SOC 13-1051 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Cost Estimators make in Chambersburg, PA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cost Estimators in Chambersburg, PA is $78,260. The 10th percentile is $49,670 and the 90th percentile is $106,210. Employment is 90.

Median annual wage

$78,260

10th percentile
$49,670
25th percentile
$63,190
Median
$78,260
75th percentile
$93,420
90th percentile
$106,210
Mean
$79,110

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Cost Estimators, the published 10th percentile is $49,670 and the 90th percentile is $106,210. The difference is $56,540, which is 72.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $63,190 to the 75th at $93,420, covers $30,230.

The mean annual wage is $79,110, which sits above the median of $78,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chambersburg, PA median is 0.6% lower than the national median of $78,740 for Cost Estimators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $82,691, which is 5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $78,480.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chambersburg, PA is 94.642, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cost Estimators at $82,691 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

37 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cost Estimators. Chambersburg, PA ranks 9th of 38 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Gettysburg, PA is 27 miles away, with a median of $74,730 and employment of 70. That median is 4.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,351, against $82,691 here.
  • Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is 29 miles away, with a median of $70,690 and employment of 120. That median is 9.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,066, against $82,691 here.
  • Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 45 miles away, with a median of $78,060 and employment of 470. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,128, against $82,691 here.

Employment share

Cost Estimators accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Chambersburg, PA (90 of 60,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (224,220 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.04 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Chambersburg, PA · Cost Estimators by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Cost Estimators make in Chambersburg, PA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cost Estimators in Chambersburg, PA is $78,260. The 10th percentile is $49,670 and the 90th percentile is $106,210. Employment is 90.

How does that compare with the national median for Cost Estimators?

The local median is 0.6% lower than the national median of $78,740.

What is Cost Estimators pay in Chambersburg, PA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chambersburg, PA is 94.642, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $78,260 is $82,691. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Chambersburg, PA compare with nearby metros for Cost Estimators?

Gettysburg, PA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 27 miles away, at $74,730. Chambersburg, PA ranks 9th of 38 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.