The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cost estimators in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $38,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,810.
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 | $64,240 | 2.55% | 6.80% |
| 2021 | $62,600 | 4.33% | - |
| 2019 | $59,890 | 1.20% | - |
| 2018 | $59,170 | 1.47% | - |
| 2017 | $58,300 | 4.27% | - |
| 2016 | $55,810 | 1.38% | - |
| 2015 | $55,040 | -6.94% | - |
| 2014 | $58,860 | -4.88% | - |
| 2013 | $61,730 | 3.01% | - |
| 2012 | $59,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,240 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Augusta-Richmond County is 5.6 percent (5.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 23.1 percent (23.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.