The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cost estimators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $48,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $111,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $145,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $145,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,390.
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 | $78,720 | -1.70% | 13.62% |
| 2016 | $80,060 | 8.23% | - |
| 2015 | $73,470 | 1.86% | - |
| 2014 | $72,100 | 4.26% | - |
| 2013 | $69,030 | 1.49% | - |
| 2012 | $68,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,720 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 19.0 percent (19.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 34.6 percent (34.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.