The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of cost estimators in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $40,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,340.
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 | $64,420 | 1.94% | 10.48% |
| 2021 | $63,170 | 5.29% | - |
| 2020 | $59,830 | -4.09% | - |
| 2019 | $62,280 | -6.82% | - |
| 2018 | $66,530 | 7.02% | - |
| 2017 | $61,860 | 0.44% | - |
| 2016 | $61,590 | 0.55% | - |
| 2015 | $61,250 | -1.00% | - |
| 2014 | $61,860 | 2.42% | - |
| 2013 | $60,360 | 4.46% | - |
| 2012 | $57,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,420, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for cost estimators in state of Kentucky, followed by Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary $63,680). In comparison, the median annual salary of cost estimators in Louisville-Jefferson County is 1.1 percent (1.1%) higher than that in Lexington-Fayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Owensboro | |
| Evansville | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |