Construction Estimator salary
What a construction estimator actually earns, from 1,014 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-09-07.
Switch the market above to see construction estimator pay in the 4 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A construction estimator earns a blended US median near 88,342 dollars, with the typical middle running from 71,984 dollars to 106,606 dollars. The official OEWS median is 77,070 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 18 percent since 2019. By seniority, posted pay runs from roughly 79,648 dollars to 101,390 dollars. Demand is rated high, and 4% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is construction manager, at 24 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open construction estimator roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Senior Estimator, Construction at *US AMR-Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.Chicago, ILTodayApply
M/E/P Estimator at Consigli ConstructionMilford, MATodayApply- Senior Estimator (Civil) at Nesco ResourceSaratoga Springs, NYTodayApply
Senior Estimator at Tri-S RecruitersCentennial, COTodayApply
Senior Estimator at LinesightUnited States · Remote$108k–$145k1d agoApply- Residential Estimator at Energy Panel Structures IncSaint Paul, MN1d agoApply
By seniority
Posted-median pay by seniority signal in the title, from our corpus. Noisy at the edges where sample sizes are small.
By country
- United States$71,984$88,342$106,606
- United Kingdom$60,834$77,055$94,630
- Canada$53,324$65,073$81,341
- Australia$67,109$87,376$113,499
Switzerland · official wage bands
median CHF 7'507/month
Swiss postings do not state pay, so these are not posted salaries: they are the federal wage survey (Lohnstrukturerhebung 2024) for the ISCO group 31 Ingenieurtechnische und vergleichbare Fachkräfte: standardized gross monthly, full-time, 13th salary included pro rata. The band covers the whole occupation group, which is coarser than this occupation alone.
Annual ≈ CHF 90'084 at the median. Source: Bundesamt für Statistik, LSE 2024.
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- California$84,610
- New York$82,940
- Washington$82,900
- Colorado$81,990
- Nevada$80,270
- Arizona$79,310
Roles that pay more, that these skills already reach
Median pay from each destination’s own postings, with the readiness a construction estimator profile already covers.
- 600 open project manager roles$126,708 median · +$38,366 · 13% readiness
- 600 open construction manager roles$100,796 median · +$12,454 · 24% readiness
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Related salaries
- Construction Manager salary$100,796 median
- Interior Designer salary$77,200 median
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Quick answers
How much does a construction estimator make?
The blended US median is about 88,342 dollars, with a typical range from 71,984 dollars to 106,606 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 77,070 dollars.
Is construction estimator a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 4% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a construction estimator move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is construction manager, at 24 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 13-1051. Live corpus 1,014 observations, 2026-09-07. Definitions in the glossary.