Median salary
$74,740
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Costing & Estimation
Cost Estimators
Costing, bid, and estimation roles that connect to manufacturing, contracting, sourcing, and project delivery work.
Mean salary
$79,520
90th percentile
$124,520
National employment
220,970
National salary band
10th percentile
$44,820
25th percentile
$57,130
Median
$74,740
75th percentile
$96,740
The salary band above comes from the published BLS occupation profile for this role. State and metro sections below use the published geographic leaderboards exposed on the same occupation pages, which are reported with annual mean wage.
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Top-paying states
Published BLS geographic wage leaderboard for this role.
A published state wage leaderboard was not seeded yet for this occupation. The national salary band above is still available, and a future refresh can expand the geography table from the full OEWS export.
Metro benchmarks
Higher-resolution metro snapshots for candidates comparing specific labor markets.
A metro leaderboard was not seeded yet for this occupation. The national BLS profile still gives a strong benchmark for salary expectations.
Source
These figures come from the published BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics occupation profile pages. State and metro leaderboards on this page use the published annual mean wage rankings exposed by BLS for the occupation-specific geographic profile.
Source: bls.gov (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS occupation profiles, May 2023 public data)
Last updated: May 22, 2026. Salary geography snippets currently reflect BLS May 2023 occupation profiles.
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