Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Cost Estimators

Does degree level affect salary? Based on education data in DOL PERM (green card) filings.

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Cost Estimators positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $78,745 versus $67,314 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +17%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 66.7% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Master's$78,74515724.1%
Bachelor's$67,31443466.7%
Other$64,75930.5%
None$57,852284.3%
Associate's$52,67791.4%
High School$51,108203.1%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
AECOM Technical Services Inc Master's 0% 100% $66,783
CUMMING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT INC. N/A N/A N/A $79,999
FAITHFUL+GOULD, INC. N/A N/A N/A $89,013
VJ ASSOCIATES INC. OF SUFFOLK Master's 0% 100% $68,000
SMS InfoComm Corporation Master's 50% 50% $40,500
Rider Levett Bucknall Ltd Master's 0% 100% $65,478
JT Magen & Co. Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $75,000
Turner & Townsend, Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $100,000
Navillus Tile, Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $65,000
Cockram Construction Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $125,000
Rigid Global Buildings, LLC Bachelor's 100% 0% $45,198
ADVANCED CONTRACTING, LLC N/A N/A N/A $72,800
Currie & Brown Inc. Bachelor's 66.7% 33.3% $71,032
BECHTEL OIL, GAS & CHEMICALS, INC. N/A N/A N/A $81,649
Fluor Enterprises, Inc. Bachelor's 66.7% 33.3% $78,034
BECHTEL OIL, GAS & CHEMICALS, INC. N/A N/A N/A $72,384
Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc. Bachelor's 50% 50% $109,632
Black & Veatch Corporation N/A N/A N/A $77,397
Gardiner & Theobald, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $84,115
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $64,293