DOL Verified Employer

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. - Cost Estimators

Government-verified salary data from 1,313 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$64,293
22 DOL filings
TX Approval Rate 80.6% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$64,293
Certified filings
DOL Filings
22
Certified: 1,058
Unique Job Titles
94
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
80.6%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 22 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$49,117$56,405$64,293$75,525$148,892
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+17.8%

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. pays 17.8% above the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
17-2051.00 240 $88,400 N/A
$80,255$80,255$88,400$104,905$104,905
Civil Engineers 189 $77,865 -21.8%
$63,170$63,170$77,865$101,670$101,670
Mechanical Engineers 108 $68,536 -33%
$60,549$60,549$68,536$108,618$108,618
Chemical Engineers 68 $104,749 -14%
$77,688$77,688$104,749$126,318$126,318
17-1011.00 53 $77,314 N/A
$70,000$70,000$77,314$90,000$90,000
17-2051.01 42 $85,000 N/A
$75,000$75,000$85,000$89,402$89,402
17-2071.00 42 $90,626 N/A
$79,500$79,500$90,626$114,904$114,904
17-2141.00 40 $94,503 N/A
$79,526$79,526$94,503$114,400$114,400
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 37 $61,425 -36.5%
$54,226$54,226$61,425$67,621$67,621
11-9021.00 36 $88,000 N/A
$83,104$83,104$88,000$115,000$115,000
Electrical Engineers 31 $76,232 -31.9%
$66,851$66,851$76,232$110,781$110,781
17-2051.02 23 $103,342 N/A
$83,000$83,000$103,342$115,000$115,000
Construction Managers 22 $117,819 +10.1%
$103,300$103,300$117,819$132,469$132,469
Cost Estimators 22 $64,293 -16.6%
$56,405$56,405$64,293$75,525$75,525
17-2081.00 19 $91,686 N/A
$79,000$79,000$91,686$112,227$112,227
Environmental Engineers 18 $70,657 -32.2%
$63,032$63,032$70,657$90,000$90,000
Architectural and Engineering Managers 18 $134,274 -20%
$116,210$116,210$134,274$180,253$180,253
Industrial Engineers 17 $107,068 +5.9%
$88,899$88,899$107,068$133,411$133,411
Materials Engineers 16 $116,379 +7.5%
$99,216$99,216$116,379$124,509$124,509
Architectural and Civil Drafters 16 $70,348 +9.4%
$48,627$48,627$70,348$70,519$70,519
15-1121 16 $103,106 N/A
$58,248$58,248$103,106$108,784$108,784
17-2041.00 13 $134,566 N/A
$93,534$93,534$134,566$163,091$163,091
17-2081.01 11 $92,314 N/A
$85,000$85,000$92,314$100,000$100,000
Accountants and Auditors 11 $90,937 +11.3%
$57,512$57,512$90,937$98,613$98,613
15-1199 11 $112,825 N/A
$102,810$102,810$112,825$118,635$118,635
15-1132 10 $116,822 N/A
$112,133$112,133$116,822$129,739$129,739
13-1051.00 9 $100,624 N/A
$88,200$88,200$100,624$108,764$108,764
Landscape Architects 8 $49,192 -38.3%
$43,395$43,395$49,192$50,211$50,211
Urban and Regional Planners 8 $67,580 -19.3%
$59,704$59,704$67,580$75,558$75,558
Nov-21 8 $81,744 N/A
$60,778$60,778$81,744$105,799$105,799
Management Analysts 8 $97,074 -4.1%
$70,158$70,158$97,074$105,331$105,331
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 7 $91,541 -28.3%
$60,752$60,752$91,541$103,896$103,896
17-2072.00 7 $119,276 N/A
$116,865$116,865$119,276$140,000$140,000
17-1012.00 6 $84,176 N/A
$82,035$82,035$84,176$86,317$86,317
17-2112.00 6 $97,150 N/A
$73,730$73,730$97,150$100,000$100,000
15-2051.00 6 $101,438 N/A
$98,155$98,155$101,438$103,768$103,768
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 5 $66,186 -17.3%
$51,101$51,101$66,186$66,706$66,706
Human Resources Managers 5 $146,079 +4.3%
$139,402$139,402$146,079$152,755$152,755
11-9041.00 5 $206,629 N/A
$160,000$160,000$206,629$233,257$233,257
15-1141 5 $108,504 N/A
$97,760$97,760$108,504$113,693$113,693
Operations Research Analysts 5 $83,618 -8.4%
$82,790$82,790$83,618$84,446$84,446
Sales Engineers 4 $111,291 -8.4%
$105,799$105,799$111,291$116,106$116,106
General and Operations Managers 4 $204,706 +98.8%
$159,411$159,411$204,706$250,000$250,000
15-1131 4 $98,301 N/A
$98,301$98,301$98,301$107,307$107,307
17-2111.02 3 $78,000 N/A
$75,000$75,000$78,000$109,000$109,000
19-2041.00 3 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-3051.00 3 $102,669 N/A
$77,250$77,250$102,669$109,361$109,361
19-3092.00 3 $75,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Interior Designers 3 $42,859 -32.5%
$42,016$42,016$42,859$43,701$43,701
27-1025.00 3 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Cost Estimators at Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Mar 2019 $88,069 $52,312 - Philadelphia PE Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
Jun 2018 $63,648 $63,648 - ATLANTA GA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2018 $56,405 $46,051 - HERNDON VA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $64,293 $64,293 - BOSTON MA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2018 $75,525 $75,525 - PHILADELPHIA PA N/A Certified LCA
Jun 2016 $148,892 $82,451 - Long Beach CA Bachelor's Certified PERM
Apr 2016 $79,664 $79,664 - Dallas TX Bachelor's Certified PERM
Aug 2014 $71,906 $71,906 - ARLINGTON VA N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2014 $52,379 $43,555 - DALLAS TX N/A Certified LCA
May 2013 $54,101 $54,101 - ANCHORAGE AK N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2013 $81,619 $81,619 - HAMMOND IN N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2012 $57,106 $53,373 - GREENVILLE SC N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2012 $49,117 $37,960 - GREENVILLE SC N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2011 $71,032 $71,032 - HOUSTON TX N/A Certified LCA

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Education Requirements

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.