Cost Estimators Salary in Madison, WI

Cost Estimators pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,710 a year or less, while the top 10% make $109,260 or more. The middle half of cost estimators in Madison earn between $57,550 and $94,740.

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

Cost Estimators salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $77,370, a single filer in Madison takes home about $60,176 a year, or $5,015 a month and $2,314 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).

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

Prices in the Madison area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.3), so the average $77,370 buys what about $79,528 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cost Estimators salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 10th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Racine pays the most ($83,560).

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Highest-paying cities for cost estimators

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($109,520).

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