SOC 13-1051 · Naples-Marco Island, FL metro

Cost Estimators Salary in Naples, FL

The average salary for cost estimators in Naples, Florida is $80,270 a year ($38.59 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $75,220: half of the 280 people in this job in the Naples-Marco Island, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($86,152).

$80,270average per year

$38.59 / hourMedian $75,220Take-home ≈ $65,300

  • $47K10th
  • $57K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $96K75th
  • $123K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

280people in this job
-7%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 21Florida metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Cost Estimators pay range in Naples

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,910 a year or less, while the top 10% make $123,030 or more. The middle half of cost estimators in Naples earn between $57,120 and $96,500.

  • $47K10th
  • $57K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $96K75th
  • $123K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$80,270$6,689$38.59
Median$75,220$6,268$36.16
Entry level (25th percentile)$57,120$4,760$27.46
Experienced (75th percentile)$96,500$8,042$46.39

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Cost Estimators salary after taxes in Naples

On the average salary of $80,270, a single filer in Naples takes home about $65,300 a year, or $5,442 a month and $2,512 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Naples a good place for cost estimators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Naples area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.2), so the average $80,270 buys what about $77,781 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Naples ($47,800). A typical home costs $556,339, or 6.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cost Estimators salary in other Florida cities

Naples ranks 7th of 21 Florida metro areas for this job; Tampa pays the most ($85,230).

All Cost Estimators salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for cost estimators

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($109,520).

Cost Estimators salary by city

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Cost Estimators salary in Naples: questions

How much do cost estimators make an hour in Naples?

$38.59 an hour on average, and $36.16 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level cost estimators salary in Naples?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,910 a year and the 25th percentile is $57,120, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the cost estimators take-home pay in Naples?

About $65,300 a year ($5,442 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $80,270. Florida has no state income tax.

Do cost estimators earn more in Naples than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($86,152).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1051; area Naples-Marco Island, FL (34940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.1%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.11, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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