Cost Estimators Salary in Lawrence, KS

Cost Estimators pay range in Lawrence

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,510 a year or less, while the top 10% make $126,620 or more. The middle half of cost estimators in Lawrence earn between $57,260 and $96,960.

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

Cost Estimators salary after taxes in Lawrence

On the average salary of $79,010, a single filer in Lawrence takes home about $60,804 a year, or $5,067 a month and $2,339 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Lawrence area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.2), so the average $79,010 buys what about $87,552 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Lawrence ($47,390). A typical home costs $340,687, or 4.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cost Estimators salary in other Kansas cities

Lawrence ranks 3rd of 4 Kansas metro areas for this job; Manhattan pays the most ($83,590).

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Highest-paying cities for cost estimators

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

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