The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of cost estimators in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $48,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $134,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,080.
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 | $79,070 | 3.81% | 14.54% |
| 2021 | $76,060 | 9.48% | - |
| 2020 | $68,850 | 7.81% | - |
| 2019 | $63,470 | -17.60% | - |
| 2018 | $74,640 | 14.71% | - |
| 2017 | $63,660 | -12.50% | - |
| 2016 | $71,620 | 5.95% | - |
| 2015 | $67,360 | -5.24% | - |
| 2014 | $70,890 | -1.40% | - |
| 2013 | $71,880 | 6.00% | - |
| 2012 | $67,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,070 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 31.4 percent (31.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.