Cost Estimators — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$78,740
10th percentile
$48,530
90th percentile
$130,820
Employment
224,220
- CAMedian $85,460 · Employment 26,020
- TXMedian $76,980 · Employment 20,760
- FLMedian $74,990 · Employment 13,720
- NYMedian $80,430 · Employment 11,980
- New York, NYMedian $82,380 · Employment 11,610
- PAMedian $78,480 · Employment 9,420
- OHMedian $77,730 · Employment 8,100
- NCMedian $74,730 · Employment 8,030
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $82,260 · Employment 7,600
- WAMedian $86,070 · Employment 7,470
- MIMedian $77,990 · Employment 6,960
- MOMedian $76,020 · Employment 6,580
- Dallas, TXMedian $79,290 · Employment 6,200
- COMedian $86,940 · Employment 6,100
- GAMedian $76,800 · Employment 6,010
- ILMedian $82,750 · Employment 5,990
- VAMedian $80,530 · Employment 5,840
- AZMedian $77,010 · Employment 5,760
- Houston, TXMedian $78,200 · Employment 5,660
- NJMedian $80,570 · Employment 5,240
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.