The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of cost estimators in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $43,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,050.
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 | $72,800 | 3.34% | 27.03% |
| 2021 | $70,370 | -0.17% | - |
| 2020 | $70,490 | -0.23% | - |
| 2019 | $70,650 | 10.80% | - |
| 2018 | $63,020 | 3.21% | - |
| 2017 | $61,000 | 14.66% | - |
| 2016 | $52,060 | 3.07% | - |
| 2015 | $50,460 | -3.05% | - |
| 2014 | $52,000 | -1.15% | - |
| 2013 | $52,600 | -0.99% | - |
| 2012 | $53,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,800 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 3.1 percent (3.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Lake Charles and 22.2 percent (22.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Iberia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lake Charles | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Alexandria | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Monroe | |
| Lafayette | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area |