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Cost Estimator Mean and Median Wage Gap in May 2025 research illustration

Labor Benchmarks | 5 primary + 14 context references

Cost Estimator Mean and Median Wage Gap in May 2025

The May 2025 mean was $41.06 per hour, $3.20 above the $37.86 median.

Verified August 19, 2026

Cost Estimator Median Wage Update for May 2025 research illustration

Labor Benchmarks | 5 primary + 14 context references

Cost Estimator Median Wage Update for May 2025

The May 2025 median hourly wage was $37.86, equivalent to about $78,749 at 2,080 hours.

Verified August 19, 2026

Cost Estimator Openings to Employment Ratio, 2024 to 2034 research illustration

Labor Benchmarks | 5 primary + 14 context references

Cost Estimator Openings to Employment Ratio, 2024 to 2034

Projected annual openings equal about 7.6 percent of 2024 employment when 16,900 is divided by 221,400.

Verified August 19, 2026

Construction Employer Share of Cost Estimator Jobs in 2024 research illustration

Labor Benchmarks | 5 primary + 14 context references

Construction Employer Share of Cost Estimator Jobs in 2024

Three construction employer groups accounted for 55 percent of cost estimator jobs in the 2024 BLS distribution.

Verified August 19, 2026

Monthly Growth Share of Selected Construction Markets in June 2026 construction research chart

Cross Market Comparisons | 1 primary + 14 context references

Monthly Growth Share of Selected Construction Markets in June 2026

Six monthly-growth categories represented $531.3 billion, or about 50.5 percent, of the $1.0521 trillion selected-market total in June 2026.

Verified August 18, 2026

Top-Three Building Market Concentration in June 2026 construction research chart

Cross Market Comparisons | 1 primary + 14 context references

Top-Three Building Market Concentration in June 2026

Educational, office, and commercial construction totaled $391.7 billion, about 69.8 percent of the $561.3 billion selected building-market total in June 2026.

Verified August 18, 2026

Smallest Four Selected Construction Markets Share in June 2026 construction research chart

Cross Market Comparisons | 1 primary + 14 context references

Smallest Four Selected Construction Markets Share in June 2026

Public safety, lodging, water supply, and amusement and recreation totaled $130.5 billion, about 12.4 percent of selected-market activity in June 2026.

Verified August 18, 2026

Office and Power Combined Market Share in June 2026 construction research chart

Cross Market Comparisons | 1 primary + 14 context references

Office and Power Combined Market Share in June 2026

Office and power construction combined for $310.4 billion, about 29.5 percent of the selected $1.0521 trillion market set in June 2026.

Verified August 18, 2026

Power and Institutional Market Scale in June 2026 construction research chart

Cross Market Comparisons | 1 primary + 14 context references

Power and Institutional Market Scale in June 2026

Power construction equaled about 76.0 percent of the $233.7 billion selected institutional total in June 2026.

Verified August 18, 2026

Building Leaders Versus Infrastructure Leaders in June 2026 construction research chart

Cross Market Comparisons | 1 primary + 14 context references

Building Leaders Versus Infrastructure Leaders in June 2026

Power and highway activity exceeded educational and office activity by $59.2 billion at annualized rates in June 2026.

Verified August 18, 2026

Transportation and Utility Markets Versus Power in June 2026 construction research chart

Cross Market Comparisons | 1 primary + 14 context references

Transportation and Utility Markets Versus Power in June 2026

Highway, transportation, water supply, and sewage and waste totaled $313.2 billion, $135.6 billion more than power construction in June 2026.

Verified August 18, 2026

Visitor and Commercial Markets Versus Office and Education in June 2026 construction research chart

Cross Market Comparisons | 1 primary + 14 context references

Visitor and Commercial Markets Versus Office and Education in June 2026

Office and educational construction exceeded commercial, lodging, and recreation activity by $75.7 billion in June 2026.

Verified August 18, 2026

Research Clusters

Labor Benchmarks: 37Pricing and Materials: 126Residential Production: 8Residential Pipeline: 8Cross Market Comparisons: 56Productivity and Risk: 10Safety and Risk: 1Spending Signals: 21Economic Context: 2Project Cost Signals: 10

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