The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of cost estimators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $39,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $113,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $113,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,980.
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 | $67,820 | 7.40% | -0.63% |
| 2021 | $62,800 | -16.34% | - |
| 2020 | $73,060 | -2.53% | - |
| 2019 | $74,910 | 2.23% | - |
| 2018 | $73,240 | 3.82% | - |
| 2017 | $70,440 | 7.81% | - |
| 2016 | $64,940 | 9.09% | - |
| 2015 | $59,040 | -5.30% | - |
| 2014 | $62,170 | -1.51% | - |
| 2013 | $63,110 | -8.14% | - |
| 2012 | $68,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,820 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Odessa and 29.2 percent (29.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Abilene.