SOC 13-1051 · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro

Cost Estimators Salary in Mount Vernon, WA

The average salary for cost estimators in Mount Vernon, Washington is $91,530 a year ($44.01 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $80,100: half of the 130 people in this job in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($86,152).

$91,530average per year

$44.01 / hourMedian $80,100Take-home ≈ $73,221

  • $59K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $80KMedian
  • $109K75th
  • $139K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

130people in this job
+6%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 11Washington metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Cost Estimators pay range in Mount Vernon

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,830 a year or less, while the top 10% make $138,870 or more. The middle half of cost estimators in Mount Vernon earn between $66,420 and $108,800.

  • $59K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $80KMedian
  • $109K75th
  • $139K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$91,530$7,628$44.00
Median$80,100$6,675$38.51
Entry level (25th percentile)$66,420$5,535$31.93
Experienced (75th percentile)$108,800$9,067$52.31

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

Cost Estimators salary after taxes in Mount Vernon

On the average salary of $91,530, a single filer in Mount Vernon takes home about $73,221 a year, or $6,102 a month and $2,816 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Mount Vernon area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.4), so the average $91,530 buys what about $89,347 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Mount Vernon ($59,590). A typical home costs $589,523, or 6.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cost Estimators salary in other Washington cities

Mount Vernon ranks 4th of 11 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($99,570).

All Cost Estimators salaries in Washington

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 Mount Vernon: questions

How much do cost estimators make an hour in Mount Vernon?

$44.01 an hour on average, and $38.51 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level cost estimators salary in Mount Vernon?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,830 a year and the 25th percentile is $66,420, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the cost estimators take-home pay in Mount Vernon?

About $73,221 a year ($6,102 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $91,530. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do cost estimators earn more in Mount Vernon than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% more 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 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA (34580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.3%.
  • 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 no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.65, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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