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Electrical Estimator: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 13-1051 Cost Estimators, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Cost Estimators. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
MetroMedianEmploymentLocation quotientTrade median / all-occupations median
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$102,6403,1100.81.54
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$101,6303,3000.961.37
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$100,410900.931.76
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$97,5801,6801.031.16
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$95,6504901.661.68
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$94,4904,3401.441.30
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$92,6001500.81.61
Worcester, MA$92,5705501.091.60
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$89,8203,6901.591.44
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$89,5402901.191.62
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$89,3303,7800.841.26
Pittsfield, MA$88,0801001.161.70
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$87,7209600.931.63
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$87,6701000.991.52
Greeley, CO$87,3503401.961.59
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$87,1702,7401.241.49
Kennewick-Richland, WA$87,1503301.791.52
Springfield, MA$86,7302700.921.67
Napa, CA$86,2401100.941.56
Bozeman, MT$85,8202502.391.57
Casper, WY$84,990701.141.74
Colorado Springs, CO$84,9907201.571.61
Vallejo, CA$84,8302901.391.45
Baton Rouge, LA$84,7109401.591.74
Pueblo, CO$84,5801401.621.73
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$84,4305200.891.37
Fresno, CA$84,1407501.11.79
Cheyenne, WY$83,870901.321.63
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$83,8002,2601.291.38
Helena, MT$83,7601201.891.52
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$83,6404,6100.711.53
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$83,5601500.891.39
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$83,1901,9301.241.39
Bellingham, WA$83,1302201.711.44
Coeur d'Alene, ID$83,0101201.171.74
Dubuque, IA$82,940800.921.70
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$82,8703,7400.91.62
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$82,8002601.451.63
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$82,7301900.561.30
Paducah, KY-IL$82,610801.141.80
Midland, TX$82,5401801.021.52
Vineland, NJ$82,540800.891.71
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$82,4403,1001.11.39
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$82,3904100.831.74
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$82,38011,6100.851.34
Reno, NV$82,2705201.31.66
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$82,2607,6000.841.47
Springfield, IL$82,2301000.671.56
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$82,1103800.981.61
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$82,1101,5600.951.76
Athens-Clarke County, GA$81,5401100.81.98
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$81,5401,2601.061.48
Stockton-Lodi, CA$81,3804401.051.66
Modesto, CA$81,3302901.031.61
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$81,3001,5700.991.61
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$81,2906200.961.39
Lexington Park, MD$81,2101301.311.27
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$81,1704700.721.72
Chico, CA$81,1401401.221.69
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$80,8501,4401.311.64
Columbus, IN$80,800500.651.67
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$80,8003600.731.33
Ogden, UT$80,7605101.311.65
Bloomington, IL$80,590800.611.52
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$80,5608901.021.34
Ann Arbor, MI$80,5501800.571.45
Salinas, CA$80,2101500.561.69
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI$80,2003,4001.241.54
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$80,1701501.061.46
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA$80,1704601.741.66
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$80,1302,4301.241.36
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$80,1001301.651.34
Urban Honolulu, HI$80,0908301.281.40
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$80,020600.971.68
Columbus, OH$79,9901,5700.991.56
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$79,8804,19011.47
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$79,8501801.331.26
Manchester-Nashua, NH$79,8503201.11.41
Odessa, TX$79,7601000.831.64
Boise City, ID$79,7007801.391.62
Corpus Christi, TX$79,5503001.081.75
Birmingham, AL$79,3308101.091.66
Charleston, WV$79,3001100.741.73
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$79,2906,2001.061.54
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$79,270600.851.60
Decatur, IL$79,230600.841.54
Duluth, MN-WI$79,2301600.861.58
Raleigh-Cary, NC$79,2301,4201.321.52
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$79,1301,6301.031.58
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$79,0301301.21.62
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$79,0205901.091.58
New Haven, CT$78,9604301.071.31
Kansas City, MO-KS$78,9402,2901.451.55
Rochester, NY$78,8907701.081.54
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$78,7402,3301.121.61
St. Louis, MO-IL$78,7303,1701.641.57
Huntsville, AL$78,6703500.911.52
Barnstable Town, MA$78,6601300.961.40
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$78,6501,9901.071.38
Grand Junction, CO$78,6501601.651.62
Longview-Kelso, WA$78,6101001.651.37
Glens Falls, NY$78,590700.981.60
Manhattan, KS$78,560801.031.71
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$78,5301900.751.62
St. Joseph, MO-KS$78,5301001.311.66
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$78,5005500.941.51
Springfield, OH$78,440500.781.73
Reading, PA$78,3502701.091.58
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$78,3103301.071.48
Chambersburg, PA$78,260901.031.65
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$78,2005,6601.191.58
Cleveland, OH$78,1201,3900.931.56
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$78,0901,4001.191.53
Topeka, KS$78,0702001.171.58
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$78,0604700.961.57
Charlottesville, VA$78,0401200.751.41
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$77,9902,3601.21.56
Pittsburgh, PA$77,9802,0001.241.57
Syracuse, NY$77,9704200.971.47
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$77,7802201.231.60
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$77,770701.11.75
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$77,7302400.841.50
Janesville-Beloit, WI$77,7101301.331.61
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$77,7101401.191.61
Missoula, MT$77,6401601.671.62
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$77,5904,3801.281.51
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$77,5704901.111.62
Richmond, VA$77,5401,0801.141.51
Akron, OH$77,4905301.141.59
Sandusky, OH$77,490600.821.72
Lancaster, PA$77,4507001.941.61
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$77,4203701.571.59
Elmira, NY$77,400501.041.62
Redding, CA$77,3601201.121.58
Eau Claire, WI$77,3301401.111.61
Evansville, IN$77,2902401.211.66
Toledo, OH$77,2304301.021.60
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$77,0703900.831.47
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$77,0701200.971.62
Kingston, NY$77,020700.871.54
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$77,0008100.821.59
Mobile, AL$76,9803201.281.64
St. Cloud, MN$76,9802001.331.51
Ames, IA$76,920500.631.53
Rochester, MN$76,9101200.651.27
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$76,9003,1601.281.59
Bend, OR$76,8901801.181.41
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$76,8105400.991.57
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$76,8002501.071.49
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$76,7301,6901.061.56
Morgantown, WV$76,690Not published by BLSNot published by BLS1.62
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$76,6606300.711.63
Rockford, IL$76,6301600.811.63
Kokomo, IN$76,490400.771.56
Bloomington, IN$76,450700.671.60
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$76,4301401.11.70
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$76,3902,1201.041.64
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$76,390600.931.67
Omaha, NE-IA$76,3507301.011.54
Flint, MI$76,2502001.051.66
Appleton, WI$76,2302901.631.53
Albany, OR$76,2007011.53
Salem, OR$76,1902600.971.38
Warner Robins, GA$76,160800.741.57
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$76,1305101.981.59
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$76,0403,2300.791.56
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$76,0301,1001.281.60
Saginaw, MI$75,9401601.361.64
Peoria, IL$75,8702601.091.53
Carson City, NV$75,860601.271.34
Lincoln, NE$75,7402400.91.52
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$75,7402001.451.40
Binghamton, NY$75,7301501.071.53
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$75,7203400.931.63
Winchester, VA-WV$75,7201000.981.61
Utica-Rome, NY$75,7001200.721.55
Billings, MT$75,6002802.071.54
College Station-Bryan, TX$75,5901400.751.70
Anchorage, AK$75,4601600.611.25
Waco, TX$75,4502101.111.64
Yakima, WA$75,4501501.051.58
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$75,3501700.841.69
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$75,3006500.851.48
Sheboygan, WI$75,2501201.361.45
Kankakee, IL$75,230601.031.64
Naples-Marco Island, FL$75,2202801.111.57
Jackson, MS$75,1702700.71.75
Fond du Lac, WI$75,150901.41.49
Lafayette, LA$75,1102100.831.80
Wichita, KS$75,0905701.291.58
Iowa City, IA$75,070900.631.50
Asheville, NC$75,0003301.271.60
Canton-Massillon, OH$74,9902901.221.64
Minot, ND$74,990400.851.53
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$74,990300.591.79
Idaho Falls, ID$74,9101601.321.60
Alexandria, LA$74,890600.71.84
Dalton, GA$74,840700.761.77
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$74,8301,6901.041.59
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$74,8201200.851.53
Tuscaloosa, AL$74,8001500.931.65
Montgomery, AL$74,7901900.791.66
Gettysburg, PA$74,730701.421.60
Battle Creek, MI$74,720500.571.53
Mankato, MN$74,660800.951.51
Lake Charles, LA$74,5701901.281.63
Lynchburg, VA$74,5701701.191.61
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$74,5702501.331.20
Lima, OH$74,460600.851.58
Visalia, CA$74,4301600.631.65
Yuba City, CA$74,430600.761.49
Killeen-Temple, TX$74,4202100.961.59
Salisbury, MD$74,420801.031.53
Punta Gorda, FL$74,380700.821.63
Cleveland, TN$74,350600.891.85
Green Bay, WI$74,1204001.61.48
Walla Walla, WA$74,050501.391.39
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$74,010800.861.61
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$73,9405801.561.35
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$73,8001000.831.62
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$73,7606101.381.58
Fargo, ND-MN$73,7603201.51.44
Harrisonburg, VA$73,7301001.071.60
Decatur, AL$73,6501101.231.59
Jackson, MI$73,650700.921.54
Lebanon, PA$73,640901.151.58
Tucson, AZ$73,5906301.121.54
Madison, WI$73,4207201.221.26
Greensboro-High Point, NC$73,4106001.131.58
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$73,3201900.811.69
Grand Forks, ND-MN$73,310901.151.47
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$73,3104201.181.50
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$73,1305400.961.49
Albuquerque, NM$73,0905200.891.52
Oklahoma City, OK$73,0307300.751.55
Monroe, MI$72,970701.221.58
Dover, DE$72,930700.751.56
Knoxville, TN$72,9005400.881.55
Wilmington, NC$72,9003701.331.59
Altoona, PA$72,8801001.241.65
Merced, CA$72,880900.791.54
State College, PA$72,880900.931.48
Tulsa, OK$72,8806701.011.56
Bangor, ME$72,850700.631.52
Fayetteville, NC$72,8401500.811.60
Lewiston, ID-WA$72,800401.041.51
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$72,710801.091.48
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$72,4801400.991.66
Burlington, NC$72,330900.911.64
Mansfield, OH$72,290700.961.62
Port St. Lucie, FL$72,2702801.151.55
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$72,2106301.281.52
Rapid City, SD$72,2102001.841.56
Amarillo, TX$72,1401700.971.62
Greenville, NC$72,0501401.191.55
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$72,050700.671.53
Auburn-Opelika, AL$72,0301000.931.84
Gainesville, GA$71,9601100.721.57
Wausau, WI$71,8501501.451.47
Bowling Green, KY$71,720700.621.59
Bay City, MI$71,660501.011.57
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$71,640400.781.56
Lexington-Fayette, KY$71,6303300.791.47
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$71,5802800.91.59
Portland-South Portland, ME$71,5804100.991.26
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$71,5501700.891.54
Macon-Bibb County, GA$71,480900.631.58
Morristown, TN$71,400701.051.61
Medford, OR$71,3601000.781.43
Clarksville, TN-KY$71,3401100.751.59
Roanoke, VA$71,3201900.881.51
Winston-Salem, NC$71,2205401.381.54
Fort Wayne, IN$71,2003801.171.49
Bismarck, ND$71,0201301.221.35
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$70,810601.041.65
Niles, MI$70,720700.831.54
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$70,6901901.051.47
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$70,6901200.781.49
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$70,6403600.941.53
Lawrence, KS$70,630700.991.49
Youngstown-Warren, OH$70,5602901.251.61
Rocky Mount, NC$70,5101101.421.60
Owensboro, KY$70,460500.651.57
Chattanooga, TN-GA$70,4504401.131.51
Goldsboro, NC$70,360701.151.73
Flagstaff, AZ$70,3501001.051.48
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$70,2601301.061.60
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$70,2602400.871.52
Midland, MI$69,990601.031.42
Twin Falls, ID$69,740600.821.54
Spartanburg, SC$69,4902000.851.46
Longview, TX$69,4501901.141.54
Gadsden, AL$69,430300.71.89
Jefferson City, MO$69,4302001.71.45
Jackson, TN$69,3801000.781.55
Erie, PA$69,3701600.931.56
Elizabethtown, KY$69,300500.641.48
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$69,2105500.881.49
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$69,200901.11.74
Jacksonville, FL$69,0901,1601.051.41
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$69,0801901.131.53
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$69,000600.991.52
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$68,8901800.861.82
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$68,8201800.761.45
Great Falls, MT$68,740901.671.48
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$68,720500.971.46
Columbia, MO$68,6101601.051.45
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$68,5503401.011.49
St. George, UT$68,5501601.241.52
El Centro, CA$68,430500.491.52
Kenosha, WI$68,3701000.911.42
Savannah, GA$68,1202400.831.44
Anniston-Oxford, AL$68,080500.821.60
Monroe, LA$68,0301000.781.78
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$67,7201701.651.46
Tallahassee, FL$67,7001900.721.46
Gainesville, FL$67,6901500.691.44
Jacksonville, NC$67,530901.131.68
Sherman-Denison, TX$67,220700.961.51
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$67,040Not published by BLSNot published by BLS1.39
Valdosta, GA$66,880500.581.71
Albany, GA$66,720500.621.53
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$66,420600.781.38
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$66,2902000.841.48
Hattiesburg, MS$66,060800.871.75
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$65,9701500.831.39
San Angelo, TX$65,880600.831.51
Columbia, SC$65,8504900.861.42
Williamsport, PA$65,740701.021.43
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$65,6701301.041.70
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$65,4801101.321.48
Joplin, MO-KS$65,3602001.571.45
Yuma, AZ$65,3301201.211.48
Texarkana, TX-AR$65,320800.981.51
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$65,250901.131.43
Cedar Rapids, IA$65,0002601.321.32
Grants Pass, OR$64,870300.691.28
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$64,4202300.541.80
Eugene-Springfield, OR$64,3602100.931.30
Pocatello, ID$64,320701.321.42
Wheeling, WV-OH$64,240901.061.45
Grand Island, NE$64,200601.031.30
Springfield, MO$64,1605601.751.40
Muncie, IN$63,870500.781.45
Johnstown, PA$63,860600.811.45
Victoria, TX$63,8405011.48
Wichita Falls, TX$63,680600.781.47
Ocala, FL$63,6602101.211.45
Abilene, TX$63,630800.771.44
Champaign-Urbana, IL$63,630600.421.26
Sumter, SC$63,450500.951.48
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$63,2403900.981.36
Lubbock, TX$63,1202200.921.50
Traverse City, MI$63,0701401.461.33
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$62,9502000.881.39
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$62,9207011.50
Tyler, TX$62,9101400.851.48
Farmington, NM$62,530600.841.36
Johnson City, TN$62,2701100.951.43
Logan, UT-ID$62,1801101.181.34
Columbus, GA-AL$62,1001200.731.43
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$61,9903800.731.35
Santa Fe, NM$61,570600.721.26
Florence, SC$61,520800.631.41
Dothan, AL$61,400800.941.61
Terre Haute, IN$61,3101001.011.37
El Paso, TX$60,8804100.851.54
Homosassa Springs, FL$60,610500.891.47
Aguadilla, PR$60,200300.462.27
Hammond, LA$59,760400.611.55
Laredo, TX$58,360600.391.57
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$57,8201200.521.58
Enid, OK$57,810501.451.43
Hot Springs, AR$56,760400.71.55
Jonesboro, AR$56,160500.561.33
Las Cruces, NM$56,010900.771.33
Fort Smith, AR-OK$53,800900.681.36
Beckley, WV$53,470400.571.28
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$47,4304600.461.61

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
AreaWage ratioMedianLocation quotient
Aguadilla, PR2.27$60,2000.46
Athens-Clarke County, GA1.98$81,5400.8
Gadsden, AL1.89$69,4300.7
Cleveland, TN1.85$74,3500.89
Alexandria, LA1.84$74,8900.7
Auburn-Opelika, AL1.84$72,0300.93
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC1.82$68,8900.86
Paducah, KY-IL1.80$82,6101.14
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX1.80$64,4200.54
Lafayette, LA1.80$75,1100.83
Fresno, CA1.79$84,1401.1
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV1.79$74,9900.59
Monroe, LA1.78$68,0300.78
Dalton, GA1.77$74,8400.76
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA1.76$100,4100.93
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV1.76$82,1100.95
Jackson, MS1.75$75,1700.7
Corpus Christi, TX1.75$79,5501.08
Hattiesburg, MS1.75$66,0600.87
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL1.75$77,7701.1
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL1.74$69,2001.1
Baton Rouge, LA1.74$84,7101.59
Casper, WY1.74$84,9901.14
Coeur d'Alene, ID1.74$83,0101.17
Bakersfield-Delano, CA1.74$82,3900.83
Goldsboro, NC1.73$70,3601.15
Charleston, WV1.73$79,3000.74
Pueblo, CO1.73$84,5801.62
Springfield, OH1.73$78,4400.78
Sandusky, OH1.72$77,4900.82
New Orleans-Metairie, LA1.72$81,1700.72
Vineland, NJ1.71$82,5400.89
Manhattan, KS1.71$78,5601.03
Valdosta, GA1.71$66,8800.58
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL1.70$65,6701.04
Dubuque, IA1.70$82,9400.92
College Station-Bryan, TX1.70$75,5900.75
Pittsfield, MA1.70$88,0801.16
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL1.70$76,4301.1
Salinas, CA1.69$80,2100.56
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH1.69$75,3500.84
Chico, CA1.69$81,1401.22
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS1.69$73,3200.81
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA1.68$95,6501.66
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY1.68$80,0200.97
Jacksonville, NC1.68$67,5301.13
Springfield, MA1.67$86,7300.92
Columbus, IN1.67$80,8000.65
Wildwood-The Villages, FL1.67$76,3900.93
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA1.66$80,1701.74
Montgomery, AL1.66$74,7900.79
Flint, MI1.66$76,2501.05
Stockton-Lodi, CA1.66$81,3801.05
Evansville, IN1.66$77,2901.21
Birmingham, AL1.66$79,3301.09
St. Joseph, MO-KS1.66$78,5301.31
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA1.66$72,4800.99
Reno, NV1.66$82,2701.3
Tuscaloosa, AL1.65$74,8000.93
Ogden, UT1.65$80,7601.31
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC1.65$70,8101.04
Visalia, CA1.65$74,4300.63
Altoona, PA1.65$72,8801.24
Chambersburg, PA1.65$78,2601.03
Saginaw, MI1.64$75,9401.36
Burlington, NC1.64$72,3300.91
Kankakee, IL1.64$75,2301.03
Odessa, TX1.64$79,7600.83
Waco, TX1.64$75,4501.11
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL1.64$76,3901.04
Mobile, AL1.64$76,9801.28
Canton-Massillon, OH1.64$74,9901.22
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC1.64$80,8501.31
Memphis, TN-MS-AR1.63$76,6600.71
Punta Gorda, FL1.63$74,3800.82
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA1.63$75,7200.93
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA1.63$87,7200.93
Lake Charles, LA1.63$74,5701.28
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA1.63$82,8001.45
Cheyenne, WY1.63$83,8701.32
Rockford, IL1.63$76,6300.81
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA1.62$77,0700.97
Missoula, MT1.62$77,6401.67
Boise City, ID1.62$79,7001.39
Grand Junction, CO1.62$78,6501.65
Morgantown, WV1.62$76,690Not published by BLS
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA1.62$82,8700.9
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO1.62$89,5401.19
Amarillo, TX1.62$72,1400.97
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA1.62$73,8000.83
Elmira, NY1.62$77,4001.04
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL1.62$78,5300.75
Mansfield, OH1.62$72,2900.96
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI1.62$79,0301.2
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT1.62$77,5701.11
Lynchburg, VA1.61$74,5701.19
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT1.61$92,6000.8
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN1.61$81,3000.99
Morristown, TN1.61$71,4001.05
Colorado Springs, CO1.61$84,9901.57
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR1.61$47,4300.46
Youngstown-Warren, OH1.61$70,5601.25
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY1.61$82,1100.98
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN1.61$77,7101.19
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL1.61$78,7401.12
Winchester, VA-WV1.61$75,7200.98
Dothan, AL1.61$61,4000.94
Eau Claire, WI1.61$77,3301.11
Modesto, CA1.61$81,3301.03
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI1.61$74,0100.86
Lancaster, PA1.61$77,4501.94
Janesville-Beloit, WI1.61$77,7101.33
Bloomington, IN1.60$76,4500.67
Rocky Mount, NC1.60$70,5101.42
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI1.60$77,7801.23
Gettysburg, PA1.60$74,7301.42
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC1.60$70,2601.06
Toledo, OH1.60$77,2301.02
Glens Falls, NY1.60$78,5900.98
Worcester, MA1.60$92,5701.09
Idaho Falls, ID1.60$74,9101.32
Asheville, NC1.60$75,0001.27
Lewiston-Auburn, ME1.60$79,2700.85
Harrisonburg, VA1.60$73,7301.07
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI1.60$76,0301.28
Fayetteville, NC1.60$72,8400.81
Anniston-Oxford, AL1.60$68,0800.82
Killeen-Temple, TX1.59$74,4200.96
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL1.59$71,5800.9
Bowling Green, KY1.59$71,7200.62
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX1.59$77,4201.57
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN1.59$77,0000.82
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX1.59$74,8301.04
Wilmington, NC1.59$72,9001.33
Decatur, AL1.59$73,6501.23
Clarksville, TN-KY1.59$71,3400.75
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA1.59$76,9001.28
Sioux Falls, SD-MN1.59$76,1301.98
Akron, OH1.59$77,4901.14
Greeley, CO1.59$87,3501.96
Reading, PA1.58$78,3501.09
Duluth, MN-WI1.58$79,2300.86
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX1.58$57,8200.52
Lebanon, PA1.58$73,6401.15
Macon-Bibb County, GA1.58$71,4800.63
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX1.58$78,2001.19
Redding, CA1.58$77,3601.12
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH1.58$79,0201.09
Lima, OH1.58$74,4600.85
Yakima, WA1.58$75,4501.05
Monroe, MI1.58$72,9701.22
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN1.58$79,1301.03
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL1.58$73,7601.38
Wichita, KS1.58$75,0901.29
Greensboro-High Point, NC1.58$73,4101.13
Topeka, KS1.58$78,0701.17
St. Louis, MO-IL1.57$78,7301.64
Naples-Marco Island, FL1.57$75,2201.11
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA1.57$78,0600.96
Bay City, MI1.57$71,6601.01
Pittsburgh, PA1.57$77,9801.24
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ1.57$76,8100.99
Gainesville, GA1.57$71,9600.72
Owensboro, KY1.57$70,4600.65
Warner Robins, GA1.57$76,1600.74
Laredo, TX1.57$58,3600.39
Bozeman, MT1.57$85,8202.39
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL1.56$76,0400.79
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH1.56$71,6400.78
Napa, CA1.56$86,2400.94
Dover, DE1.56$72,9300.75
Kokomo, IN1.56$76,4900.77
Tulsa, OK1.56$72,8801.01
Springfield, IL1.56$82,2300.67
Rapid City, SD1.56$72,2101.84
Erie, PA1.56$69,3700.93
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC1.56$77,9901.2
Columbus, OH1.56$79,9900.99
Cleveland, OH1.56$78,1200.93
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN1.56$76,7301.06
Port St. Lucie, FL1.55$72,2701.15
Hot Springs, AR1.55$56,7600.7
Kansas City, MO-KS1.55$78,9401.45
Hammond, LA1.55$59,7600.61
Jackson, TN1.55$69,3800.78
Knoxville, TN1.55$72,9000.88
Greenville, NC1.55$72,0501.19
Oklahoma City, OK1.55$73,0300.75
Utica-Rome, NY1.55$75,7000.72
Decatur, IL1.54$79,2300.84
Merced, CA1.54$72,8800.79
Jackson, MI1.54$73,6500.92
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX1.54$79,2901.06
Billings, MT1.54$75,6002.07
El Paso, TX1.54$60,8800.85
Tucson, AZ1.54$73,5901.12
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1.54$102,6400.8
Rochester, NY1.54$78,8901.08
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI1.54$80,2001.24
Kingston, NY1.54$77,0200.87
Longview, TX1.54$69,4501.14
Niles, MI1.54$70,7200.83
Omaha, NE-IA1.54$76,3501.01
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI1.54$71,5500.89
Twin Falls, ID1.54$69,7400.82
Winston-Salem, NC1.54$71,2201.38
Battle Creek, MI1.53$74,7200.57
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN1.53$74,8200.85
Albany, OR1.53$76,2001
Minot, ND1.53$74,9900.85
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD1.53$72,0500.67
Ames, IA1.53$76,9200.63
Binghamton, NY1.53$75,7301.07
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL1.53$70,6400.94
Peoria, IL1.53$75,8701.09
Albany, GA1.53$66,7200.62
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN1.53$83,6400.71
Salisbury, MD1.53$74,4201.03
Appleton, WI1.53$76,2301.63
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA1.53$69,0801.13
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI1.53$78,0901.19
Raleigh-Cary, NC1.52$79,2301.32
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL1.52$72,2101.28
Helena, MT1.52$83,7601.89
Kennewick-Richland, WA1.52$87,1501.79
Kahului-Wailuku, HI1.52$87,6700.99
Lincoln, NE1.52$75,7400.9
Albuquerque, NM1.52$73,0900.89
Huntsville, AL1.52$78,6700.91
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL1.52$70,2600.87
Bangor, ME1.52$72,8500.63
St. George, UT1.52$68,5501.24
Bloomington, IL1.52$80,5900.61
El Centro, CA1.52$68,4300.49
Michigan City-La Porte, IN1.52$69,0000.99
Midland, TX1.52$82,5401.02
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA1.51$78,5000.94
St. Cloud, MN1.51$76,9801.33
San Angelo, TX1.51$65,8800.83
Roanoke, VA1.51$71,3200.88
Texarkana, TX-AR1.51$65,3200.98
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ1.51$77,5901.28
Chattanooga, TN-GA1.51$70,4501.13
Mankato, MN1.51$74,6600.95
Lewiston, ID-WA1.51$72,8001.04
Sherman-Denison, TX1.51$67,2200.96
Richmond, VA1.51$77,5401.14
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA1.50$77,7300.84
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA1.50$62,9201
Iowa City, IA1.50$75,0700.63
Lubbock, TX1.50$63,1200.92
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL1.50$73,3101.18
Waterbury-Shelton, CT1.49$76,8001.07
Fond du Lac, WI1.49$75,1501.4
Fort Wayne, IN1.49$71,2001.17
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC1.49$68,5501.01
Lawrence, KS1.49$70,6300.99
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV1.49$70,6900.78
Yuba City, CA1.49$74,4300.76
Charleston-North Charleston, SC1.49$73,1300.96
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC1.49$69,2100.88
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA1.49$87,1701.24
Green Bay, WI1.48$74,1201.6
Lansing-East Lansing, MI1.48$78,3101.07
Victoria, TX1.48$63,8401
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY1.48$75,3000.85
Flagstaff, AZ1.48$70,3501.05
State College, PA1.48$72,8800.93
Elizabethtown, KY1.48$69,3000.64
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ1.48$65,4801.32
Sumter, SC1.48$63,4500.95
Yuma, AZ1.48$65,3301.21
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA1.48$66,2900.84
Great Falls, MT1.48$68,7401.67
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT1.48$81,5401.06
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA1.48$72,7101.09
Tyler, TX1.48$62,9100.85
Wichita Falls, TX1.47$63,6800.78
Grand Forks, ND-MN1.47$73,3101.15
Lexington-Fayette, KY1.47$71,6300.79
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1.47$82,2600.84
Wausau, WI1.47$71,8501.45
Syracuse, NY1.47$77,9700.97
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD1.47$79,8801
Elkhart-Goshen, IN1.47$70,6901.05
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA1.47$77,0700.83
Homosassa Springs, FL1.47$60,6100.89
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA1.46$80,1701.06
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ1.46$67,7201.65
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ1.46$68,7200.97
Spartanburg, SC1.46$69,4900.85
Tallahassee, FL1.46$67,7000.72
Ann Arbor, MI1.45$80,5500.57
Joplin, MO-KS1.45$65,3601.57
Columbia, MO1.45$68,6101.05
Wheeling, WV-OH1.45$64,2401.06
Sheboygan, WI1.45$75,2501.36
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ1.45$68,8200.76
Muncie, IN1.45$63,8700.78
Johnstown, PA1.45$63,8600.81
Ocala, FL1.45$63,6601.21
Vallejo, CA1.45$84,8301.39
Jefferson City, MO1.45$69,4301.7
Fargo, ND-MN1.44$73,7601.5
Savannah, GA1.44$68,1200.83
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO1.44$89,8201.59
Gainesville, FL1.44$67,6900.69
Bellingham, WA1.44$83,1301.71
Abilene, TX1.44$63,6300.77
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL1.43$65,2501.13
Johnson City, TN1.43$62,2700.95
Medford, OR1.43$71,3600.78
Williamsport, PA1.43$65,7401.02
Enid, OK1.43$57,8101.45
Columbus, GA-AL1.43$62,1000.73
Pocatello, ID1.42$64,3201.32
Midland, MI1.42$69,9901.03
Columbia, SC1.42$65,8500.86
Kenosha, WI1.42$68,3700.91
Jacksonville, FL1.41$69,0901.05
Charlottesville, VA1.41$78,0400.75
Florence, SC1.41$61,5200.63
Manchester-Nashua, NH1.41$79,8501.1
Bend, OR1.41$76,8901.18
Springfield, MO1.40$64,1601.75
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI1.40$75,7401.45
Urban Honolulu, HI1.40$80,0901.28
Barnstable Town, MA1.40$78,6600.96
Walla Walla, WA1.39$74,0501.39
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA1.39$67,040Not published by BLS
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA1.39$83,1901.24
Burlington-South Burlington, VT1.39$83,5600.89
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC1.39$62,9500.88
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY1.39$81,2900.96
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI1.39$82,4401.1
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL1.39$65,9700.83
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA1.38$66,4200.78
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX1.38$78,6501.07
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA1.38$83,8001.29
Salem, OR1.38$76,1900.97
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT1.37$84,4300.89
Longview-Kelso, WA1.37$78,6101.65
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1.37$101,6300.96
Terre Haute, IN1.37$61,3101.01
Farmington, NM1.36$62,5300.84
Fort Smith, AR-OK1.36$53,8000.68
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR1.36$63,2400.98
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD1.36$80,1301.24
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR1.35$61,9900.73
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA1.35$73,9401.56
Bismarck, ND1.35$71,0201.22
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA1.34$80,1001.65
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT1.34$80,5601.02
Logan, UT-ID1.34$62,1801.18
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1.34$82,3800.85
Carson City, NV1.34$75,8601.27
Las Cruces, NM1.33$56,0100.77
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC1.33$80,8000.73
Jonesboro, AR1.33$56,1600.56
Traverse City, MI1.33$63,0701.46
Cedar Rapids, IA1.32$65,0001.32
New Haven, CT1.31$78,9601.07
Trenton-Princeton, NJ1.30$82,7300.56
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA1.30$94,4901.44
Grand Island, NE1.30$64,2001.03
Eugene-Springfield, OR1.30$64,3600.93
Grants Pass, OR1.28$64,8700.69
Beckley, WV1.28$53,4700.57
Lexington Park, MD1.27$81,2101.31
Rochester, MN1.27$76,9100.65
Madison, WI1.26$73,4201.22
Santa Fe, NM1.26$61,5700.72
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA1.26$79,8501.33
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV1.26$89,3300.84
Portland-South Portland, ME1.26$71,5800.99
Champaign-Urbana, IL1.26$63,6300.42
Anchorage, AK1.25$75,4600.61
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA1.20$74,5701.33
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA1.16$97,5801.03

Broader occupation Our title "Electrical Estimator" is reported by BLS as SOC 13-1051 Cost Estimators. BLS groups Electrical Estimator within Cost Estimators; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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