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State comparison · 2025

Cost Estimators salary: Arizona vs Massachusetts

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Cost Estimators in Massachusetts earn a median of $100,840. In Arizona, $77,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.8% — not 23.6%.

Nominal pay gap
-23.6%
Arizona vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-19.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Arizona

Cost Estimators

Median
$77,010
p25
$58,710
p75
$99,110
p10
$37,440
p90
$127,880
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
100.7
Hiring velocity (180d)
-57%
See full breakdown for Arizona

Massachusetts

Cost Estimators

Median
$100,840
p25
$75,420
p75
$127,400
p10
$58,870
p90
$151,780
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
+10%
See full breakdown for Massachusetts

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.