The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cost estimators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $48,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,160.
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 | $78,780 | 2.96% | 15.30% |
| 2021 | $76,450 | 1.19% | - |
| 2020 | $75,540 | 5.88% | - |
| 2019 | $71,100 | -1.56% | - |
| 2018 | $72,210 | 4.71% | - |
| 2017 | $68,810 | 4.37% | - |
| 2016 | $65,800 | 6.40% | - |
| 2015 | $61,590 | -3.67% | - |
| 2014 | $63,850 | -1.47% | - |
| 2013 | $64,790 | -2.99% | - |
| 2012 | $66,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,780 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 5.8 percent (5.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 31.1 percent (31.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.