The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of cost estimators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $34,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cost estimators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $62,840 | 1.15% | -0.51% |
| 2016 | $62,120 | 2.64% | - |
| 2015 | $60,480 | -4.86% | - |
| 2014 | $63,420 | -0.74% | - |
| 2013 | $63,890 | 1.14% | - |
| 2012 | $63,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,840 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 35.3 percent (35.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 18.1 percent (18.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.