SOC 13-1051 · Chambersburg, PA metro

Cost Estimators Salary in Chambersburg, PA

The average salary for cost estimators in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania is $79,110 a year ($38.04 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $78,260: half of the 90 people in this job in the Chambersburg, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($86,152).

$79,110average per year

$38.04 / hourMedian $78,260Take-home ≈ $62,055

  • $50K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $106K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

90people in this job
-8%vs U.S. metro average
#10 of 16Pennsylvania metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Cost Estimators pay range in Chambersburg

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,670 a year or less, while the top 10% make $106,210 or more. The middle half of cost estimators in Chambersburg earn between $63,190 and $93,420.

  • $50K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $106K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$79,110$6,592$38.03
Median$78,260$6,522$37.62
Entry level (25th percentile)$63,190$5,266$30.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$93,420$7,785$44.91

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

Cost Estimators salary after taxes in Chambersburg

On the average salary of $79,110, a single filer in Chambersburg takes home about $62,055 a year, or $5,171 a month and $2,387 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 (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

Prices in the Chambersburg area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.6), so the average $79,110 buys what about $83,589 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Chambersburg ($47,540). A typical home costs $291,376, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cost Estimators salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Chambersburg ranks 10th of 16 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Philadelphia pays the most ($87,290).

All Cost Estimators salaries in Pennsylvania

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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Cost Estimators salary in Chambersburg: questions

How much do cost estimators make an hour in Chambersburg?

$38.04 an hour on average, and $37.63 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level cost estimators salary in Chambersburg?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,670 a year and the 25th percentile is $63,190, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the cost estimators take-home pay in Chambersburg?

About $62,055 a year ($5,171 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $79,110. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

Do cost estimators earn more in Chambersburg than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($86,152).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1051; area Chambersburg, PA (16540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.1%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.03, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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