SOC 13-1051 · Ogden, UT metro

Cost Estimators Salary in Ogden, UT

The average salary for cost estimators in Ogden, Utah is $88,240 a year ($42.42 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $80,760: half of the 510 people in this job in the Ogden, UT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($86,152).

$88,240average per year

$42.42 / hourMedian $80,760Take-home ≈ $66,980

  • $53K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $81KMedian
  • $104K75th
  • $131K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

510people in this job
+2%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 5Utah metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Cost Estimators pay range in Ogden

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,330 a year or less, while the top 10% make $131,300 or more. The middle half of cost estimators in Ogden earn between $62,810 and $103,650.

  • $53K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $81KMedian
  • $104K75th
  • $131K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$88,240$7,353$42.42
Median$80,760$6,730$38.83
Entry level (25th percentile)$62,810$5,234$30.20
Experienced (75th percentile)$103,650$8,638$49.83

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

Cost Estimators salary after taxes in Ogden

On the average salary of $88,240, a single filer in Ogden takes home about $66,980 a year, or $5,582 a month and $2,576 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

Prices in the Ogden area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $88,240 buys what about $87,933 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Ogden ($48,900). A typical home costs $520,531, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cost Estimators salary in other Utah cities

Ogden ranks 2nd of 5 Utah metro areas for this job; Salt Lake City pays the most ($88,330).

All Cost Estimators salaries in Utah

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 Ogden: questions

How much do cost estimators make an hour in Ogden?

$42.42 an hour on average, and $38.83 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,330 a year and the 25th percentile is $62,810, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $66,980 a year ($5,582 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $88,240. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

Do cost estimators earn more in Ogden than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as 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 Ogden, UT (36260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
  • 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). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.31, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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