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Cost Estimator Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cost estimators in Rochester is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Cost Estimators in Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,370
25th Percentile Wage
$41,600
50th Percentile Wage
$61,420
75th Percentile Wage
$80,200
90th Percentile Wage
$103,670

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,370.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cost estimators from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$61,420
-0.24% 9.90%
2021
$61,570
-6.89% -
2020
$65,810
5.87% -
2019
$61,950
-2.07% -
2018
$63,230
2.58% -
2017
$61,600
5.91% -
2016
$57,960
2.98% -
2015
$56,230
-1.74% -
2014
$57,210
1.71% -
2013
$56,230
1.58% -
2012
$55,340
- -

Table 2. Compare Cost Estimator Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,420 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Rochester is 22.3 percent (22.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 18.9 percent (18.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Ithaca.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$79,020
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$77,930
Kingston
$67,960
Syracuse
$67,410
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$67,080
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$66,670
Elmira
$66,550
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$66,120
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$65,950
Binghamton
$64,240
Nassau-Suffolk
$63,950
Watertown-Fort Drum
$63,840
Utica-Rome
$63,260
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$63,190
Glens Falls
$62,400
Rochester
$61,420
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$60,190
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$58,360
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$55,660
Ithaca
$49,830

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.