SOC 13-1051 · Lubbock, TX metro

Cost Estimators Salary in Lubbock, TX

The average salary for cost estimators in Lubbock, Texas is $70,140 a year ($33.72 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $63,120: half of the 220 people in this job in the Lubbock, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 19% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($86,152).

$70,140average per year

$33.72 / hourMedian $63,120Take-home ≈ $58,173

  • $42K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $106K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

220people in this job
-19%vs U.S. metro average
#18 of 25Texas metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Cost Estimators pay range in Lubbock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,920 a year or less, while the top 10% make $106,100 or more. The middle half of cost estimators in Lubbock earn between $50,640 and $81,700.

  • $42K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $106K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$70,140$5,845$33.72
Median$63,120$5,260$30.35
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,640$4,220$24.35
Experienced (75th percentile)$81,700$6,808$39.28

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

Cost Estimators salary after taxes in Lubbock

On the average salary of $70,140, a single filer in Lubbock takes home about $58,173 a year, or $4,848 a month and $2,237 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Lubbock area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.3), so the average $70,140 buys what about $76,809 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Lubbock ($42,130). A typical home costs $213,766, or 3.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cost Estimators salary in other Texas cities

Lubbock ranks 18th of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Odessa pays the most ($90,590).

All Cost Estimators salaries in Texas

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 Lubbock: questions

How much do cost estimators make an hour in Lubbock?

$33.72 an hour on average, and $30.35 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,920 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,640, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $58,173 a year ($4,848 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $70,140. Texas has no state income tax.

Do cost estimators earn more in Lubbock than elsewhere?

The average here is 19% 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 Lubbock, TX (31180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.92, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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