Seniority Profile · Texas

Lead / Director Cost Estimators salary in Texas

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

By Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026

BLS percentile range

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P75 to P90 of the Texas OES distribution for Cost Estimators.

DOL OFLC offered median

$124,740

Across 33 certified filings at this wage level.

Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Cost Estimators in Texas: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 33 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $124,740. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

Level	Filings	Median offer
Level IV — fully competent	33	$124,740

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Cost Estimators in Texas. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

Employer	Most-filed title	Filings	Median
Fluor Enterprises, Inc.	Process/Specialty Engineer II	3	$141,831
Mario Sinacola & Sons, Inc.	Estimator	2	$140,000
Webber, LLC	Cost Control Manager	2	$121,177
DPR Construction, A General Partnership	Project Engineer (Estimator)	2	$101,166
Trenmor LLC	CSA Estimator	2	$97,261
Level Commercial, Inc.	Estimator	2	$115,000
WTP AMERICA LLC	SENIOR COST MANAGER	1	$130,000
BW Energy USA Management Inc.	FIN - Supervisor, Cost Control	1	$96,491
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.	COST CONTROLS PROFESSIONAL CAREER LEVEL	1	$131,320
OCMI, Inc.	Sr. Cost Estimator	1	$143,500

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

SENIOR COST MANAGER at WTP AMERICA LLC
$130,000
RICHARDSONWage Level IVDecided Sep 2, 2025I-203-25237-266193
FIN - Supervisor, Cost Control at BW Energy USA Management Inc.
$96,491
HoustonWage Level IVDecided Aug 29, 2025I-202-25234-260803
COST CONTROLS PROFESSIONAL CAREER LEVEL at Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
$131,320
DALLASWage Level IVDecided Aug 19, 2025I-200-25224-238219
Estimator at Mario Sinacola & Sons, Inc.
$150,000
FriscoWage Level IVDecided Aug 4, 2025I-200-25209-202861
Sr. Cost Estimator at OCMI, Inc.
$143,500
RichardsonWage Level IVDecided Jun 23, 2025I-200-25164-091010
Lead Consultant, Estimating at WSP USA Inc.
$123,535
DallasWage Level IVDecided Jun 16, 2025I-200-25160-070117
Process/Specialty Engineer II at Fluor Enterprises, Inc.
$121,820
HoustonWage Level IVDecided Jun 10, 2025I-200-25155-049184
Cost Control Manager at Webber, LLC
$123,378
The WoodlandsWage Level IVDecided Jun 3, 2025I-200-25147-021150

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.