The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cost estimators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $47,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $134,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cost estimators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $80,230 | 1.70% | 18.70% |
| 2021 | $78,870 | 5.24% | - |
| 2020 | $74,740 | 6.40% | - |
| 2019 | $69,960 | 5.79% | - |
| 2018 | $65,910 | 1.44% | - |
| 2017 | $64,960 | -3.31% | - |
| 2016 | $67,110 | 0.75% | - |
| 2015 | $66,610 | 2.04% | - |
| 2014 | $65,250 | 3.51% | - |
| 2013 | $62,960 | -3.61% | - |
| 2012 | $65,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,230 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 17.5 percent (17.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 35.9 percent (35.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.