The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of cost estimators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $55,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $117,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $154,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,320.
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 | $86,730 | 4.16% | 10.79% |
| 2016 | $83,120 | 4.67% | - |
| 2015 | $79,240 | -3.05% | - |
| 2014 | $81,660 | 3.86% | - |
| 2013 | $78,510 | 1.45% | - |
| 2012 | $77,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,730 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 10.8 percent (10.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 40.7 percent (40.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.