Cost Estimators Salary Data
Compare cost estimators pay across 338 U.S. cities to find where your skills are worth the most.
Highest-Paying Cities for Cost Estimators
Top 20 cities ranked by median salary.
Best States for Cost Estimators
States ranked by average salary across 338 cities.
Cost Estimators salaries by city
Cost Estimators pay across 51 states and 366 cities. Expand a state to see every city we have data for.
AK1 cities
AL12 cities
AZ7 cities
CA24 cities
- San Francisco$101,630
- San Jose$97,580
- Santa Rosa$95,650
- San Diego$87,170
- Napa$86,240
- Vallejo$84,830
- Fresno$84,140
- Sacramento$83,190
- San Luis Obispo$82,800
- Bakersfield$82,390
- Los Angeles$82,260
- Stockton$81,380
- Modesto$81,330
- Chico$81,140
- Salinas$80,210
- Santa Cruz$80,170
- Santa Maria$77,730
- Redding$77,360
- Oxnard$77,070
- Riverside$76,900
- Visalia$74,430
- Yuba City$74,430
- Merced$72,880
- El Centro$68,430
CO6 cities
DC1 cities
DE1 cities
FL20 cities
- Tampa$78,740
- Panama City$76,430
- Orlando$76,390
- Wildwood$76,390
- Miami$76,040
- Naples$75,220
- Punta Gorda$74,380
- Cape Coral$73,760
- Palm Bay$73,310
- North Port$72,210
- Deltona$71,580
- Lakeland$70,640
- Pensacola$70,260
- Jacksonville$69,090
- Tallahassee$67,700
- Gainesville$67,690
- Crestview$65,970
- Sebastian$65,250
- Ocala$63,660
- Homosassa Springs$60,610
GA12 cities
HI1 cities
IA8 cities
IL8 cities
IN12 cities
LA10 cities
MI15 cities
MO6 cities
NC15 cities
NH1 cities
NY11 cities
OH12 cities
OR7 cities
PA16 cities
RI1 cities
SC8 cities
SD2 cities
TN10 cities
TX26 cities
- Midland$82,540
- Odessa$79,760
- Corpus Christi$79,550
- Dallas$79,290
- Austin$78,650
- Houston$78,200
- Beaumont$77,420
- College Station$75,590
- Waco$75,450
- San Antonio$74,830
- Killeen$74,420
- Amarillo$72,140
- Longview$69,450
- Sherman$67,220
- San Angelo$65,880
- Texarkana$65,320
- McAllen$64,420
- Victoria$63,840
- Wichita Falls$63,680
- Abilene$63,630
- Abilene$63,630
- Lubbock$63,120
- Tyler$62,910
- El Paso$60,880
- Laredo$58,360
- Brownsville$57,820
VA9 cities
VT1 cities
WA11 cities
WI13 cities
WV7 cities
WY2 cities
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Career Outlook
Cost Estimators earn a national median of $74,570, based on data from 338 U.S. cities. The best-paying state is MA at $92,505 average.
Worth knowing: Professional certification (CPE or CCP) is the ticket to higher pay. Estimators who specialize in green building and renewable energy projects are in particularly high demand.