Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

13-1051 Cost Estimators

Prepare cost estimates for product manufacturing, construction projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or service. May specialize according to particular service performed or type of product manufactured.

National estimates for Cost Estimators
Industry profile for Cost Estimators
Geographic profile for Cost Estimators

National estimates for Cost Estimators:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Cost Estimators:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
225,310	1.0 %	$ 36.89	$ 76,740	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Cost Estimators:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 20.25	$ 25.52	$ 34.23	$ 44.91	$ 57.98
Annual Wage (2)	$ 42,110	$ 53,080	$ 71,200	$ 93,420	$ 120,600

Industry profile for Cost Estimators:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Cost Estimators are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Cost Estimators, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Cost Estimators:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Building Equipment Contractors	31,820	1.36	$ 39.38	$ 81,910
Nonresidential Building Construction	19,320	2.37	$ 42.86	$ 89,150
Building Finishing Contractors	18,320	2.20	$ 33.68	$ 70,050
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	18,220	1.91	$ 35.74	$ 74,330
Automotive Repair and Maintenance	18,020	1.86	$ 30.69	$ 63,830

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Cost Estimators:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nonresidential Building Construction	19,320	2.37	$ 42.86	$ 89,150
Building Finishing Contractors	18,320	2.20	$ 33.68	$ 70,050
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	18,220	1.91	$ 35.74	$ 74,330
Automotive Repair and Maintenance	18,020	1.86	$ 30.69	$ 63,830
Residential Building Construction	16,000	1.77	$ 34.99	$ 72,780

Top paying industries for Cost Estimators:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Scientific Research and Development Services	440	0.05	$ 58.02	$ 120,690
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	100	0.04	$ 51.56	$ 107,250
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	450	0.12	$ 50.82	$ 105,700
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	70	0.20	$ 48.94	$ 101,800
Telecommunications	380	0.06	$ 48.08	$ 100,000

Geographic profile for Cost Estimators:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Cost Estimators are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Cost Estimators, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Map of employment of cost estimators by state, May 2022

States with the highest employment level in Cost Estimators:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	30,200	1.71	1.12	$ 43.44	$ 90,360
Texas	19,220	1.48	0.97	$ 34.19	$ 71,120
Florida	14,710	1.60	1.05	$ 32.49	$ 67,570
New York	10,790	1.18	0.78	$ 39.90	$ 82,990
Pennsylvania	10,090	1.74	1.14	$ 36.42	$ 75,760

Map of location quotient of cost estimators by state, May 2022

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cost Estimators:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Delaware	1,220	2.68	1.76	$ 34.12	$ 70,960
Missouri	7,010	2.49	1.63	$ 34.81	$ 72,400
Colorado	5,850	2.11	1.39	$ 38.33	$ 79,720
South Dakota	900	2.06	1.35	$ 31.63	$ 65,790
Virginia	7,890	2.04	1.34	$ 36.23	$ 75,350

Map of annual mean wages of cost estimators by state, May 2022

Top paying states for Cost Estimators:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts	4,960	1.39	0.91	$ 48.13	$ 100,100
Hawaii	1,090	1.83	1.20	$ 44.65	$ 92,870
District of Columbia	320	0.47	0.31	$ 44.23	$ 92,000
California	30,200	1.71	1.12	$ 43.44	$ 90,360
Washington	6,830	2.00	1.32	$ 42.54	$ 88,470

Map of employment of cost estimators by area, May 2022

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Cost Estimators:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	10,880	1.18	0.78	$ 42.22	$ 87,830
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	9,080	1.49	0.98	$ 41.54	$ 86,400
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	6,120	1.61	1.06	$ 34.70	$ 72,170
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	5,110	1.67	1.10	$ 36.33	$ 75,560
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	4,710	1.07	0.70	$ 40.65	$ 84,550
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	4,520	1.63	1.07	$ 39.09	$ 81,320
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	4,370	1.44	0.95	$ 42.85	$ 89,120
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	4,240	2.08	1.37	$ 45.03	$ 93,660
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	4,100	1.71	1.12	$ 52.04	$ 108,240
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	4,060	1.49	0.98	$ 35.50	$ 73,850

Map of location quotient of cost estimators by area, May 2022

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cost Estimators:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Barnstable Town, MA	370	3.69	2.42	$ 31.90	$ 66,360
Santa Rosa, CA	640	3.17	2.08	$ 45.28	$ 94,190
Greeley, CO	320	3.01	1.98	$ 35.92	$ 74,720
Lancaster, PA	720	2.95	1.94	$ 34.61	$ 71,990
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	2,140	2.95	1.94	$ 34.65	$ 72,060
Manhattan, KS	110	2.91	1.91	$ 34.69	$ 72,150
Jefferson City, MO	200	2.78	1.82	$ 34.06	$ 70,840
Kansas City, MO-KS	2,910	2.76	1.81	$ 36.58	$ 76,090
Sioux Falls, SD	430	2.69	1.77	$ 32.10	$ 66,770
Dover, DE	180	2.69	1.76	$ 30.02	$ 62,440