Cost Engineer
Median salary
$85,020
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$74,360 – $117,979
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-15.47%
-18.03% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
45 filings
Cost Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$60,400
P25$74,360
Median$85,020
P75$117,979
P90$144,467
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$67,50010 LCAs
Level II$84,01020 LCAs
Level III$116,0958 LCAs
Level IV$145,5127 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Cost Engineer pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Cost Estimators 53%Civil Engineers 22%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost Estimators 13-1051 | 53.33% | 24 | $69,250 | $76,250 | $87,515 |
| Civil Engineers 17-2051 | 22.22% | 10 | $78,780 | $100,000 | $105,459 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior Cost Engineer8 LCAs · median $138,405