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Cost Estimators Salary by City (2026)

377 metro areas · National average: $77,095 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Cost Estimators salaries across 377 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
San Francisco, CA $111,870
Boston, MA $111,250
San Jose, CA $109,310
Worcester, MA $101,660
Pittsfield, MA $99,780
New York, NY $99,570
Santa Rosa, CA $99,430
Napa, CA $96,830
Springfield, MA $96,240
Seattle, WA $96,170
Vallejo, CA $95,430
Sacramento, CA $94,830
Barnstable Town, MA $94,340
San Diego, CA $94,260
Amherst Town, MA $93,690
Norwich, CT $93,510
Kennewick, WA $93,400
Chico, CA $93,290
Providence, RI $92,350
Lexington Park, MD $92,180
Washington, DC $91,840
Santa Cruz, CA $91,790
Phoenix, AZ $91,610
Los Angeles, CA $91,060
Bakersfield, CA $90,560
Las Vegas, NV $90,430
Burlington, VT $90,050
Canton, OH $90,040
Boise City, ID $89,630
Denver, CO $89,550
Bellingham, WA $89,220
Fresno, CA $89,020
Boulder, CO $88,950
Mount Vernon, WA $88,460
Minneapolis, MN $87,790
Salinas, CA $87,640
San Luis Obispo, CA $87,370
Modesto, CA $87,360
Bridgeport, CT $87,340
Baltimore, MD $86,970
Stockton, CA $86,830
Redding, CA $86,740
Austin, TX $86,730
Hartford, CT $86,730
Vineland, NJ $86,700
Reno, NV $86,600
Olympia, WA $86,180
Corpus Christi, TX $85,970
Albany, NY $85,910
Waterbury, CT $85,780
Bremerton, WA $85,610
Riverside, CA $85,610
Portland, OR $85,440
Pueblo, CO $85,330
Janesville, WI $85,320
Longview, WA $85,320
Chicago, IL $85,150
Beaumont, TX $85,100
Salt Lake City, UT $85,030
Merced, CA $85,020
Rochester, MN $84,690
Wenatchee, WA $84,650
Detroit, MI $84,600
Ogden, UT $84,560
Huntsville, AL $84,460
Philadelphia, PA $84,310
Salem, OR $84,240
Oxnard, CA $84,220
Santa Maria, CA $84,040
St. Joseph, MO $84,020
New Haven, CT $83,930
Kahului, HI $83,680
Nashville, TN $83,320
Coeur d'Alene, ID $83,310
Yakima, WA $83,240
Manchester, NH $83,190
Corvallis, OR $83,030
Urban Honolulu, HI $82,990
Columbus, OH $82,920
Cleveland, OH $82,820
Glens Falls, NY $82,800
Greeley, CO $82,800
Rochester, NY $82,760
Trenton, NJ $82,760
Charleston, WV $82,740
State College, PA $82,720
Colorado Springs, CO $82,630
Dubuque, IA $82,630
Fort Collins, CO $82,470
Atlanta, GA $82,320
Dallas, TX $82,140
Provo, UT $82,130
Midland, TX $82,110
North Port, FL $81,960
Syracuse, NY $81,850
Rocky Mount, NC $81,760
El Centro, CA $81,740
Raleigh, NC $81,240
Lawrence, KS $81,210
Cincinnati, OH $81,150
Kansas City, MO $81,130
Racine, WI $80,940
Odessa, TX $80,930
Miami, FL $80,890
Charlottesville, VA $80,850
Albuquerque, NM $80,830
Kingston, NY $80,810
Duluth, MN $80,660
Spokane, WA $80,650
York, PA $80,620
Grand Junction, CO $80,390
Memphis, TN $80,390
Tampa, FL $79,990
St. Louis, MO $79,970
Idaho Falls, ID $79,930
Ames, IA $79,910
Buffalo, NY $79,910
Houston, TX $79,870
Kiryas Joel, NY $79,860
La Crosse, WI $79,860
Gainesville, GA $79,800
Carson City, NV $79,720
Toledo, OH $79,660
Binghamton, NY $79,650
Iowa City, IA $79,650
Sandusky, OH $79,620
Des Moines, IA $79,530
Kankakee, IL $79,520
Kalamazoo, MI $79,510
Allentown, PA $79,500
Naples, FL $79,500
Paducah, KY $79,420
Grand Forks, ND $79,230
Durham, NC $79,210
Visalia, CA $79,090
Davenport, IA $79,040
Lansing, MI $79,030
Manhattan, KS $78,940
Harrisburg, PA $78,790
Baton Rouge, LA $78,720
Indianapolis, IN $78,690
Ann Arbor, MI $78,650
Decatur, IL $78,650
Mankato, MN $78,550
Elizabethtown, KY $78,510
Wausau, WI $78,510
Yuba City, CA $78,480
Lakeland, FL $78,470
Virginia Beach, VA $78,460
Portland, ME $78,410
Dayton, OH $78,400
Anchorage, AK $78,390
Cape Girardeau, MO $78,390
Pittsburgh, PA $78,340
Saginaw, MI $78,210
Panama City, FL $78,120
Atlantic City, NJ $78,110
Milwaukee, WI $78,090
Flagstaff, AZ $78,020
St. Cloud, MN $78,000
Rockford, IL $77,960
Battle Creek, MI $77,800
Topeka, KS $77,750
Orlando, FL $77,720
Bend, OR $77,630
Walla Walla, WA $77,560
Reading, PA $77,330
Jackson, MI $77,280
Parkersburg, WV $77,060
Birmingham, AL $76,980
Fayetteville, AR $76,970
Monroe, MI $76,970
Kenosha, WI $76,940
Akron, OH $76,920
Appleton, WI $76,880
Minot, ND $76,850
Pocatello, ID $76,620
Bloomington, IN $76,450
Medford, OR $76,440
Midland, MI $76,400
Scranton, PA $76,370
Anniston, AL $76,340
Charlotte, NC $76,330
Omaha, NE $76,330
Bloomington, IL $76,300
Mobile, AL $76,260
Weirton, WV $76,260
Lancaster, PA $76,220
Tuscaloosa, AL $76,200
Eugene, OR $76,160
Cleveland, TN $76,150
Albany, OR $76,000
Grand Rapids, MI $75,990
Peoria, IL $75,970
Savannah, GA $75,930
Cheyenne, WY $75,840
Lima, OH $75,780
Utica, NY $75,740
Kokomo, IN $75,640
Fond du Lac, WI $75,540
San Antonio, TX $75,540
Decatur, AL $75,480
Port St. Lucie, FL $75,380
Kingsport, TN $75,340
Lewiston, ID $75,340
Farmington, NM $75,310
Gettysburg, PA $75,280
Sioux Falls, SD $75,230
Charleston, SC $75,210
Sioux City, IA $75,150
Springfield, IL $75,120
Columbus, IN $75,100
Cape Coral, FL $75,050
Lewiston, ME $75,050
Madison, WI $74,910
Tucson, AZ $74,860
Salisbury, MD $74,750
Greenville, NC $74,730
Traverse City, MI $74,680
Knoxville, TN $74,500
St. George, UT $74,490
Lexington, KY $74,430
Sierra Vista, AZ $74,410
Lincoln, NE $74,400
Chattanooga, TN $74,380
New Orleans, LA $74,340
Elmira, NY $74,330
Bangor, ME $74,290
Richmond, VA $74,150
Oshkosh, WI $74,100
Jackson, MS $74,060
Spartanburg, SC $74,000
Joplin, MO $73,940
Cedar Rapids, IA $73,860
Lake Charles, LA $73,820
Wichita, KS $73,800
Evansville, IN $73,780
Crestview, FL $73,740
Goldsboro, NC $73,720
Hagerstown, MD $73,690
Sheboygan, WI $73,670
Lebanon, PA $73,540
Bozeman, MT $73,430
Sebring, FL $73,350
Augusta, GA $73,280
Winston, NC $73,280
Champaign, IL $73,270
Flint, MI $73,270
Springfield, OH $73,270
Yuma, AZ $73,270
Eau Claire, WI $73,240
Pinehurst, NC $73,230
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $73,180
Waco, TX $73,130
Niles, MI $72,970
Greenville, SC $72,960
Muskegon, MI $72,950
Rapid City, SD $72,890
Jacksonville, FL $72,880
Watertown, NY $72,850
Owensboro, KY $72,740
Lafayette, IN $72,650
Casper, WY $72,640
Elkhart, IN $72,610
Columbia, MO $72,600
Prescott Valley, AZ $72,580
Killeen, TX $72,480
Wildwood, FL $72,380
Greensboro, NC $72,370
Gulfport, MS $72,360
Youngstown, OH $72,350
Hilton Head Island, SC $72,320
Billings, MT $72,300
Chambersburg, PA $72,260
Harrisonburg, VA $72,240
Waterloo, IA $72,220
Bismarck, ND $72,130
Morgantown, WV $72,020
Fargo, ND $71,940
Pensacola, FL $71,920
Huntington, WV $71,900
Jackson, TN $71,830
Green Bay, WI $71,740
Amarillo, TX $71,720
Gainesville, FL $71,710
College Station, TX $71,530
Athens, GA $71,410
Helena, MT $71,260
Dover, DE $71,120
Johnson City, TN $70,920
Sebastian, FL $70,840
Wheeling, WV $70,840
Houma, LA $70,790
Albany, GA $70,750
Tulsa, OK $70,670
Macon, GA $70,640
Victoria, TX $70,620
Roanoke, VA $70,480
Jefferson City, MO $70,410
Altoona, PA $70,300
Michigan City, IN $70,250
Erie, PA $70,220
Dothan, AL $70,100
South Bend, IN $70,060
Dalton, GA $70,050
Asheville, NC $70,000
Lynchburg, VA $70,000
Fort Wayne, IN $69,890
Terre Haute, IN $69,730
Myrtle Beach, SC $69,720
Las Cruces, NM $69,630
Morristown, TN $69,420
Warner Robins, GA $69,390
Longview, TX $69,360
Deltona, FL $69,330
Ocala, FL $69,330
Montgomery, AL $69,280
Auburn, AL $69,270
Wilmington, NC $69,250
Columbia, SC $69,200
Lake Havasu City, AZ $69,090
Clarksville, TN $69,080
Lubbock, TX $68,940
Winchester, VA $68,830
Jacksonville, NC $68,810
Missoula, MT $68,700
Oklahoma City, OK $68,680
Alexandria, LA $68,550
Sherman, TX $68,550
Fayetteville, NC $68,460
Hattiesburg, MS $68,390
Slidell, LA $68,390
Grand Island, NE $68,280
Williamsport, PA $68,270
San Angelo, TX $68,000
Mansfield, OH $67,990
Jonesboro, AR $67,950
Great Falls, MT $67,650
Santa Fe, NM $67,650
Florence, AL $67,470
Little Rock, AR $67,440
Sumter, SC $67,350
El Paso, TX $67,290
Springfield, MO $67,290
Shreveport, LA $67,200
Johnstown, PA $66,960
Tallahassee, FL $66,830
Twin Falls, ID $66,700
Logan, UT $66,640
Blacksburg, VA $66,380
Burlington, NC $66,280
Bowling Green, KY $66,200
Bay City, MI $66,160
Daphne, AL $66,160
Hickory, NC $66,030
Hammond, LA $65,820
Abilene, TX $65,790
Tyler, TX $65,520
Valdosta, GA $65,140
McAllen, TX $64,920
Wichita Falls, TX $64,600
Columbus, GA $64,570
Muncie, IN $64,460
Brownsville, TX $64,420
Lafayette, LA $64,390
Punta Gorda, FL $64,280
Beckley, WV $64,230
Enid, OK $64,180
Florence, SC $63,800
Texarkana, TX $63,050
Staunton, VA $62,580
Fort Smith, AR $61,890
Palm Bay, FL $59,710
Laredo, TX $59,580
Monroe, LA $57,990
Homosassa Springs, FL $57,950
San Juan, PR $47,590