Cost Estimators Salary in Minot, ND

Cost Estimators pay range in Minot

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,650 a year or less, while the top 10% make $104,100 or more. The middle half of cost estimators in Minot earn between $61,160 and $89,050.

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

Cost Estimators salary after taxes in Minot

On the average salary of $79,830, a single filer in Minot takes home about $64,714 a year, or $5,393 a month and $2,489 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Minot area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.0), so the average $79,830 buys what about $91,729 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Minot ($48,940). A typical home costs $268,181, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cost Estimators salary in other North Dakota cities

Minot ranks 2nd of 4 North Dakota metro areas for this job; Grand Forks pays the most ($80,710).

All Cost Estimators salaries in North Dakota

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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