Cost Estimators Salary in Albuquerque, NM

Cost Estimators pay range in Albuquerque

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,810 a year or less, while the top 10% make $115,970 or more. The middle half of cost estimators in Albuquerque earn between $50,890 and $93,610.

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

Cost Estimators salary after taxes in Albuquerque

On the average salary of $74,870, a single filer in Albuquerque takes home about $59,148 a year, or $4,929 a month and $2,275 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Albuquerque area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $74,870 buys what about $78,360 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Albuquerque ($48,060). A typical home costs $352,894, or 4.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cost Estimators salary in other New Mexico cities

Albuquerque ranks 1st of 4 New Mexico metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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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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