The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of cost estimators in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $39,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $108,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $108,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,900.
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 | $74,170 | 17.19% | 24.12% |
| 2021 | $61,420 | 15.83% | - |
| 2020 | $51,700 | -5.20% | - |
| 2019 | $54,390 | -2.52% | - |
| 2018 | $55,760 | -0.86% | - |
| 2017 | $56,240 | -8.45% | - |
| 2016 | $60,990 | -1.30% | - |
| 2015 | $61,780 | -2.19% | - |
| 2014 | $63,130 | 7.97% | - |
| 2013 | $58,100 | 3.13% | - |
| 2012 | $56,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $74,170, Huntington-Ashland is the second highest paying city for cost estimators in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Cumberland (median annual salary of $78,780). Compared with Cumberland, the median annual salary of cost estimators in Huntington-Ashland is 5.9 percent (5.9%) lower.