The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of cost estimators in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $49,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $136,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $136,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,680.
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 | $79,500 | 3.35% | 35.14% |
| 2021 | $76,840 | -11.78% | - |
| 2020 | $85,890 | 22.61% | - |
| 2019 | $66,470 | -2.36% | - |
| 2018 | $68,040 | -1.46% | - |
| 2017 | $69,030 | -0.97% | - |
| 2016 | $69,700 | -0.40% | - |
| 2015 | $69,980 | 19.55% | - |
| 2014 | $56,300 | 10.46% | - |
| 2013 | $50,410 | -2.28% | - |
| 2012 | $51,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,500 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 18.2 percent (18.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 35.3 percent (35.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.