The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cost estimators in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $42,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,650.
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 | $72,110 | 13.19% | 13.80% |
| 2021 | $62,600 | -0.85% | - |
| 2020 | $63,130 | 5.31% | - |
| 2019 | $59,780 | 3.61% | - |
| 2018 | $57,620 | -9.44% | - |
| 2017 | $63,060 | -1.57% | - |
| 2016 | $64,050 | 7.82% | - |
| 2015 | $59,040 | 1.80% | - |
| 2014 | $57,980 | -0.45% | - |
| 2013 | $58,240 | -6.73% | - |
| 2012 | $62,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,110 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 5.6 percent (5.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 24.7 percent (24.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.