The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cost estimators in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $31,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,400.
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 | $51,540 | 0.85% | -17.50% |
| 2021 | $51,100 | -21.04% | - |
| 2020 | $61,850 | -2.73% | - |
| 2019 | $63,540 | 5.38% | - |
| 2018 | $60,120 | 18.45% | - |
| 2017 | $49,030 | 10.32% | - |
| 2016 | $43,970 | -15.62% | - |
| 2015 | $50,840 | -11.90% | - |
| 2014 | $56,890 | -8.63% | - |
| 2013 | $61,800 | 2.01% | - |
| 2012 | $60,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,540 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Brownsville-Harlingen is 32.9 percent (32.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Odessa and 6.8 percent (6.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Abilene.