The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of cost estimators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $39,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,000.
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 | $62,590 | 2.43% | 15.21% |
| 2021 | $61,070 | -0.10% | - |
| 2020 | $61,130 | -0.75% | - |
| 2019 | $61,590 | 8.23% | - |
| 2018 | $56,520 | -1.19% | - |
| 2017 | $57,190 | 4.98% | - |
| 2016 | $54,340 | -0.53% | - |
| 2015 | $54,630 | 3.48% | - |
| 2014 | $52,730 | -4.70% | - |
| 2013 | $55,210 | 3.88% | - |
| 2012 | $53,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,590 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 37.9 percent (37.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.