What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Project 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 Assistant Project Estimator?

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

How does experience change An Assistant Project Estimator's salary?

An Assistant Project Estimator's salary grows with experience: starting around $78,169 for beginners, reaching about $119,568 at mid-level, and approach $158,827 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Project Estimator?

Assistant Project Estimator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Project Estimator roles are District of Columbia $132,264, California $131,762, Massachusetts $130,006. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Project Estimator roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Project Estimator level roles vary by specialization: Project Cost Estimator IV: $141,720; Estimator/Project Manager: $118,669; Assistant Project Manager/Estimator: $117,709; Project Cost Estimator III: $106,870; Project Cost Estimator II: $94,920.

Assistant Project Estimator Salary in Colorado

How much does an Assistant Project Estimator make in Colorado? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Project Estimator in Colorado is $121,883 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $59.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $143,112
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $109,501 to $132,995
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $98,227

10% $98,227

50% (Median) $121,883

90% $143,112

Assistant Project Estimator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$132,995	$11,083	$2,558	$64
Average	$121,883	$10,157	$2,344	$59
25th Percentile	$109,501	$9,125	$2,106	$53

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Project Estimator Salaries

An Assistant Project 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 Assistant Project Estimator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Project 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): $78,169
Early Career (1-2 years): $97,704
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $119,568
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $134,677
Expert (over 8 years): $158,827

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Project Manager I	less than 1 year	$78,169
Project Manager II	1-2 years	$97,704
Assistant Project Estimator	2-4 years	$119,568
Project Manager IV	5-8 years	$134,677
Project Manager V	over 8 years	$158,827

How Do Assistant Project 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 Assistant Project Estimators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $132,264.
California: $131,762.
Massachusetts: $130,006.

District of Columbia $132,264 California $131,762 Massachusetts $130,006 Washington $129,528 New Jersey $129,481 Alaska $129,313 Connecticut $127,665 New York $126,996

Hawaii $124,858 Rhode Island $123,854 Maryland $123,173 Minnesota $122,241 Colorado $121,883 Illinois $121,764 Oregon $121,310 Delaware $120,975

New Hampshire $120,765 Virginia $120,294 Pennsylvania $118,920 Nevada $118,228 North Dakota $118,001 Michigan $117,642 Wisconsin $117,511 Vermont $117,248

Texas $116,519 Maine $116,472 Arizona $116,400 Ohio $116,316 Georgia $115,217 Indiana $114,668 Wyoming $114,560 Utah $114,393

Iowa $114,321 Kansas $113,748 Louisiana $113,581 North Carolina $113,521 Missouri $113,497 Florida $113,031 Montana $112,780 Nebraska $112,541

Kentucky $112,410 South Carolina $111,932 Tennessee $111,634 Idaho $111,514 New Mexico $110,642 Oklahoma $110,451 Alabama $109,746 South Dakota $108,563

Arkansas $107,918 West Virginia $107,572 Mississippi $106,533

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Project 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:

Glen Haven: $119,496
Hygiene: $123,650
Johnstown: $119,763

Glen Haven, CO $119,496

Hygiene, CO $123,650

Johnstown, CO $119,763

Laporte, CO $118,435

Livermore, CO $118,051

Loveland, CO $119,389

Lyons, CO $123,432

Masonville, CO $118,511

Mead, CO $121,123

Milliken, CO $119,597

Niwot, CO $124,620

Red Feather Lakes, CO $118,376

Severance, CO $118,605

Timnath, CO $118,452

Wellington, CO $117,789

Windsor, CO $118,623

Brighton, CO $121,563

Ault, CO $118,397

Briggsdale, CO $118,429

Carr, CO $116,393

Eastlake, CO $121,879

Eaton, CO $118,771

Evans, CO $119,376

Fort Lupton, CO $121,216

Galeton, CO $118,783

Gilcrest, CO $120,028

Gill, CO $118,978

Greeley, CO $119,082

Henderson, CO $121,752

Hudson, CO $120,817

Keenesburg, CO $120,234

Kersey, CO $118,992

La Salle, CO $119,821

Lucerne, CO $118,954

Nunn, CO $118,021

Orchard, CO $118,415

Pierce, CO $118,472

Ohio City, CO $119,691

Parlin, CO $119,128

Penrose, CO $118,088

Pitkin, CO $119,543

Poncha Springs, CO $118,733

Powderhorn, CO $118,880

Rockvale, CO $117,551

Sargents, CO $118,532

Twin Lakes, CO $122,447

Westcliffe, CO $117,617

Wetmore, CO $116,861

Durango, CO $119,213

Cahone, CO $118,919

Cortez, CO $118,830

Dolores, CO $119,113

Dove Creek, CO $118,801

Egnar, CO $118,867

Hesperus, CO $118,171

Lewis, CO $119,129

Mancos, CO $118,827

Marvel, CO $118,168

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $118,212

Pleasant View, CO $118,578

Rico, CO $119,141

Towaoc, CO $118,334

Yellow Jacket, CO $118,987

Montrose, CO $119,587

Austin, CO $119,742

Bedrock, CO $118,837

Cedaredge, CO $119,864

Cory, CO $119,714

Crawford, CO $119,374

Delta, CO $119,585

Eckert, CO $119,772

Hotchkiss, CO $119,698

Lazear, CO $119,609

Naturita, CO $119,078

Norwood, CO $119,125

Nucla, CO $119,261

Olathe, CO $119,453

Ophir, CO $119,254

Ouray, CO $119,235

Paonia, CO $120,248

Paradox, CO $118,903

Placerville, CO $119,144

Redvale, CO $119,181

Ridgway, CO $119,218

Silverton, CO $119,017

Somerset, CO $120,612

Telluride, CO $119,276

Grand Junction, CO $120,323

Platteville, CO $120,294

Roggen, CO $119,053

Weldona, CO $118,134

Wiggins, CO $118,766

Fort Morgan, CO $118,182

Log Lane Village, CO $118,569

Akron, CO $117,326

Amherst, CO $116,949

Atwood, CO $117,737

Brush, CO $117,728

Crook, CO $117,402

Eckley, CO $117,032

Fleming, CO $117,627

Grover, CO $117,534

Haxtun, CO $117,603

Hereford, CO $116,783

Hillrose, CO $117,844

Holyoke, CO $117,247

Idalia, CO $116,659

Iliff, CO $117,710

Julesburg, CO $117,236

Lindon, CO $116,823

Merino, CO $117,839

New Raymer, CO $117,813

Otis, CO $117,431

Ovid, CO $117,277

Padroni, CO $117,412

Paoli, CO $117,604

Peetz, CO $117,379

Sedgwick, CO $117,320

Snyder, CO $117,751

Sterling, CO $117,938

Stoneham, CO $117,819

Vernon, CO $116,770

Woodrow, CO $117,066

Wray, CO $117,003

Yuma, CO $117,395

Anton, CO $116,853

Arapahoe, CO $115,932

Arriba, CO $116,352

Bethune, CO $116,524

Burlington, CO $116,415

Calhan, CO $118,257

Cascade, CO $119,230

Cheyenne Wells, CO $116,100

Cope, CO $116,798

Cripple Creek, CO $119,005

Divide, CO $119,069

Flagler, CO $116,472

Florissant, CO $118,972

Fountain, CO $118,247

Genoa, CO $116,431

Green Mountain Falls, CO $119,200

Guffey, CO $118,844

Hugo, CO $115,718

Joes, CO $116,914

Karval, CO $115,046

Kirk, CO $116,817

Kit Carson, CO $115,955

Limon, CO $117,133

Lake George, CO $119,151

Manitou Springs, CO $119,230

Matheson, CO $117,047

Peyton, CO $118,815

Ramah, CO $116,291

Rush, CO $116,568

Seibert, CO $116,423

Simla, CO $117,580

Stratton, CO $116,538

U S A F Academy, CO $119,223

Victor, CO $118,951

Vona, CO $116,491

Wild Horse, CO $115,732

Woodland Park, CO $119,132

Yoder, CO $117,017

Colorado Springs, CO $119,231

Clifton, CO $120,248

Fruita, CO $119,949

Gateway, CO $119,104

Glade Park, CO $119,517

Loma, CO $119,992

Mack, CO $119,673

Palisade, CO $120,030

Whitewater, CO $119,508

Glenwood Springs, CO $121,483

Dinosaur, CO $119,476

Aspen, CO $123,758

Snowmass Village, CO $123,754

Avon, CO $122,643

Basalt, CO $123,364

Carbondale, CO $122,906

Collbran, CO $119,912

Craig, CO $120,792

De Beque, CO $119,898

Eagle, CO $122,141

Edwards, CO $122,403

Parachute, CO $120,522

Battlement Mesa, CO $120,411

Gypsum, CO $121,533

Hamilton, CO $121,307

Hayden, CO $120,964

Maybell, CO $119,625

Meeker, CO $121,318

Meredith, CO $122,959

Mesa, CO $119,853

Minturn, CO $122,269

Molina, CO $119,782

New Castle, CO $121,064

Rangely, CO $119,962

Red Cliff, CO $122,253

Rifle, CO $120,764

Silt, CO $120,715

Slater, CO $120,218

Snowmass, CO $123,505

Wolcott, CO $122,214

Woody Creek, CO $123,750

Vail, CO $122,793

Pueblo, CO $115,611

Colorado City, CO $116,402

Aguilar, CO $116,910

Arlington, CO $114,852

Avondale, CO $115,921

Beulah, CO $116,409

Boncarbo, CO $116,967

Boone, CO $116,296

Branson, CO $116,010

Campo, CO $115,580

Cheraw, CO $115,803

Crowley, CO $116,050

Eads, CO $115,885

Fort Lyon, CO $115,757

Fowler, CO $116,089

Gardner, CO $117,225

Granada, CO $116,145

Hartman, CO $116,368

Hasty, CO $116,012

Haswell, CO $115,326

Hoehne, CO $116,779

Holly, CO $116,001

Kim, CO $115,891

La Junta, CO $115,966

Lamar, CO $116,320

Las Animas, CO $115,902

La Veta, CO $117,430

Mc Clave, CO $116,030

Manzanola, CO $115,877

Model, CO $116,053

Olney Springs, CO $115,678

Ordway, CO $115,103

Pritchett, CO $115,897

Rocky Ford, CO $115,709

Rye, CO $116,580

Sheridan Lake, CO $115,930

Springfield, CO $116,135

Sugar City, CO $114,794

Swink, CO $115,850

Trinchera, CO $116,278

Trinidad, CO $116,782

Two Buttes, CO $116,129

Vilas, CO $116,111

Walsenburg, CO $116,811

Walsh, CO $115,989

Weston, CO $117,188

Wiley, CO $115,923

Alamosa, CO $118,322

Antonito, CO $118,247

Arboles, CO $118,486

Arvada, CO $121,884

Aurora, CO $121,801

Bayfield, CO $118,819

Broomfield, CO $122,419

Commerce City, CO $121,597

Dupont, CO $121,830

Eldorado Springs, CO $124,731

Lafayette, CO $123,625

Louisville, CO $123,778

Westminster, CO $121,828

Wheat Ridge, CO $121,822

Agate, CO $117,506

Bennett, CO $120,561

Byers, CO $119,121

Castle Rock, CO $119,649

Deer Trail, CO $118,335

Elbert, CO $118,893

Elizabeth, CO $119,895

Englewood, CO $121,801

Franktown, CO $119,570

Kiowa, CO $119,033

Larkspur, CO $119,261

Littleton, CO $121,680

Lone Tree, CO $121,359

Louviers, CO $121,190

Monument, CO $119,144

Palmer Lake, CO $119,156

Parker, CO $120,914

Sedalia, CO $119,710

Strasburg, CO $120,177

Watkins, CO $121,079

Denver, CO $121,787

Thornton, CO $121,883

Boulder, CO $125,333

Golden, CO $121,813

Alma, CO $121,127

Bailey, CO $120,852

Black Hawk, CO $123,030

Bond, CO $122,202

Breckenridge, CO $121,386

Buffalo Creek, CO $120,434

Burns, CO $121,417

Central City, CO $122,338

Clark, CO $120,267

Climax, CO $121,526

Coalmont, CO $120,059

Como, CO $119,649

Conifer, CO $121,166

Cowdrey, CO $119,574

Dillon, CO $121,313

Dumont, CO $121,902

Evergreen, CO $121,601

Empire, CO $121,345

Fairplay, CO $119,760

Fraser, CO $121,483

Frisco, CO $122,062

Georgetown, CO $121,255

Granby, CO $121,159

Grand Lake, CO $121,092

Grant, CO $120,231

Hartsel, CO $119,122

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $120,997

Idaho Springs, CO $121,695

Idledale, CO $121,687

Indian Hills, CO $121,625

Jamestown, CO $125,131

Jefferson, CO $119,979

Kittredge, CO $121,637

Kremmling, CO $120,985

Leadville, CO $121,378

Mc Coy, CO $121,398

Morrison, CO $121,599

Nederland, CO $123,993

Oak Creek, CO $121,182

Parshall, CO $121,703

Phippsburg, CO $121,301

Pine, CO $120,580

Pinecliffe, CO $124,576

Rand, CO $120,067

Rollinsville, CO $123,414

Shawnee, CO $120,551

Silver Plume, CO $120,741

Steamboat Springs, CO $120,956

Tabernash, CO $121,766

Toponas, CO $121,256

Walden, CO $119,888

Ward, CO $123,667

Winter Park, CO $121,922

Yampa, CO $121,421

Silverthorne, CO $121,958

Longmont, CO $123,167

Allenspark, CO $122,608

Estes Park, CO $120,767

Bellvue, CO $119,221

Berthoud, CO $120,682

Dacono, CO $122,090

Drake, CO $119,264

Erie, CO $122,637

Firestone, CO $121,786

Fort Collins, CO $118,371

Frederick, CO $121,791

Blanca, CO $117,903

Capulin, CO $118,508

Center, CO $118,412

Chama, CO $117,499

Chimney Rock, CO $118,536

Chromo, CO $117,740

Conejos, CO $118,174

Creede, CO $118,794

Crestone, CO $117,958

Del Norte, CO $118,536

Fort Garland, CO $117,637

San Luis, CO $117,160

Homelake, CO $118,425

Hooper, CO $118,032

Ignacio, CO $118,308

Jaroso, CO $117,418

La Jara, CO $118,364

Manassa, CO $118,244

Moffat, CO $118,113

Monte Vista, CO $118,495

Mosca, CO $117,882

Pagosa Springs, CO $118,526

Romeo, CO $118,592

Saguache, CO $118,520

Sanford, CO $117,928

San Pablo, CO $117,322

South Fork, CO $118,654

Villa Grove, CO $118,272

Salida, CO $118,736

Almont, CO $121,793

Buena Vista, CO $121,607

Canon City, CO $118,207

Cimarron, CO $119,005

Coal Creek, CO $117,506

Coaldale, CO $118,446

Cotopaxi, CO $118,114

Crested Butte, CO $122,434

Florence, CO $117,321

Monarch, CO $118,985

Granite, CO $120,771

Gunnison, CO $119,097

Hillside, CO $118,070

Howard, CO $118,660

Lake City, CO $118,998

Nathrop, CO $119,094

Assistant Project Estimator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Project Estimator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Project Estimator positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Project Estimator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Project Estimator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$146,260	$70.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$146,260	$70.0	20%
Financial Services	$140,165	$67.0	15%
Software & Networking	$140,165	$67.0	15%
Biotechnology	$134,071	$64.0	10%

Assistant Project Estimator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Project 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.

$109,501

Average $121,883/year

$132,995

$9,125

Average $10,157/month

$11,083

$2,106

Average $2,344/week

$2,558

$53

Average $59/hour

$64

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$132,995	$11,083	$2,558	$64
Average	$121,883	$10,157	$2,344	$59
25th Percentile	$109,501	$9,125	$2,106	$53

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