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Cost Engineer Salary

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Updated: 20 May 2013

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Project Controls Engineer Salary, Senior Project Controller Salary

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Cost Control Engineer Salary, Cost Manager Salary

Cost Engineer 2013 Total Pay (?

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$51,994 - $122,840

(Median)

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MEDIAN: $78,332

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Salary	$51,020 - $114,238
Bonus	$0.00 - $9,517
Profit Sharing	$306.39 - $9,787
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$51,994 - $122,840
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 20 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 190

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Cost Engineer Job Listings

Cost Engineer Project Accounting

Apr 29

Jacobs - Vienna, VA

project The Cost Engineer Cost Reporting fills a key... indexes The cost coding and recording of both Owner and Project cost codes to actual cost invoices as well... - Indeed

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Systems Engineer - Life Cycle Cost / LCC

May 22

Lockheed Martin - Gaithersburg, MD

Industry Job Title Systems Engineer - Life Cycle Cost / LCC Job Code/Title E1464:Systems Engineer Stf Job Description Experienced in performing cost trade-off... - Indeed

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Cost Engineer - Philadelphia, PA

May 21

Turner & Townsend plc. - United States

procedures for cost control and accounting Work with cost control tools, including Cost Manager, SAP, etc... Delivery Team Cost Engineers, change coordinators and... - Indeed

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Cost Engineer Tasks

Assesses cost effectiveness of products and projects.
Confers with other staff to adjust cost estimates.
Analyzes maps, blueprints, photos, charts, and other data to estimate costs.
Reviews raw materials and labor requirements for budget purposes.

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Companies and Industries for Cost Engineer Salaries

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Jacobs Engineering Group Inc	$62,000 - $111,620
Bechtel Corporation	$72,500 - $112,800

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Engineering Services	$49,209 - $107,284
Construction	$48,997 - $105,144
Oil and Gas Field Services	$54,267 - $125,145
Automotive Manufacturing	$53,368 - $118,103
Heavy Civil Engineering Construction	$52,271 - $112,464

Key Statistics for Cost Engineer Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 21%			Male 79%
Salary:	$59,004 - $86,317			$62,242 - $93,988

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

32%

5-9 years

28%

10-19 years

21%

20 years or more

17%

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$50,155 - $108,295
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	$53,839 - $193,916
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Civil Engineering (CE)	$79,654 - $107,349
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Mechanical Engineering (ME)	$75,000 - $143,500

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 88%		Dental: 80%
	Vision: 69%		None: 8%

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