Cost Engineer Salary

Updated: 26 May 2012

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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	$48,807 - $116,799
Bonus	$0.00 - $10,159
Profit Sharing	$1,250 - $5,700
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). )	$47,680 - $122,417
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 26 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 231

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Job Listings for Cost Engineer Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 15	Civil Cost Engineer/Designer Job	URS Corporation	Arvada, Colorado
	Job Title: Civil Cost Engineer/Designer Job... of determining construction cost. Must be able to present and explain cost estimates, constructability... Indeed
Jan 25	Cost Engineer - Chemical Plant Capital Projects Job	BASF	Wyandotte, Michigan
	will provide cost estimating and cost control to... Cost reports• Assist in the development and improvement of cost estimating and cost controlling tools and... Indeed
Jan 19	Software Development Engineer - Cost Management system	Amazon	Seattle, Washington
	customers? The Cost Management team creates the systems that provide cost for every item purchased by Amazon and identifies opportunities to drive costs lower... Indeed
Jan 21	Cost Engineer	CalsonicKansei North America Inc.	Shelbyville, Tennessee
	estimate product costs which include cost of material... Review direct costs from various departments and compile costs accurately into various cost presentation... Indeed

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Engineering Services	$45,200 - $101,270
Construction	$45,718 - $105,663
Oil & Gas	$49,774 - $122,271
Heavy Civil Construction	$48,956 - $118,886
Aerospace and Defense	$47,739 - $110,718

Key Statistics for Cost Engineer Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 29%			Male 71%
Salary:	$49,972 - $78,617			$59,554 - $86,546

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

35%

5-9 years

23%

10-19 years

22%

20 years or more

16%

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$43,278 - $115,384
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	$54,362 - $198,659
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Mechanical Engineering (ME)	$68,784 - $135,000
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Civil Engineering (CE)	$65,837 - $125,000
Master of Science (MS), Civil Engineering (CE)	$57,250 - $119,500

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	Vision: 62%		None: 13%

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