The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of cost estimators in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $39,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,820.
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 | $64,250 | 5.85% | 10.21% |
| 2021 | $60,490 | -22.52% | - |
| 2020 | $74,110 | 0.89% | - |
| 2019 | $73,450 | 3.49% | - |
| 2018 | $70,890 | 20.10% | - |
| 2017 | $56,640 | 7.01% | - |
| 2016 | $52,670 | 3.61% | - |
| 2015 | $50,770 | -9.93% | - |
| 2014 | $55,810 | -1.65% | - |
| 2013 | $56,730 | -1.69% | - |
| 2012 | $57,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,250 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 15.9 percent (15.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 15.5 percent (15.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.