The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cost estimators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $43,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $122,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,920.
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 | $66,670 | 8.40% | 9.42% |
| 2021 | $61,070 | -2.75% | - |
| 2020 | $62,750 | 5.32% | - |
| 2019 | $59,410 | 1.53% | - |
| 2018 | $58,500 | -1.73% | - |
| 2017 | $59,510 | 0.74% | - |
| 2016 | $59,070 | 4.88% | - |
| 2015 | $56,190 | 1.66% | - |
| 2014 | $55,260 | -2.79% | - |
| 2013 | $56,800 | -6.32% | - |
| 2012 | $60,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,670 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 15.6 percent (15.6%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 25.3 percent (25.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Ithaca.