The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cost estimators in Lake County-Kenosha County 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 | $38,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,890.
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 | $70,850 | 3.78% | 18.73% |
| 2016 | $68,170 | -0.12% | - |
| 2015 | $68,250 | 6.83% | - |
| 2014 | $63,590 | 9.48% | - |
| 2013 | $57,560 | -0.03% | - |
| 2012 | $57,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $70,850, Lake County-Kenosha County is the second highest paying city for cost estimators in state of Wisconsin, following the highest paying city Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington (median annual salary of $76,280). Compared with Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, the median annual salary of cost estimators in Lake County-Kenosha County is 7.1 percent (7.1%) lower.