530$46,120$129,450
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area$75,520$38,420$132,560
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$75,500$44,810$121,280
Albuquerque, NM$75,490$42,750$123,760
Ohio$75,450$46,050$124,850
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$75,450$40,770$126,410
Delaware$75,390$47,260$105,100
Gainesville, GA$75,330$46,790$123,940
Farmington, NM$75,320$42,830$103,510
Saginaw, MI$75,210$39,380$125,200
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$75,210$45,960$120,190
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$75,200$45,310$129,360
Rockford, IL$75,160$45,670$121,210
Toledo, OH$75,160$43,440$121,110
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$75,160$44,110$127,030
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$75,120$54,590$115,450
Lewiston, ID-WA$75,100$47,460$100,810
Peoria, IL$74,990$46,020$105,360
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$74,990$41,420$130,140
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$74,970$54,360$98,020
Texas$74,930$42,740$126,370
Kingston, NY$74,930$52,000$126,510
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$74,880$43,460$112,320
Idaho$74,880$45,340$168,590
Wyoming$74,870$41,370$104,460
Akron, OH$74,860$42,920$119,840
St. Cloud, MN$74,850$51,710$113,300
Pittsburgh, PA$74,840$47,160$118,370
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$74,840$50,510$128,740
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$74,760$50,280$109,130
Charlottesville, VA$74,700$44,390$130,430
Paducah, KY-IL$74,680$49,580$121,440
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$74,680$43,950$104,100
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$74,630$48,470$117,520
Reading, PA$74,620$47,380$110,450
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area$74,610$51,330$127,580
Pennsylvania$74,590$49,040$119,750
Visalia, CA$74,580$49,050$121,400
Tennessee$74,570$46,540$114,550
Odessa, TX$74,550$43,670$133,650
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$74,550$44,990$132,850
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$74,540$51,830$113,990
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$74,510$45,410$131,800
Grand Forks, ND-MN$74,350$57,350$110,320
Sandusky, OH$74,290$48,600$131,260
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$74,190$47,490$111,550
Yuba City, CA$74,180$42,020$114,520
Wausau, WI$74,160$49,100$113,370
Lebanon, PA$74,130$50,360$99,840
York-Hanover, PA$74,090$50,790$124,590
Lawrence, KS$74,050$52,230$126,710
Baton Rouge, LA$73,840$44,570$123,110
Battle Creek, MI$73,780$41,810$119,990
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$73,740$50,060$105,180
Appleton, WI$73,730$48,350$107,430
Monroe, MI$73,640$46,030$111,260
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$73,640$51,980$146,910
Mobile, AL$73,520$43,010$119,960
Gettysburg, PA$73,410$48,890$104,940
Iowa City, IA$73,370$51,520$122,660
Naples-Marco Island, FL$73,360$46,050$120,630
Missouri$73,360$41,910$116,060
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$73,320$37,160$116,140
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$73,270$45,680$120,040
Jackson, MS$73,130$44,440$102,890
Maine$73,090$42,790$106,960
Helena, MT$73,060$47,400$96,200
Omaha, NE-IA$73,050$48,640$105,720
Canton-Massillon, OH$72,890$49,020$121,480
Georgia$72,850$44,190$121,960
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$72,850$42,460$133,480
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$72,840$46,110$102,590
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$72,830$54,580$102,590
Casper, WY$72,800$39,080$107,490
Merced, CA$72,800$44,560$142,260
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$72,790$38,570$106,200
Sheboygan, WI$72,760$50,840$98,780
Utica-Rome, NY$72,710$52,340$104,000
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$72,680$44,590$126,860
South Dakota$72,670$54,340$103,250
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$72,640$48,410$100,380
Kansas$72,600$45,080$116,630
Tucson, AZ$72,550$37,910$115,850
Bloomington, IL$72,550$40,380$122,190
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$72,510$45,850$101,750
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$72,460$43,200$123,200
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$72,420$41,600$120,120
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$72,390$46,490$108,910
North Carolina$72,230$39,540$118,650
Port St. Lucie, FL$72,060$43,100$112,510
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$72,030$40,800$104,980
Florida$71,920$41,590$122,630
Jacksonville, FL$71,920$41,600$108,020
Lancaster, PA$71,920$49,750$106,960
Wisconsin$71,880$48,210$104,390
Madison, WI$71,880$52,120$102,720
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$71,850$42,790$102,900
Coeur d'Alene, ID$71,760$48,790$178,270
Minot, ND$71,690$46,180$107,110
Greenville, NC$71,630$36,650$113,340
Jackson, MI$71,620$39,340$127,020
Indiana$71,590$45,580$105,590
Greensboro-High Point, NC$71,530$42,890$107,590
Lake Charles, LA$71,500$40,350$111,250
Midland, MI$71,470$43,010$110,400
Walla Walla, WA$71,370$48,400$115,260
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$71,340$44,720$122,610
Lincoln, NE$71,340$48,160$100,860
Winston-Salem, NC$71,330$42,740$108,660
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$71,210$43,150$112,980
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$71,200$40,890$92,100
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$71,200$45,490$112,880
Elmira, NY$71,040$47,520$114,230
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$71,010$41,830$127,900
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$70,990$43,090$111,260
Janesville-Beloit, WI$70,960$46,990$111,600
Wichita, KS$70,930$45,500$104,520
Birmingham, AL$70,920$43,470$127,910
Eugene-Springfield, OR$70,830$43,620$118,700
Carson City, NV$70,820$49,720$128,630
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area$70,810$49,630$90,890
Waco, TX$70,710$36,580$106,000
Flint, MI$70,680$43,230$111,910
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$70,670$39,070$120,370
Kenosha, WI$70,650$48,600$109,590
West Virginia$70,630$42,940$133,350
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$70,620$55,030$105,110
Lima, OH$70,600$41,600$118,700
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$70,450$43,990$98,770
Harrisonburg, VA$70,420$41,500$100,090
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$70,410$49,460$112,570
Springfield, OH$70,370$46,990$102,320
Chattanooga, TN-GA$70,330$47,750$105,990
Rapid City, SD$70,290$52,290$99,830
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$70,260$46,730$97,620
North Dakota$70,250$47,610$102,190
Lexington-Fayette, KY$70,250$45,540$113,680
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$70,250$35,510$106,020
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$70,240$44,500$100,040
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$70,220$50,070$107,370
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$70,090$48,420$114,040
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$70,060$52,380$128,160
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$70,010$48,660$99,910
Evansville, IN$70,010$47,440$109,100
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$69,990$46,980$105,410
Dover, DE$69,920$45,790$101,250
Knoxville, TN$69,920$45,840$106,140
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$69,900$40,350$101,060
Bismarck, ND$69,790$45,610$102,930
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$69,750$40,070$113,520
Fond du Lac, WI$69,690$44,500$106,300
Decatur, AL$69,640$42,950$116,830
College Station-Bryan, TX$69,600$39,120$106,020
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$69,600$42,070$101,690
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$69,590$42,260$107,890
Chambersburg, PA$69,580$45,200$99,320
State College, PA$69,520$50,380$131,360
Bangor, ME$69,500$39,430$109,550
Kentucky$69,490$45,200$107,950
Richmond, VA$69,340$41,600$110,810
Dalton, GA$69,310$44,500$91,820
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$69,170$37,780$119,710
Nebraska$69,110$47,420$102,270
New Mexico$69,040$42,400$116,650
Columbus, IN$69,040$40,140$109,280
St. George, UT$69,020$45,050$108,210
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$68,890$44,020$99,670
Traverse City, MI$68,600$47,670$108,910
Asheville, NC$68,540$41,820$100,230
Louisiana$68,500$39,480$104,610
Eau Claire, WI$68,420$47,740$102,720
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$68,390$37,610$114,960
Montana$68,360$46,990$98,520
Bozeman, MT$68,360$48,240$97,070
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$68,360$46,620$110,510
Fayetteville, NC$68,330$40,310$101,990
Alaska$68,310$49,660$141,550
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area$68,230$39,140$103,020
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$68,220$42,110$93,740
Joplin, MO-KS$68,180$40,790$108,940
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$68,140$40,720$132,350
Alabama$68,030$43,090$118,640
Flagstaff, AZ$68,030$38,600$116,420
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$68,030$37,650$105,890
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$67,940$43,910$114,880
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$67,920$41,500$108,680
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$67,870$37,830$107,990
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$67,800$44,010$107,340
Youngstown-Warren, OH$67,630$43,200$105,100
Idaho Falls, ID$67,590$45,290$131,680
Green Bay, WI$67,560$43,750$100,430
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$67,520$40,380$107,530
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$67,490$38,640$106,090
Wilmington, NC$67,490$33,900$111,050
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$67,490$45,440$100,780
Anchorage, AK$67,430$49,660$141,540
Roanoke, VA$67,420$46,040$100,120
South Carolina$67,420$44,500$106,800
Anniston-Oxford, AL$67,420$43,200$108,200
Goldsboro, NC$67,420$35,340$129,860
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$67,420$40,830$119,280
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area$67,420$45,590$111,260
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$67,420$38,420$89,990
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$67,340$48,150$104,990
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$67,290$37,760$95,890
Salisbury, MD$67,280$44,840$105,590
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$67,230$41,530$116,990
Fargo, ND-MN$67,080$48,090$99,930
Ocala, FL$67,060$41,000$99,230
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$67,010$42,310$100,970
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$66,960$46,460$105,550
Owensboro, KY$66,950$41,320$113,280
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$66,890$43,740$111,650
Wheeling, WV-OH$66,850$42,840$106,760
Fort Wayne, IN$66,750$41,440$96,760
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$66,750$46,430$102,920
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$66,750$45,760$111,260
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$66,750$45,460$92,930
Tuscaloosa, AL$66,630$43,850$127,500
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$66,600$45,020$97,310
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$66,600$47,430$81,750
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$66,560$51,440$100,090
Jackson, TN$66,510$42,340$102,440
Mississippi$66,410$40,950$100,460
Columbia, MO$66,310$39,360$109,580
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$66,300$41,010$110,490
Niles, MI$66,280$44,370$109,730
Jefferson City, MO$66,200$38,650$102,420
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$66,190$36,130$99,730
Killeen-Temple, TX$66,170$43,200$108,420
Spartanburg, SC$66,160$45,760$111,180
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$66,160$49,780$99,160
El Centro, CA$66,070$43,930$140,250
Missoula, MT$65,960$34,600$102,130
Savannah, GA$65,900$45,710$124,000
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$65,880$43,580$97,620
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$65,870$42,180$108,660
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$65,820$38,880$101,920
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$65,780$39,530$106,800
Champaign-Urbana, IL$65,770$44,450$114,210
Alexandria, LA$65,750$41,280$90,620
Yuma, AZ$65,610$36,330$114,040
Billings, MT$65,540$48,000$103,080
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$65,540$41,810$105,930
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$65,520$41,100$99,740
Gainesville, FL$65,470$42,020$103,350
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$65,370$43,200$126,680
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$65,210$44,070$100,910
Victoria, TX$65,190$31,470$128,090
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$65,160$34,000$124,930
Columbia, SC$65,050$44,010$103,060
Sebring, FL$65,040$36,710$146,770
Auburn-Opelika, AL$65,030$36,670$114,100
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$65,000$42,280$107,870
Macon-Bibb County, GA$64,990$46,010$100,840
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$64,990$38,370$117,310
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$64,970$33,170$129,240
Lubbock, TX$64,940$39,910$104,360
Lynchburg, VA$64,900$40,650$101,020
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$64,900$42,450$107,970
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$64,900$43,150$101,820
Cedar Rapids, IA$64,810$50,170$102,010
Sherman-Denison, TX$64,800$38,930$103,960
Bowling Green, KY$64,800$41,590$96,900
Athens-Clarke County, GA$64,790$44,500$109,930
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$64,790$25,240$108,640
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$64,790$44,630$106,600
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$64,790$38,550$92,570
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$64,790$43,870$103,730
Burlington, NC$64,750$35,550$96,360
Clarksville, TN-KY$64,750$44,480$98,970
Morgantown, WV$64,740$45,200$111,590
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$64,730$43,810$124,600
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$64,730$36,820$99,670
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$64,730$37,240$137,950
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$64,720$34,520$128,370
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$64,720$33,280$107,580
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area$64,520$38,330$140,180
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$64,480$36,220$95,000
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$64,480$43,660$100,510
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$64,450$38,980$120,890
Montgomery, AL$64,400$41,990$100,360
Amarillo, TX$64,390$38,230$115,940
Johnson City, TN$64,380$41,600$106,490
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$64,370$36,820$100,350
Albany, GA$64,320$41,010$110,040
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$64,230$40,480$109,140
Tulsa, OK$64,220$41,000$103,720
Great Falls, MT$64,190$47,470$89,000
Mansfield, OH$64,160$38,810$93,150
Winchester, VA-WV$64,030$40,240$103,930
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$64,020$44,270$99,290
Terre Haute, IN$63,950$39,870$103,220
Longview, TX$63,900$37,790$103,390
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$63,900$45,580$93,350
Dothan, AL$63,840$37,570$109,200
Oklahoma$63,790$38,260$103,220
Jacksonville, NC$63,650$37,100$99,730
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$63,600$43,810$104,800
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$63,560$37,440$121,780
Johnstown, PA$63,500$43,720$100,430
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$63,490$49,630$91,270
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$63,480$42,370$96,110
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$63,460$38,320$101,540
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$63,430$38,530$98,240
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$63,360$46,430$105,970
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$63,360$43,610$97,820
Morristown, TN$63,280$46,030$100,590
Bay City, MI$63,270$36,670$97,060
Oklahoma City, OK$63,230$37,440$101,950
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$63,150$43,150$96,370
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area$63,130$39,920$99,140
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$63,110$40,520$100,660
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$63,090$36,680$92,830
San Angelo, TX$63,050$31,200$116,970
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$62,990$38,840$118,120
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$62,990$36,390$99,580
Arkansas$62,870$41,420$106,310
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$62,870$40,680$124,470
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$62,830$37,520$107,890
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$62,690$43,200$105,250
Williamsport, PA$62,650$45,240$105,280
Grand Island, NE$62,590$44,130$93,850
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$62,440$40,060$92,680
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$62,390$40,920$98,330
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$62,350$38,560$111,230
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$62,280$44,820$98,160
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$62,270$40,500$96,450
Wichita Falls, TX$62,230$38,010$92,320
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$62,230$40,050$97,190
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$62,230$40,680$104,920
El Paso, TX$62,220$36,790$104,770
Erie, PA$62,210$45,650$103,420
Logan, UT-ID$62,190$33,900$105,100
Springfield, MO$62,180$38,990$100,490
Sumter, SC$62,140$37,800$102,060
Altoona, PA$62,140$43,630$114,740
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$62,050$50,130$81,720
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$62,000$37,740$96,730
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$61,940$41,040$99,960
Warner Robins, GA$61,690$42,170$102,850
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$61,690$38,390$99,370
Hattiesburg, MS$61,650$43,070$104,990
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$61,520$39,470$102,000
Muncie, IN$61,410$39,500$98,060
Tallahassee, FL$61,360$36,030$99,510
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$61,350$34,520$98,720
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$61,270$37,650$102,540
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$61,190$40,320$104,720
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area$61,190$39,720$97,360
Hammond, LA$61,180$39,920$91,000
Guam$61,150$29,230$83,430
Punta Gorda, FL$61,020$36,420$94,630
Pocatello, ID$60,990$45,210$103,730
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$60,930$34,840$102,770
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$60,910$37,330$95,980
Abilene, TX$60,780$34,870$106,140
Jonesboro, AR$60,740$35,090$97,070
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$60,740$42,380$96,390
Santa Fe, NM$60,730$44,500$101,940
Twin Falls, ID$60,580$38,690$94,010
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area$60,300$32,400$103,220
Columbus, GA-AL$60,030$40,680$97,070
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$59,960$35,680$101,400
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$59,940$33,380$102,680
Las Cruces, NM$59,880$40,050$101,890
Valdosta, GA$59,820$36,350$105,780
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$59,670$39,920$86,630
Florence, SC$59,640$38,490$90,140
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$59,400$24,960$103,650
Tyler, TX$59,370$35,270$104,210
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$58,490$34,520$83,330
Lafayette, LA$58,260$35,970$93,070
Laredo, TX$57,980$31,070$95,170
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$57,870$32,400$94,210
Texarkana, TX-AR$57,660$40,150$101,190
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$57,540$39,050$90,400
Fort Smith, AR-OK$56,100$38,080$93,430
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$55,580$40,720$104,990
Homosassa Springs, FL$55,250$24,960$97,090
Enid, OK$55,120$36,430$111,260
Beckley, WV$55,100$30,560$110,440
Monroe, LA$53,150$32,360$83,690
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$52,570$34,250$82,850
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$51,480$35,040$128,370
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$37,340$22,060$81,060
Puerto Rico$36,960$22,050$78,850

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Cost Estimators make?

The median annual salary for a Cost Estimators is $77,070, with a typical range of $46,330 – $128,640 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Cost Estimators?

Entry-level Cost Estimators positions typically start around $46,330 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Cost Estimatorss earn the most?

Cost Estimatorss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.