The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of cost estimators in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $38,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $92,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,940.
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 | $64,560 | 0.34% | 23.03% |
| 2021 | $64,340 | 4.49% | - |
| 2020 | $61,450 | 3.08% | - |
| 2019 | $59,560 | 2.20% | - |
| 2018 | $58,250 | -2.63% | - |
| 2017 | $59,780 | 6.98% | - |
| 2016 | $55,610 | 0.65% | - |
| 2015 | $55,250 | 7.26% | - |
| 2014 | $51,240 | 3.04% | - |
| 2013 | $49,680 | -0.02% | - |
| 2012 | $49,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,560 in Lewiston-Auburn is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of Maine. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Lewiston-Auburn is 2.1 percent (2.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area and 14.7 percent (14.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Portland-South Portland-Biddeford.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bangor | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford |