The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cost estimators in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $34,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $119,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $119,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,750.
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 | $67,200 | -5.34% | 21.38% |
| 2021 | $70,790 | -3.56% | - |
| 2020 | $73,310 | 1.76% | - |
| 2019 | $72,020 | 2.68% | - |
| 2018 | $70,090 | 14.61% | - |
| 2017 | $59,850 | 3.83% | - |
| 2016 | $57,560 | 0.35% | - |
| 2015 | $57,360 | -9.43% | - |
| 2014 | $62,770 | 13.94% | - |
| 2013 | $54,020 | 2.20% | - |
| 2012 | $52,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $67,200, Durham-Chapel Hill is the second highest paying city for cost estimators in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Rocky Mount (median annual salary of $75,160). Compared with Rocky Mount, the median annual salary of cost estimators in Durham-Chapel Hill is 10.6 percent (10.6%) lower.