The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cost estimators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $51,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $121,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,850.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cost estimators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $77,840 | 3.06% | 9.31% |
| 2016 | $75,460 | 4.15% | - |
| 2015 | $72,330 | -0.40% | - |
| 2014 | $72,620 | 3.14% | - |
| 2013 | $70,340 | -0.36% | - |
| 2012 | $70,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,840 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 6.9 percent (6.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 30.3 percent (30.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.