Highest paying countries for Cost Estimators
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Cost Estimator? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $108,800$9,067 / mo
- 2 Iceland $92,665$7,722 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $89,207$7,434 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $82,320$6,860 / mo
- 5 United States $68,600$5,717 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $68,600$5,717 / mo
- 7 Singapore $68,326$5,694 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $61,740$5,145 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $59,908$4,992 / mo
- 10 Jersey $58,310$4,859 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Cost Estimator professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $108,800, $92,665 and $89,207.
Cost Estimator salaries by continent
Pick a region to compare the estimated monthly and annual salaries by country.
We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $1,825 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $27,351$2,279 / mo
- Gabon $22,796$1,900 / mo
- South Africa $21,691$1,808 / mo
- Namibia $18,234$1,519 / mo
- Botswana $15,195$1,266 / mo
- Angola $12,156$1,013 / mo
- Zambia $11,394$950 / mo
- Seychelles $10,633$886 / mo
- Ghana $9,878$823 / mo
- Comoros $9,878$823 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $9,878$823 / mo
- Mauritius $9,460$788 / mo
- Malawi $9,426$785 / mo
- Congo $8,657$721 / mo
- Cabo Verde $8,431$703 / mo
- Rwanda $8,355$696 / mo
- Lesotho $7,601$633 / mo
- Uganda $7,443$620 / mo
- Burkina Faso $7,292$608 / mo
- Tanzania $6,990$583 / mo
- Ivory Coast $6,839$570 / mo
- Senegal $6,839$570 / mo
- Djibouti $6,839$570 / mo
- Morocco $6,332$528 / mo
- Central African Republic $6,229$519 / mo
- Cameroon $6,078$506 / mo
- Kenya $5,721$477 / mo
- Mozambique $5,625$469 / mo
- Nigeria $5,015$418 / mo
- Zimbabwe $5,015$418 / mo
- Libya $4,905$409 / mo
- Mali $4,864$405 / mo
- Burundi $4,864$405 / mo
- Tunisia $4,733$394 / mo
- Madagascar $4,555$380 / mo
- Guinea $4,555$380 / mo
- Togo $4,555$380 / mo
- Eritrea $4,555$380 / mo
- Eswatini $4,555$380 / mo
- Chad $4,404$367 / mo
- Somalia $4,253$354 / mo
- Sudan $4,178$348 / mo
- Liberia $3,951$329 / mo
- Ethiopia $3,800$317 / mo
- South Sudan $3,800$317 / mo
- Algeria $3,499$292 / mo
- Benin $3,039$253 / mo
- Mauritania $3,039$253 / mo
- DR Congo $2,737$228 / mo
- Sierra Leone $2,278$190 / mo
- Gambia $2,278$190 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $2,278$190 / mo
- Egypt $2,223$185 / mo
- Niger $1,825$152 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $1,516 per year.
- Singapore $68,326$5,694 / mo
- Hong Kong $59,908$4,992 / mo
- Israel $40,392$3,366 / mo
- South Korea $39,164$3,264 / mo
- Japan $34,869$2,906 / mo
- Maldives $33,429$2,786 / mo
- China $14,680$1,223 / mo
- Malaysia $14,674$1,223 / mo
- Jordan $9,817$818 / mo
- India $9,597$800 / mo
- Turkmenistan $9,117$760 / mo
- Mongolia $9,117$760 / mo
- Armenia $9,083$757 / mo
- Thailand $9,041$753 / mo
- Kazakhstan $8,849$737 / mo
- Russia $8,541$712 / mo
- Iraq $7,862$655 / mo
- Vietnam $7,080$590 / mo
- Azerbaijan $6,661$555 / mo
- Uzbekistan $6,654$555 / mo
- Timor-Leste $6,078$506 / mo
- Bhutan $6,078$506 / mo
- Philippines $5,831$486 / mo
- Indonesia $4,960$413 / mo
- Palau $4,905$409 / mo
- Tajikistan $4,555$380 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $4,555$380 / mo
- Iran $4,034$336 / mo
- Laos $3,800$317 / mo
- Bangladesh $3,650$304 / mo
- Nepal $3,272$273 / mo
- Sri Lanka $3,025$252 / mo
- Cambodia $2,964$247 / mo
- Pakistan $2,737$228 / mo
- Myanmar $2,278$190 / mo
- Palau $1,516$126 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $5,989 per year.
- Switzerland $108,800$9,067 / mo
- Iceland $92,665$7,722 / mo
- Luxembourg $89,207$7,434 / mo
- Vatican City $68,600$5,717 / mo
- Jersey $58,310$4,859 / mo
- Denmark $57,583$4,799 / mo
- Guernsey $54,880$4,573 / mo
- Netherlands $54,839$4,570 / mo
- Norway $51,621$4,302 / mo
- Ireland $49,193$4,099 / mo
- United Kingdom $48,404$4,034 / mo
- Germany $48,130$4,011 / mo
- Belgium $46,669$3,889 / mo
- Monaco $45,585$3,799 / mo
- Sweden $45,118$3,760 / mo
- Finland $43,815$3,651 / mo
- Liechtenstein $42,532$3,544 / mo
- Austria $40,179$3,348 / mo
- France $39,418$3,285 / mo
- San Marino $37,984$3,165 / mo
- Spain $29,210$2,434 / mo
- Cyprus $27,660$2,305 / mo
- Italy $27,214$2,268 / mo
- Slovenia $25,341$2,112 / mo
- Estonia $24,710$2,059 / mo
- Poland $23,612$1,968 / mo
- Croatia $21,376$1,781 / mo
- Lithuania $21,259$1,772 / mo
- Slovakia $19,181$1,598 / mo
- Latvia $18,543$1,545 / mo
- Malta $18,234$1,519 / mo
- Portugal $17,438$1,453 / mo
- Hungary $15,847$1,321 / mo
- Greece $15,833$1,319 / mo
- Bulgaria $15,572$1,298 / mo
- Andorra $15,195$1,266 / mo
- Montenegro $14,427$1,202 / mo
- Romania $14,269$1,189 / mo
- Serbia $12,012$1,001 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $11,058$922 / mo
- Albania $9,741$812 / mo
- North Macedonia $9,453$788 / mo
- Moldova $9,035$753 / mo
- Belarus $7,882$657 / mo
- Georgia $7,429$619 / mo
- Ukraine $5,989$499 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $5,605 per year.
- Bermuda $82,320$6,860 / mo
- United States $68,600$5,717 / mo
- Cayman Islands $61,740$5,145 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $51,450$4,288 / mo
- Canada $44,322$3,694 / mo
- Puerto Rico $27,351$2,279 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $22,796$1,900 / mo
- Bahamas $21,259$1,772 / mo
- Barbados $18,234$1,519 / mo
- Dominica $14,427$1,202 / mo
- Costa Rica $14,358$1,196 / mo
- Belize $13,672$1,139 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $13,672$1,139 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $12,917$1,076 / mo
- Panama $12,197$1,016 / mo
- Cuba $12,156$1,013 / mo
- Guyana $10,633$886 / mo
- Saint Lucia $10,633$886 / mo
- Mexico $10,558$880 / mo
- Jamaica $9,878$823 / mo
- Grenada $9,878$823 / mo
- Honduras $9,117$760 / mo
- Nicaragua $8,355$696 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $7,601$633 / mo
- Haiti $6,078$506 / mo
- El Salvador $6,078$506 / mo
- Guatemala $5,605$467 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $2,826 per year.
- Uruguay $16,581$1,382 / mo
- Paraguay $10,839$903 / mo
- Chile $10,674$890 / mo
- Suriname $8,911$743 / mo
- Ecuador $7,628$636 / mo
- Argentina $6,983$582 / mo
- Brazil $6,380$532 / mo
- Peru $6,270$523 / mo
- Bolivia $6,112$509 / mo
- Colombia $5,605$467 / mo
- Venezuela $2,826$236 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $2,278 per year.
- Australia $57,288$4,774 / mo
- New Zealand $47,204$3,934 / mo
- Brunei $45,585$3,799 / mo
- Fiji $10,633$886 / mo
- Tonga $10,633$886 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $9,117$760 / mo
- Solomon Islands $7,601$633 / mo
- Vanuatu $6,839$570 / mo
- Samoa $6,078$506 / mo
- Kiribati $5,317$443 / mo
- Marshall Islands $4,555$380 / mo
- Tuvalu $4,555$380 / mo
- Nauru $2,278$190 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Cost Estimators in the United States ($68,600) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.