H-1B salary guideSOC 13-1051Rank #62Updated Sep 2026
Cost Estimators
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Cost Estimators (SOC 13-1051). Based on 14,309 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$97,000
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$79,739
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$120,000
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
974
Rank #62 · FY2026
Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level
P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.
| Level | N | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1,557 | $58,000 | $70,000 | $82,000 |
| Level II | 2,187 | $70,000 | $82,000 | $98,000 |
| Level III | 1,139 | $88,000 | $103,947 | $121,215 |
| Level IV | 1,255 | $105,000 | $124,999 | $146,898 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $58,000 | $70,000 | $82,000 |
| Level II | $70,000 | $82,000 | $98,000 |
| Level III | $88,000 | $103,947 | $121,215 |
| Level IV | $105,000 | $124,999 | $146,898 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC
465
Faithful and Gould Inc.
140
Turner & Townsend, Inc.
113
Cumming Construction Manag…
111
LARSEN & TOUBRO INFOTECH L…
111
Cumming Management Group, …
101
VJ ASSOCIATES INC. OF SUFF…
85
Arcadis U.S., Inc.
85
AECOM Technical Services Inc
84
Trenmor LLC
83
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $62k |
| FY2011 | $60k |
| FY2012 | $61k |
| FY2013 | $65k |
| FY2014 | $62k |
| FY2015 | $63k |
| FY2016 | $69k |
| FY2017 | $66k |
| FY2018 | $70k |
| FY2019 | $73k |
| FY2020 | $77k |
| FY2021 | $82k |
| FY2022 | $90k |
| FY2023 | $93k |
| FY2024 | $93k |
| FY2025 | $93k |
| FY2026 | $97k |
Compare Cost Estimators with another occupation
Side-by-side view of KPIs, outcomes, top breakdowns and yearly trend.
Who actually sponsors this role?
26 employers filed H-1B LCAs for Cost Estimators — ranked, with certification rates and a sponsor-health signal.
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