The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cost estimators in Michigan City-La Porte 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 | $39,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $91,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $91,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,560.
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 | $61,840 | 2.09% | -11.66% |
| 2021 | $60,550 | -18.94% | - |
| 2020 | $72,020 | 42.75% | - |
| 2019 | $41,230 | -47.90% | - |
| 2018 | $60,980 | 26.25% | - |
| 2017 | $44,970 | -58.88% | - |
| 2016 | $71,450 | 2.37% | - |
| 2015 | $69,760 | 7.57% | - |
| 2014 | $64,480 | -3.15% | - |
| 2013 | $66,510 | -3.82% | - |
| 2012 | $69,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,840 in Michigan City-La Porte is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Michigan City-La Porte is 9.9 percent (9.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Indianapolis-Carmel and 10.1 percent (10.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Gary | |
| Bloomington | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Columbus | |
| Muncie | |
| Kokomo | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Lafayette | |
| Anderson |