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

How much do Cost Estimators make in Pueblo, CO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cost Estimators in Pueblo, CO is $84,580. The 10th percentile is $50,970 and the 90th percentile is $138,870. Employment is 140.

Median annual wage

$84,580

10th percentile
$50,970
25th percentile
$73,230
Median
$84,580
75th percentile
$101,670
90th percentile
$138,870
Mean
$89,370

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Cost Estimators, the published 10th percentile is $50,970 and the 90th percentile is $138,870. The difference is $87,900, which is 103.9% 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 $73,230 to the 75th at $101,670, covers $28,440.

The mean annual wage is $89,370, which sits above the median of $84,580. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pueblo, CO median is 7.4% higher than the national median of $78,740 for Cost Estimators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $92,173, which is 17.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.7% lower than the Colorado median of $86,940.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pueblo, CO is 91.762, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $84,580 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cost Estimators at $92,173 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cost Estimators. Pueblo, CO ranks 5th of 5 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).).

  • Colorado Springs, CO is 48 miles away, with a median of $84,990 and employment of 720. That median is 0.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,393, against $92,173 here.
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 91 miles away, with a median of $89,820 and employment of 3,690. That median is 6.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,910, against $92,173 here.
  • Greeley, CO is 165 miles away, with a median of $87,350 and employment of 340. That median is 3.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,197, against $92,173 here.

Employment share

Cost Estimators accounts for 0.23% of wage-and-salary employment in Pueblo, CO (140 of 61,780). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (224,220 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.57 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Cost Estimators make in Pueblo, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cost Estimators in Pueblo, CO is $84,580. The 10th percentile is $50,970 and the 90th percentile is $138,870. Employment is 140.

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

The local median is 7.4% higher than the national median of $78,740.

What is Cost Estimators pay in Pueblo, CO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pueblo, CO is 91.762, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $84,580 is $92,173. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Pueblo, CO compare with nearby metros for Cost Estimators?

Colorado Springs, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 48 miles away, at $84,990. Pueblo, CO ranks 5th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.