The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of cost estimators in Champaign-Urbana 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 | $30,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,000.
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 | $63,840 | -6.80% | -1.39% |
| 2021 | $68,180 | -5.53% | - |
| 2020 | $71,950 | 14.05% | - |
| 2019 | $61,840 | 3.74% | - |
| 2018 | $59,530 | 3.21% | - |
| 2017 | $57,620 | -0.23% | - |
| 2016 | $57,750 | -0.28% | - |
| 2015 | $57,910 | -12.24% | - |
| 2014 | $65,000 | -9.60% | - |
| 2013 | $71,240 | 9.14% | - |
| 2012 | $64,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,840 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Champaign-Urbana is 22.0 percent (22.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 1.0 percent (1.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Carbondale-Marion.