The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of cost estimators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 | $53,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $89,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,190. 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 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $68,190 | -1.88% | 7.27% |
| 2016 | $69,470 | 1.48% | - |
| 2015 | $68,440 | 6.20% | - |
| 2014 | $64,200 | 0.55% | - |
| 2013 | $63,850 | 0.97% | - |
| 2012 | $63,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $68,190 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 16.7 percent (16.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 7.3 percent (7.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Carbondale-Marion.
| 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 |