Cost Estimators salary by location
National median: $78,740 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $102,640 | +30.4% | 3,110 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $101,630 | +29.1% | 3,300 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $100,840 | +28.1% | 4,520 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $100,410 | +27.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $97,580 | +23.9% | 1,680 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $97,020 | +23.2% | 220 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $95,650 | +21.5% | 490 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $94,490 | +20.0% | 4,340 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $92,600 | +17.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $92,570 | +17.6% | 550 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $90,790 | +15.3% | 440 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $89,820 | +14.1% | 3,690 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $89,540 | +13.7% | 290 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $89,330 | +13.4% | 3,780 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $88,080 | +11.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $87,720 | +11.4% | 960 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $87,670 | +11.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $87,350 | +10.9% | 340 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $87,170 | +10.7% | 2,740 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $87,150 | +10.7% | 330 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $86,940 | +10.4% | 6,100 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $86,730 | +10.1% | 270 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $86,240 | +9.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $86,070 | +9.3% | 7,470 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $85,820 | +9.0% | 250 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $85,460 | +8.5% | 26,020 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $84,990 | +7.9% | 720 | 2025 |
| Casper, WY | metropolitan | $84,990 | +7.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $84,830 | +7.7% | 290 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $84,710 | +7.6% | 940 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $84,580 | +7.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $84,430 | +7.2% | 520 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $84,140 | +6.9% | 750 | 2025 |
| Cheyenne, WY | metropolitan | $83,870 | +6.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $83,800 | +6.4% | 2,260 | 2025 |
| Helena, MT | metropolitan | $83,760 | +6.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $83,640 | +6.2% | 4,610 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $83,560 | +6.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $83,190 | +5.7% | 1,930 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $83,130 | +5.6% | 220 | 2025 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | metropolitan | $83,010 | +5.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Dubuque, IA | metropolitan | $82,940 | +5.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $82,870 | +5.2% | 3,740 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $82,800 | +5.2% | 260 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $82,750 | +5.1% | 5,990 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $82,730 | +5.1% | 190 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $82,730 | +5.1% | 270 | 2025 |
| Paducah, KY | metropolitan | $82,610 | +4.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | metropolitan | $82,540 | +4.8% | 180 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $82,540 | +4.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $82,440 | +4.7% | 3,100 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $82,390 | +4.6% | 410 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $82,380 | +4.6% | 11,610 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $82,270 | +4.5% | 520 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $82,260 | +4.5% | 7,600 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $82,230 | +4.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $82,200 | +4.4% | 2,240 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $82,110 | +4.3% | 1,560 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $82,110 | +4.3% | 380 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $81,990 | +4.1% | 590 | 2025 |
| Athens, GA | metropolitan | $81,540 | +3.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $81,540 | +3.6% | 1,260 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $81,390 | +3.4% | 320 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $81,380 | +3.4% | 440 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $81,330 | +3.3% | 290 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $81,300 | +3.3% | 1,570 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $81,290 | +3.2% | 620 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $81,210 | +3.1% | 130 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $81,190 | +3.1% | 4,580 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $81,170 | +3.1% | 470 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $81,140 | +3.0% | 140 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $81,030 | +2.9% | 2,350 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $80,850 | +2.7% | 1,440 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $80,810 | +2.6% | 4,310 | 2025 |
| Columbus, IN | metropolitan | $80,800 | +2.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $80,800 | +2.6% | 360 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $80,760 | +2.6% | 510 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IL | metropolitan | $80,590 | +2.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $80,570 | +2.3% | 5,240 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $80,560 | +2.3% | 890 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $80,550 | +2.3% | 180 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $80,530 | +2.3% | 5,840 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $80,460 | +2.2% | 2,940 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $80,430 | +2.1% | 11,980 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $80,360 | +2.1% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $80,210 | +1.9% | 150 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $80,200 | +1.9% | 3,400 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $80,170 | +1.8% | 460 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $80,170 | +1.8% | 150 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $80,130 | +1.8% | 2,430 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $80,100 | +1.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $80,090 | +1.7% | 830 | 2025 |
| Watertown, NY | metropolitan | $80,020 | +1.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $79,990 | +1.6% | 1,570 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $79,880 | +1.4% | 4,190 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $79,850 | +1.4% | 320 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $79,850 | +1.4% | 180 | 2025 |
| Odessa, TX | metropolitan | $79,760 | +1.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $79,700 | +1.2% | 780 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $79,700 | +1.2% | 1,600 | 2025 |