What are the main factors that influence an Apprentice Estimator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Apprentice Estimator?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Apprentice Estimator roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Apprentice Estimator's salary?

An Apprentice Estimator's salary grows with experience: starting around $140,776 for beginners, reaching about $87,556 at mid-level, and approach $140,436 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Apprentice Estimator?

Apprentice Estimator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Apprentice Estimator roles are District of Columbia $100,481, California $100,099, Massachusetts $98,765. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Apprentice Estimator roles make?

Salaries for Apprentice Estimator level roles vary by specialization: Chief Estimator: $122,871; Senior Estimator: $93,140; Construction Estimator: $89,500; Collision Estimator: $89,252; Estimator: $74,232.

Apprentice Estimator Salary in Vermont

How much does an Apprentice Estimator make in Vermont? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Apprentice Estimator in Vermont is $89,073 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

However, an Apprentice Estimator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $102,985
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $78,524 to $96,355
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,920

10% $68,920

50% (Median) $89,073

90% $102,985

Apprentice Estimator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,355	$8,030	$1,853	$46
Average	$89,073	$7,423	$1,713	$43
25th Percentile	$78,524	$6,544	$1,510	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Apprentice Estimator Salaries

An Apprentice Estimator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Apprentice Estimator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Apprentice Estimator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $140,776
Early Career (1-2 years): $166,150
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,556
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $123,337
Expert (over 8 years): $140,436

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Cost Estimation Analyst IV	less than 1 year	$140,776
Cost Estimation Analyst V	1-2 years	$166,150
Apprentice Estimator	2-4 years	$87,556
Cost Estimating Senior Supervisor	5-8 years	$123,337
Cost Estimating Manager	over 8 years	$140,436

How Do Apprentice Estimator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Apprentice Estimators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $100,481.
California: $100,099.
Massachusetts: $98,765.

District of Columbia $100,481 California $100,099 Massachusetts $98,765 Washington $98,402 New Jersey $98,366 Alaska $98,239 Connecticut $96,987 New York $96,478

Hawaii $94,854 Rhode Island $94,092 Maryland $93,574 Minnesota $92,866 Colorado $92,594 Illinois $92,503 Oregon $92,159 Delaware $91,904

New Hampshire $91,745 Virginia $91,387 Pennsylvania $90,344 Nevada $89,817 North Dakota $89,645 Michigan $89,372 Wisconsin $89,273 Vermont $89,073

Texas $88,519 Maine $88,483 Arizona $88,429 Ohio $88,365 Georgia $87,530 Indiana $87,113 Wyoming $87,031 Utah $86,904

Iowa $86,850 Kansas $86,414 Louisiana $86,287 North Carolina $86,242 Missouri $86,223 Florida $85,869 Montana $85,679 Nebraska $85,497

Kentucky $85,398 South Carolina $85,035 Tennessee $84,808 Idaho $84,717 New Mexico $84,054 Oklahoma $83,909 Alabama $83,374 South Dakota $82,475

Arkansas $81,985 West Virginia $81,722 Mississippi $80,933

Top Paying Cities for Apprentice Estimator

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $91,174
Barre: $91,311
Cabot: $91,110

Adamant, VT $91,174

Barre, VT $91,311

Cabot, VT $91,110

Calais, VT $91,190

East Barre, VT $91,172

East Calais, VT $91,174

East Montpelier, VT $91,235

Eden, VT $91,114

Eden Mills, VT $91,031

Graniteville, VT $91,305

Hyde Park, VT $91,248

Johnson, VT $91,364

Lake Elmore, VT $91,147

Marshfield, VT $91,126

Moretown, VT $91,370

Morrisville, VT $91,359

Moscow, VT $91,405

Northfield, VT $91,258

Northfield Falls, VT $91,685

North Hyde Park, VT $91,242

North Montpelier, VT $91,150

Plainfield, VT $91,138

Roxbury, VT $90,983

South Barre, VT $91,417

Waterbury, VT $91,396

Stowe, VT $91,409

Waitsfield, VT $91,358

Warren, VT $91,188

Washington, VT $91,010

Waterbury Center, VT $91,394

Websterville, VT $91,291

Williamstown, VT $91,185

Wolcott, VT $91,135

Woodbury, VT $91,045

Worcester, VT $91,136

Rutland, VT $91,133

Belmont, VT $90,852

Benson, VT $90,851

Bomoseen, VT $90,994

Brandon, VT $91,061

Bridport, VT $91,071

Castleton, VT $91,011

Center Rutland, VT $91,074

Chittenden, VT $90,864

Cuttingsville, VT $90,833

Danby, VT $90,988

East Middlebury, VT $91,121

East Poultney, VT $90,998

East Wallingford, VT $90,899

Fair Haven, VT $90,932

Florence, VT $90,900

Forest Dale, VT $91,065

Gaysville, VT $90,487

Granville, VT $90,914

Hancock, VT $90,900

Hydeville, VT $91,005

Killington, VT $90,890

Middlebury, VT $91,262

Middletown Springs, VT $90,949

Mount Holly, VT $90,864

North Clarendon, VT $90,998

Orwell, VT $90,988

Pawlet, VT $91,021

Pittsfield, VT $90,942

Pittsford, VT $91,030

Poultney, VT $91,012

Proctor, VT $91,113

Ripton, VT $91,008

Rochester, VT $90,961

Rupert, VT $90,952

Salisbury, VT $91,097

Shoreham, VT $91,020

Stockbridge, VT $90,858

Wallingford, VT $90,907

Wells, VT $91,024

West Pawlet, VT $91,055

West Rupert, VT $91,033

West Rutland, VT $90,978

Whiting, VT $91,023

Saint Johnsbury, VT $91,121

Albany, VT $91,069

Barnet, VT $91,024

Barton, VT $91,059

Beebe Plain, VT $91,086

Concord, VT $90,938

Coventry, VT $91,192

Craftsbury, VT $91,095

Craftsbury Common, VT $91,099

Danville, VT $91,044

Derby, VT $91,086

Derby Line, VT $91,018

East Burke, VT $91,015

East Charleston, VT $91,024

East Hardwick, VT $91,073

East Haven, VT $90,816

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $91,119

Glover, VT $91,031

Granby, VT $90,705

Greensboro, VT $91,001

Greensboro Bend, VT $91,059

Hardwick, VT $91,159

Irasburg, VT $91,036

Island Pond, VT $90,887

Lowell, VT $91,005

Lower Waterford, VT $91,109

Lyndon, VT $91,093

Lyndon Center, VT $91,196

Lyndonville, VT $91,097

Morgan, VT $90,932

Newport, VT $91,140

Newport Center, VT $91,024

North Concord, VT $90,786

North Troy, VT $91,037

Orleans, VT $91,002

Passumpsic, VT $91,127

Peacham, VT $90,943

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $91,129

Sheffield, VT $90,968

Sutton, VT $90,961

Troy, VT $91,046

West Burke, VT $91,021

West Charleston, VT $90,979

West Danville, VT $91,050

Westfield, VT $90,977

West Glover, VT $91,040

Averill, VT $90,510

Beecher Falls, VT $91,097

Canaan, VT $90,870

Gilman, VT $91,270

Guildhall, VT $90,750

Lunenburg, VT $90,948

Norton, VT $90,691

North Bennington, VT $91,704

North Pownal, VT $91,889

Pownal, VT $91,941

White River Junction, VT $91,109

Ascutney, VT $91,152

Barnard, VT $90,903

Bethel, VT $90,959

Bradford, VT $91,054

Bridgewater, VT $90,996

Bridgewater Corners, VT $90,815

Brookfield, VT $91,048

Brownsville, VT $90,998

Chelsea, VT $90,995

Corinth, VT $90,971

East Corinth, VT $91,009

East Randolph, VT $91,026

East Ryegate, VT $90,947

East Thetford, VT $91,060

Fairlee, VT $90,962

Groton, VT $90,986

Hartford, VT $91,346

Hartland, VT $91,027

Hartland Four Corners, VT $91,023

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $91,257

Newbury, VT $90,975

North Hartland, VT $91,091

North Pomfret, VT $90,935

North Thetford, VT $91,058

Norwich, VT $91,040

Plymouth, VT $90,750

Post Mills, VT $91,038

Quechee, VT $91,132

Randolph, VT $91,116

Randolph Center, VT $91,070

Reading, VT $90,825

Sharon, VT $90,957

South Pomfret, VT $90,870

South Royalton, VT $90,983

South Ryegate, VT $91,001

South Strafford, VT $90,979

South Woodstock, VT $90,848

Strafford, VT $90,900

Taftsville, VT $91,139

Thetford, VT $91,060

Thetford Center, VT $90,964

Topsham, VT $90,937

Tunbridge, VT $90,954

Vershire, VT $90,912

Wells River, VT $91,008

West Fairlee, VT $91,175

West Hartford, VT $90,937

West Newbury, VT $90,972

West Topsham, VT $91,010

Wilder, VT $91,351

Windsor, VT $91,064

Woodstock, VT $90,952

Bellows Falls, VT $91,285

Cambridgeport, VT $91,180

Cavendish, VT $90,877

Chester, VT $90,968

Chester Depot, VT $90,935

Grafton, VT $90,899

Londonderry, VT $91,062

Ludlow, VT $90,924

North Springfield, VT $91,242

Perkinsville, VT $90,994

Peru, VT $90,967

Proctorsville, VT $90,893

Saxtons River, VT $91,266

South Londonderry, VT $91,119

Springfield, VT $91,197

Westminster, VT $91,284

Westminster Station, VT $91,290

Weston, VT $90,874

Shaftsbury, VT $91,595

Brattleboro, VT $91,471

Bondville, VT $91,092

East Dover, VT $91,277

Jacksonville, VT $91,507

Jamaica, VT $91,094

Marlboro, VT $91,924

Newfane, VT $91,217

Putney, VT $91,198

Readsboro, VT $91,934

South Newfane, VT $91,249

Stamford, VT $91,868

Townshend, VT $91,135

Vernon, VT $91,750

Wardsboro, VT $91,201

West Dover, VT $91,351

West Dummerston, VT $91,240

West Halifax, VT $91,381

West Townshend, VT $91,012

West Wardsboro, VT $91,014

Whitingham, VT $91,474

Williamsville, VT $91,240

Wilmington, VT $91,419

Burlington, VT $91,668

South Burlington, VT $91,663

Winooski, VT $91,668

Colchester, VT $91,668

Alburgh, VT $91,211

Bakersfield, VT $91,346

Belvidere Center, VT $91,015

Bristol, VT $91,365

Cambridge, VT $91,474

Charlotte, VT $91,544

East Berkshire, VT $91,258

East Fairfield, VT $91,394

Enosburg Falls, VT $91,142

Essex, VT $91,599

Essex Junction, VT $91,605

Fairfax, VT $91,481

Fairfield, VT $91,393

Ferrisburgh, VT $91,443

Franklin, VT $91,148

Grand Isle, VT $91,490

Highgate Center, VT $91,225

Highgate Springs, VT $91,271

Hinesburg, VT $91,542

Huntington, VT $91,473

Isle La Motte, VT $91,325

Jeffersonville, VT $91,413

Jericho, VT $91,522

Jonesville, VT $91,541

Milton, VT $91,566

Monkton, VT $91,469

Montgomery, VT $91,142

Montgomery Center, VT $91,031

New Haven, VT $91,354

North Ferrisburgh, VT $91,483

North Hero, VT $91,393

Richford, VT $91,127

Richmond, VT $91,532

Saint Albans, VT $91,433

Saint Albans Bay, VT $91,422

Shelburne, VT $91,628

Sheldon, VT $91,325

Sheldon Springs, VT $91,549

South Hero, VT $91,572

Starksboro, VT $91,419

Swanton, VT $91,308

Underhill, VT $91,502

Underhill Center, VT $91,504

Vergennes, VT $91,326

Waterville, VT $91,357

Westford, VT $91,547

Williston, VT $91,616

Montpelier, VT $91,296

Bennington, VT $91,771

Arlington, VT $91,448

Dorset, VT $91,092

East Arlington, VT $91,058

East Dorset, VT $91,094

Manchester, VT $91,340

Manchester Center, VT $91,280

Apprentice Estimator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Apprentice Estimator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 63% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Software & Networking sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Apprentice Estimator positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Apprentice Estimator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Apprentice Estimator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$106,888	$51.0	20%
Software & Networking	$105,106	$51.0	18%
Biotechnology	$102,434	$49.0	15%
Financial Services	$99,762	$48.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$97,980	$47.0	10%

Apprentice Estimator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Apprentice Estimator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$78,524

Average $89,073/year

$96,355

$6,544

Average $7,423/month

$8,030

$1,510

Average $1,713/week

$1,853

$38

Average $43/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,355	$8,030	$1,853	$46
Average	$89,073	$7,423	$1,713	$43
25th Percentile	$78,524	$6,544	$1,510	$38

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