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Director Cost Estimation Salary
in Boston, Massachusetts

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$171,480 (USD)

Average Salary

$82/hr

Average Hourly

$20,440

Average Bonus

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Director Cost Estimation is $171,480 a year and $82 an hour in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The average salary range for a Director Cost Estimation is between $115,921 and $210,406. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Boston, Massachusetts.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$192,617
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Cost of Living Score:

Description: Boston (US: ), officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It has an area of 48.4 sq mi (125 km2) and a population of 675,647 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in the Northeast after New York City and Philadelphia. The Greater Boston metropolitan statistical area, including and surrounding the city, is the largest in New England and eleventh-largest in the country. Boston was founded on the Shawmut...
Description:
  • Directs and coordinates the activities of personnel who handle estimation operations for internal and external stakeholders.
  • Engages in complex cost estimation for large projects, initiatives, and programs.
  • Manages the estimation department, ensures that teams are staffed, and fosters growth and promotion opportunities.
  • Evaluates and negotiates potential contracts and agreements with external partners, determining the viability of a given project based on initial estimate findings.
  • Monitors a project as it develops and updates estimation reports, requirements, and resource demands.
  • Generates and presents reports on estimation findings.
  • Coordinates with project managers and teams to determine areas of cost reduction.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Director Cost Estimation is $171,480 a year and $82 an hour in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The average salary range for a Director Cost Estimation is between $115,921 and $210,406. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Boston, Massachusetts.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Job Statistics

Director Cost Estimation Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Purchasing Managers

Job family population: 75,070

Estimated population of Director Cost Estimation jobs: 3,205

Rate of error: 1.4%

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Boston Cost of Living Score:

Description: Boston (US: ), officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It has an area of 48.4 sq mi (125 km2) and a population of 675,647 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in the Northeast after New York City and Philadelphia. The Greater Boston metropolitan statistical area, including and surrounding the city, is the largest in New England and eleventh-largest in the country. Boston was founded on the Shawmut...
Description:
  • Directs and coordinates the activities of personnel who handle estimation operations for internal and external stakeholders.
  • Engages in complex cost estimation for large projects, initiatives, and programs.
  • Manages the estimation department, ensures that teams are staffed, and fosters growth and promotion opportunities.
  • Evaluates and negotiates potential contracts and agreements with external partners, determining the viability of a given project based on initial estimate findings.
  • Monitors a project as it develops and updates estimation reports, requirements, and resource demands.
  • Generates and presents reports on estimation findings.
  • Coordinates with project managers and teams to determine areas of cost reduction.
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