The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cost estimators in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 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 | $38,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,430.
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 | $60,190 | -3.54% | 20.65% |
| 2021 | $62,320 | 2.37% | - |
| 2020 | $60,840 | 7.30% | - |
| 2019 | $56,400 | 4.10% | - |
| 2018 | $54,090 | 10.91% | - |
| 2017 | $48,190 | -1.31% | - |
| 2016 | $48,820 | -4.92% | - |
| 2015 | $51,220 | -4.30% | - |
| 2014 | $53,420 | 10.00% | - |
| 2013 | $48,080 | 0.67% | - |
| 2012 | $47,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,190 in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is 23.8 percent (23.8%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 17.2 percent (17.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Ithaca.