The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cost estimators in Lakeland-Winter Haven 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 | $41,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,380.
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 | $55,230 | -7.44% | 4.94% |
| 2021 | $59,340 | -4.87% | - |
| 2020 | $62,230 | 7.25% | - |
| 2019 | $57,720 | 12.25% | - |
| 2018 | $50,650 | -0.10% | - |
| 2017 | $50,700 | -2.54% | - |
| 2016 | $51,990 | -3.67% | - |
| 2015 | $53,900 | 7.64% | - |
| 2014 | $49,780 | 4.92% | - |
| 2013 | $47,330 | -10.92% | - |
| 2012 | $52,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,230 in Lakeland-Winter Haven is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Lakeland-Winter Haven is 23.6 percent (23.6%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 29.7 percent (29.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.