SOC 13-1051 · Tyler, TX metro

Cost Estimators Salary in Tyler, TX

The average salary for cost estimators in Tyler, Texas is $70,340 a year ($33.82 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,910: half of the 140 people in this job in the Tyler, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($86,152).

$70,340average per year

$33.82 / hourMedian $62,910Take-home ≈ $58,314

  • $42K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $81K75th
  • $111K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

140people in this job
-18%vs U.S. metro average
#17 of 25Texas metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Cost Estimators pay range in Tyler

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $110,750 or more. The middle half of cost estimators in Tyler earn between $51,740 and $81,060.

  • $42K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $81K75th
  • $111K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$70,340$5,862$33.82
Median$62,910$5,242$30.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,740$4,312$24.88
Experienced (75th percentile)$81,060$6,755$38.97

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

Cost Estimators salary after taxes in Tyler

On the average salary of $70,340, a single filer in Tyler takes home about $58,314 a year, or $4,860 a month and $2,243 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 Tyler a good place for cost estimators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tyler area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.2), so the average $70,340 buys what about $76,327 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Tyler ($42,650). A typical home costs $272,063, or 3.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cost Estimators salary in other Texas cities

Tyler ranks 17th 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 Tyler: questions

How much do cost estimators make an hour in Tyler?

$33.82 an hour on average, and $30.25 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,550 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,740, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $58,314 a year ($4,860 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $70,340. Texas has no state income tax.

Do cost estimators earn more in Tyler than elsewhere?

The average here is 18% 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 Tyler, TX (46340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.85, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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