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What construction estimators make
Typical
$78,740
Junior estimator
$48,530
Chief estimator
$130,820
The national median is $78,740 a year and the bottom tenth start near $48,530. The survey title is Cost Estimators, which also covers people pricing manufactured products, though construction is where most of them work. Estimators at large commercial and heavy civil contractors sit at the top of this band.