Cost Estimators Salary in the US
A cost estimators earns a national median of $78,740 a year (mean $85,390) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #233 of 825.
How much does a cost estimators earn in the US?
A cost estimators in the United States earns a median of $78,740 a year (mean $85,390), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 54% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 224,220 people work in this occupation (SOC 13-1051), ranked #233 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$78,740
per year
Mean
$85,390
per year
Employment
224,220
US workers
National rank
#233
of 825 by median
What a cost estimators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a cost estimators (SOC 13-1051) earns a median annual wage of $78,740 and a mean (average) of $85,390. The median is the midpoint — half of cost estimators earn more and half earn less — and is 54% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a cost estimators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for cost estimators is $78,740, and the mean (average) is $85,390. The median is the midpoint — half of cost estimators earn more and half earn less.
- How does cost estimators pay compare to the US average?
- At $78,740, a cost estimators earns 54% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many cost estimators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 224,220 cost estimators employed nationally (SOC 13-1051), across all industries.
- Where does this cost estimators salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 13-1051. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 13-1051 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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