Salary by Metro

SOC 13-1051 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Cost Estimators wages by metro

National median annual wage

$78,740

10th percentile
$48,530
25th percentile
$61,150
Median
$78,740
75th percentile
$101,850
90th percentile
$130,820
Mean
$85,390

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 224,220.

That median is 54.5% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Cost Estimators.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH3,110$63,200$102,640$157,200
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA3,300$58,910$101,630$167,780
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA90$50,270$100,410$168,070
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA1,680$61,550$97,580$170,550
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA490$57,880$95,650$154,180
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA4,340$62,020$94,490$152,220
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT150$51,160$92,600$142,420
Worcester, MA550$43,490$92,570$139,780
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO3,690$59,800$89,820$135,230
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO290$55,610$89,540$138,770
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV3,780$53,890$89,330$142,310
Pittsfield, MA100$50,660$88,080$130,970
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA960$58,330$87,720$130,750
Kahului-Wailuku, HI100$49,920$87,670$157,980
Greeley, CO340$60,650$87,350$153,970
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA2,740$55,610$87,170$151,140
Kennewick-Richland, WA330$57,830$87,150$164,010
Springfield, MA270$54,480$86,730$132,110
Napa, CA110$51,530$86,240$148,650
Bozeman, MT250$54,480$85,820$117,770

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Cost Estimators jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ11,610$52,000$82,380$150,690
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA7,600$51,220$82,260$140,390
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX6,200$47,950$79,290$134,460
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX5,660$44,800$78,200$132,450
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN4,610$50,720$83,640$139,460
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ4,380$37,440$77,590$128,970
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA4,340$62,020$94,490$152,220
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD4,190$55,190$79,880$131,320
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV3,780$53,890$89,330$142,310
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA3,740$49,500$82,870$134,750
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO3,690$59,800$89,820$135,230
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI3,400$47,640$80,200$130,140
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA3,300$58,910$101,630$167,780
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL3,230$42,690$76,040$129,560
St. Louis, MO-IL3,170$44,990$78,730$130,680
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA3,160$49,750$76,900$128,940
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH3,110$63,200$102,640$157,200
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI3,100$59,710$82,440$125,460
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA2,740$55,610$87,170$151,140
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD2,430$49,750$80,130$126,330

States and territories

State estimates for Cost Estimators, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Massachusetts4,520$58,870$100,840$151,780
Alaska220$52,020$97,020$163,740
Wyoming440$52,680$90,790$108,490
Colorado6,100$58,890$86,940$137,520
Washington7,470$59,650$86,070$141,540
California26,020$51,750$85,460$150,790
Illinois5,990$49,200$82,750$136,590
District of Columbia270$66,720$82,730$127,520
Nevada2,240$49,200$82,200$132,350
Rhode Island590$60,180$81,990$130,740
Vermont320$56,600$81,390$113,230
Maryland4,580$50,660$81,190$130,970
Connecticut2,350$50,020$81,030$136,830
Minnesota4,310$56,640$80,810$125,370
New Jersey5,240$50,390$80,570$137,080
Virginia5,840$49,820$80,530$129,330
Oregon2,940$49,970$80,460$133,460
New York11,980$52,000$80,430$139,690
Hawaii1,040$46,030$80,360$139,380
Idaho1,600$48,200$79,700$137,530
Utah2,800$51,740$79,610$126,800
New Hampshire980$51,640$79,560$129,030
Delaware730$49,580$79,290$108,280
Pennsylvania9,420$49,570$78,480$126,620
Michigan6,960$46,660$77,990$125,520
Ohio8,100$48,750$77,730$124,990
West Virginia830$42,730$77,480$122,450
Montana1,230$50,120$77,320$106,740
Louisiana2,680$43,840$77,030$125,050
Arizona5,760$37,440$77,010$127,880
Texas20,760$45,760$76,980$132,310
Georgia6,010$46,600$76,800$128,420
Wisconsin5,150$50,890$76,270$111,530
Kansas2,250$48,860$76,250$118,310
Iowa1,870$48,740$76,040$118,410
Missouri6,580$44,840$76,020$128,270
Tennessee4,340$42,440$75,650$120,990
Alabama3,000$42,400$74,990$118,160
Florida13,720$44,200$74,990$128,050
South Dakota1,030$57,110$74,950$129,560
Kentucky1,960$46,410$74,880$119,530
North Carolina8,030$43,580$74,730$123,240
Maine760$41,450$74,080$123,040
Indiana4,810$50,630$73,430$106,640
North Dakota730$52,730$73,280$104,050
Nebraska1,330$50,040$73,100$105,640
Mississippi1,280$41,600$71,230$118,040
South Carolina2,880$46,970$70,260$119,590
Oklahoma1,860$42,700$67,800$104,750
New Mexico900$38,960$67,590$109,610
Guam70$41,450$63,350$106,650
Arkansas1,400$38,480$61,470$110,040
Puerto Rico560$29,200$47,130$79,990

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Cost Estimators?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Cost Estimators is $78,740. Employment is 224,220.

How does Cost Estimators pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Cost Estimators is 54.5% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Cost Estimators?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is highest on this page's list at $102,640.