The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of cost estimators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $48,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,010.
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 | $80,750 | 2.33% | 19.88% |
| 2021 | $78,870 | 11.56% | - |
| 2020 | $69,750 | 2.95% | - |
| 2019 | $67,690 | 4.06% | - |
| 2018 | $64,940 | -5.57% | - |
| 2017 | $68,560 | -2.42% | - |
| 2016 | $70,220 | 1.82% | - |
| 2015 | $68,940 | 5.24% | - |
| 2014 | $65,330 | 0.77% | - |
| 2013 | $64,830 | 0.20% | - |
| 2012 | $64,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,750, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for cost estimators in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Decatur (median annual salary of $81,880). Compared with Decatur, the median annual salary of cost estimators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Decatur | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Danville | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Rockford | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Springfield | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Bloomington | |
| Carbondale-Marion |