Construction Estimator salary
What a construction estimator actually earns, from 858 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 2026-07-23.
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 85,949 dollars, with the typical middle running from 71,440 dollars to 104,551 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 80,660 dollars to 98,639 dollars. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is construction manager, at 41 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.
- DC&D - Estimator - Permanent Work from home, MORNING ShiftScale-X Solutions · United StatesRemoteJul 23
- Quantity SurveyorCove · IndonesiaRemoteJul 22
- Planner/ EstimatorU.S. Coast Guard · Alameda, California$98k–$115kJul 20
- Principal Construction EstimatorName · United States$109k–$190kRemoteJul 20
- Senior Construction EstimatorName · United States$87k–$152kRemoteJul 20
- Senior Cost Estimator, NF-05United States Army Installation Management Command · Fort Sam Houston, Texas$108k–$130kJul 15
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$71,440 – $104,551 · median $85,949
- United Kingdom$67,217 – $94,104 · median $80,660
- Canada$49,928 – $87,374 · median $69,745
- Australia$65,386 – $113,336 · median $94,156
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Californiamedian $84,610
- New Yorkmedian $82,940
- Washingtonmedian $82,900
- Coloradomedian $81,990
- Nevadamedian $80,270
- Utahmedian $79,150
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Quick answers
How much does a construction estimator make?
The blended US median is about 85,949 dollars, with a typical range from 71,440 dollars to 104,551 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 77,070 dollars.
What can a construction estimator move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is construction manager, at 41 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 858 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.