Cost Estimators Salary in Helena, MT

Cost Estimators pay range in Helena

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,840 a year or less, while the top 10% make $108,450 or more. The middle half of cost estimators in Helena earn between $64,050 and $93,490.

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

Cost Estimators salary after taxes in Helena

On the average salary of $80,720, a single filer in Helena takes home about $62,417 a year, or $5,201 a month and $2,401 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 Helena a good place for cost estimators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Helena area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.7), so the average $80,720 buys what about $84,369 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Helena ($55,040). A typical home costs $477,996, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cost Estimators salary in other Montana cities

Helena ranks 2nd of 5 Montana metro areas for this job; Bozeman pays the most ($84,970).

All Cost Estimators salaries in Montana

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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