The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cost estimators in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $43,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $117,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $117,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,780.
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 | $64,900 | 2.97% | 22.57% |
| 2021 | $62,970 | 3.27% | - |
| 2020 | $60,910 | -8.06% | - |
| 2019 | $65,820 | 4.69% | - |
| 2018 | $62,730 | -0.03% | - |
| 2017 | $62,750 | 0.69% | - |
| 2016 | $62,320 | 16.43% | - |
| 2015 | $52,080 | 5.97% | - |
| 2014 | $48,970 | 10.88% | - |
| 2013 | $43,640 | -15.15% | - |
| 2012 | $50,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,900 in Visalia-Porterville is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Visalia-Porterville is 33.2 percent (33.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 20.7 percent (20.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.