Engineering Cost Estimator

$159,289 (AUD)/yr

$76.58 (AUD)/hr

$5,495 (AUD)/yr

The average engineering cost estimator gross salary in Australia is $159,289 or an equivalent hourly rate of $77. In addition, they earn an average bonus of $5,495. Salary estimates based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Australia. An entry level engineering cost estimator (1-3 years of experience) earns an average salary of $111,995. On the other end, a senior level engineering cost estimator (8+ years of experience) earns an average salary of $182,084.

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Salary Potential

$181,867 (AUD)

14 %

Based on our compensation data, the estimated salary potential for Engineering Cost Estimator will increase 14 % over 5 years.

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Engineering Cost Estimator, the majority at 60% with bachelors.

Typical Field of Study: Mechanical Engineering

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Australia

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Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of 7,688,287 km2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates including deserts in the interior an

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Job Description
Estimates costs for construction projects, manufacturing of engineering products, or other projects or services requested to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or service. Determines type of materials or equipment requirements; utilizes knowledge of products to be manufactured, services to be performed, or type of structure to be built, using blueprints and specifications. This position is... distinguished from other cost estimator positions.Read More
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