Cost Estimators Salary in Lincoln, NE

Cost Estimators pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,460 a year or less, while the top 10% make $108,360 or more. The middle half of cost estimators in Lincoln earn between $59,260 and $93,280.

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

Cost Estimators salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $77,330, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $60,593 a year, or $5,049 a month and $2,330 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Lincoln area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.6), so the average $77,330 buys what about $84,439 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 3.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cost Estimators salary in other Nebraska cities

Lincoln ranks 2nd of 3 Nebraska metro areas for this job; Omaha pays the most ($78,250).

All Cost Estimators salaries in Nebraska

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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