Salary by state
Cost Estimators Salary by State
Median annual wage from the latest BLS Occupational Employment Statistics release. Hover any state for the cost-of-living adjusted figure. Click to open the full state breakdown.
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Cost Estimators — median wage by state
- Massachusetts: $100,840, COL-adjusted $95,312
- Alaska: $97,020, COL-adjusted $94,746
- Wyoming: $90,790, COL-adjusted $97,940
- Colorado: $86,940, COL-adjusted $84,326
- Washington: $86,070, COL-adjusted $80,439
- California: $85,460, COL-adjusted $77,200
- Illinois: $82,750, COL-adjusted $82,750
- District of Columbia: $82,730, COL-adjusted $75,278
- Nevada: $82,200, COL-adjusted $82,200
- Rhode Island: $81,990, COL-adjusted $80,147
- Vermont: $81,390, COL-adjusted $83,051
- Maryland: $81,190, COL-adjusted $77,324
- Connecticut: $81,030, COL-adjusted $78,214
- Minnesota: $80,810, COL-adjusted $81,957
- New Jersey: $80,570, COL-adjusted $74,053
- Virginia: $80,530, COL-adjusted $79,654
- Oregon: $80,460, COL-adjusted $77,814
- New York: $80,430, COL-adjusted $74,541
- Hawaii: $80,360, COL-adjusted $73,055
- Idaho: $79,700, COL-adjusted $83,455
- Utah: $79,610, COL-adjusted $80,495
- New Hampshire: $79,560, COL-adjusted $76,353
- Delaware: $79,290, COL-adjusted $79,449
- Pennsylvania: $78,480, COL-adjusted $80,410
- Michigan: $77,990, COL-adjusted $81,071
- Ohio: $77,730, COL-adjusted $83,761
- West Virginia: $77,480, COL-adjusted $86,570
- Montana: $77,320, COL-adjusted $81,734
- Louisiana: $77,030, COL-adjusted $87,336
- Arizona: $77,010, COL-adjusted $76,475
- Texas: $76,980, COL-adjusted $79,279
- Georgia: $76,800, COL-adjusted $79,751
- Wisconsin: $76,270, COL-adjusted $81,052
- Kansas: $76,250, COL-adjusted $84,628
- Iowa: $76,040, COL-adjusted $86,606
- Missouri: $76,020, COL-adjusted $83,722
- Tennessee: $75,650, COL-adjusted $82,318
- Alabama: $74,990, COL-adjusted $84,448
- Florida: $74,990, COL-adjusted $72,524
- South Dakota: $74,950, COL-adjusted $84,594
- Kentucky: $74,880, COL-adjusted $83,016
- North Carolina: $74,730, COL-adjusted $79,247
- Maine: $74,080, COL-adjusted $76,292
- Indiana: $73,430, COL-adjusted $78,703
- North Dakota: $73,280, COL-adjusted $82,337
- Nebraska: $73,100, COL-adjusted $81,132
- Mississippi: $71,230, COL-adjusted $81,874
- South Carolina: $70,260, COL-adjusted $74,984
- Oklahoma: $67,800, COL-adjusted $77,221
- New Mexico: $67,590, COL-adjusted $73,308
- Arkansas: $61,470, COL-adjusted $70,736
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- Massachusetts$100,840
- Alaska$97,020
- Wyoming$90,790
- Colorado$86,940
- Washington$86,070
- California$85,460
- Illinois$82,750
- District of Columbia$82,730
- Nevada$82,200
- Rhode Island$81,990
- Vermont$81,390
- Maryland$81,190
- Connecticut$81,030
- Minnesota$80,810
- New Jersey$80,570
- Virginia$80,530
- Oregon$80,460
- New York$80,430
- Hawaii$80,360
- Idaho$79,700
- Utah$79,610
- New Hampshire$79,560
- Delaware$79,290
- Pennsylvania$78,480
- Michigan$77,990
- Ohio$77,730
- West Virginia$77,480
- Montana$77,320
- Louisiana$77,030
- Arizona$77,010
- Texas$76,980
- Georgia$76,800
- Wisconsin$76,270
- Kansas$76,250
- Iowa$76,040
- Missouri$76,020
- Tennessee$75,650
- Alabama$74,990
- Florida$74,990
- South Dakota$74,950
- Kentucky$74,880
- North Carolina$74,730
- Maine$74,080
- Indiana$73,430
- North Dakota$73,280
- Nebraska$73,100
- Mississippi$71,230
- South Carolina$70,260
- Oklahoma$67,800
- New Mexico$67,590
- Arkansas$61,470