SOC 13-1051 · Spartanburg, SC metro

Cost Estimators Salary in Spartanburg, SC

The average salary for cost estimators in Spartanburg, South Carolina is $77,740 a year ($37.37 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $69,490: half of the 200 people in this job in the Spartanburg, SC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($85,390).

$77,740average per year

$37.37 / hourMedian $69,490Take-home ≈ $60,681

  • $43K10th
  • $54K25th
  • $69KMedian
  • $94K75th
  • $131K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

200people in this job
-9%vs U.S. average
#3 of 8South Carolina metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Cost Estimators pay range in Spartanburg

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,130 a year or less, while the top 10% make $130,770 or more. The middle half of cost estimators in Spartanburg earn between $54,010 and $93,880.

  • $43K10th
  • $54K25th
  • $69KMedian
  • $94K75th
  • $131K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$77,740$6,478$37.38
Median$69,490$5,791$33.41
Entry level (25th percentile)$54,010$4,501$25.97
Experienced (75th percentile)$93,880$7,823$45.13

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

Cost Estimators pay in Spartanburg vs. South Carolina and the U.S.

Cost estimators in Spartanburg earn about the same as the South Carolina average ($77,050) and 9% less than the U.S. average ($85,390). At the median the gap is -12% against the U.S. median of $78,740.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Spartanburg$77,740$69,490$43,130$130,770200
South Carolina$77,050$70,260$46,970$119,5902,880
United States$85,390$78,740$48,530$130,820224,220

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Cost Estimators salary after taxes in Spartanburg

On the average salary of $77,740, a single filer in Spartanburg takes home about $60,681 a year, or $5,057 a month and $2,334 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).

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

Prices in the Spartanburg area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.1), so the average $77,740 buys what about $85,381 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Spartanburg ($47,650). A typical home costs $279,792, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cost Estimators salary in other South Carolina cities

Spartanburg ranks 3rd of 8 South Carolina metro areas for this job; Hilton Head Island pays the most ($81,580).

All Cost Estimators salaries in South Carolina

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 Spartanburg: questions

How much do cost estimators make an hour in Spartanburg?

$37.37 an hour on average, and $33.41 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,130 a year and the 25th percentile is $54,010, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $60,681 a year ($5,057 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $77,740.

Do cost estimators earn more in Spartanburg than elsewhere?

The average here is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($85,390).

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 Spartanburg, SC (43900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.85, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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