Cost Estimators
United States. Estimated employment 224,220, with pages for 5 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 13-1051
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$78,740 · 50th
$48,53010th
$61,15025th
$78,74050th
$101,85075th
$130,82090th
That is the median — half of cost estimators in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Cost Estimators page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $82,380 | 11,610 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $82,110 | 380 |
| Albany, NY | $81,290 | 620 |
| Rochester, NY | $78,890 | 770 |
| Syracuse, NY | $77,970 | 420 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 224,220 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 13-1051, Cost Estimators. Mapped to our taxonomy as cost-estimators.
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