Cost Estimators salary

United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025

National market range

$61K–$102K

Median

$78,740

25th percentile

$61,150

75th percentile

$101,850

$49K

10th

$61K

25th

$79K

Median

$102K

75th

$131K

90th

By state

State

Median

Range · 25th–75th

vs national

Alabama

$74,990

$54K–$93K

-5%

Alaska

$97,020

$64K–$141K

+23%

Arizona

$77,010

$59K–$99K

-2%

Arkansas

$61,470

$46K–$89K

-22%

California

$85,460

$66K–$118K

+9%

Colorado

$86,940

$73K–$110K

+10%

Connecticut

$81,030

$64K–$104K

+3%

Delaware

$79,290

$63K–$92K

+1%

District of Columbia

$82,730

$82K–$101K

+5%

Florida

$74,990

$57K–$98K

-5%

Georgia

$76,800

$57K–$98K

-2%

Guam

$63,350

$48K–$81K

-20%

Hawaii

$80,360

$61K–$106K

+2%

Idaho

$79,700

$61K–$104K

+1%

Illinois

$82,750

$62K–$108K

+5%

Indiana

$73,430

$60K–$91K

-7%

Iowa

$76,040

$58K–$93K

-3%

Kansas

$76,250

$62K–$97K

-3%

Kentucky

$74,880

$58K–$98K

-5%

Louisiana

$77,030

$58K–$99K

-2%

Maine

$74,080

$57K–$90K

-6%

Maryland

$81,190

$63K–$106K

+3%

Massachusetts

$100,840

$75K–$127K

+28%

Michigan

$77,990

$62K–$101K

-1%

Minnesota

$80,810

$65K–$100K

+3%

Mississippi

$71,230

$52K–$92K

-10%

Missouri

$76,020

$57K–$99K

-3%

Montana

$77,320

$62K–$92K

-2%

Nebraska

$73,100

$58K–$87K

-7%

Nevada

$82,200

$63K–$104K

+4%

New Hampshire

$79,560

$62K–$103K

+1%

New Jersey

$80,570

$63K–$109K

+2%

New Mexico

$67,590

$49K–$83K

-14%

New York

$80,430

$60K–$107K

+2%

North Carolina

$74,730

$58K–$94K

-5%

North Dakota

$73,280

$61K–$86K

-7%

Ohio

$77,730

$61K–$99K

-1%

Oklahoma

$67,800

$51K–$94K

-14%

Oregon

$80,460

$62K–$112K

+2%

Pennsylvania

$78,480

$63K–$100K

Puerto Rico

$47,130

$35K–$62K

-40%

Rhode Island

$81,990

$69K–$98K

+4%

South Carolina

$70,260

$57K–$93K

-11%

South Dakota

$74,950

$61K–$93K

-5%

Tennessee

$75,650

$60K–$98K

-4%

Texas

$76,980

$59K–$101K

-2%

Utah

$79,610

$61K–$103K

+1%

Vermont

$81,390

$67K–$97K

+3%

Virginia

$80,530

$63K–$101K

+2%

Washington

$86,070

$71K–$108K

+9%

West Virginia

$77,480

$54K–$88K

-2%

Wisconsin

$76,270

$61K–$94K

-3%

Wyoming

$90,790

$75K–$104K

+15%

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.

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