Building Construction Cost Estimator pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 11290
- Class code
- 11290
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Building Construction Cost Estimator is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 11290.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 05/24/1993.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized technical work in the review and computation of quantities and costs of general building, mechanical and electrical materials and labor for new construction and renovation projects under the jurisdiction of the Department of General Services. An employee in this class analyzes specifications, blueprints and cost breakdowns prepared by professional engineering and architectural consultants to ensure accuracy and validity of project quantities and costs, and works with departmental staff to compute quantity and cost projections for the full range of new building and renovation projects. Work involves providing review and verification of computations and estimates in all of the building construction disciplines including plumbing, electrical, mechanical, HVAC and general.
Examples of the work
Reviews and verifies complete quantity "take-off" estimates from project building plans, and identifies material and labor costs for each item or grouping of items by using pricing references such as Means, Berger, or departmentally developed references, or by contacting outside vendors or contractors. Computes quantities and costs for labor and materials to compare against contractor calculations on work required on change orders of an on-going project. Justifies cause of the change order and determines if it is an Error/Omission by the professional.
Minimum qualifications
Six years of progressively responsible experience in the computation of construction quantities and costs, with at least two years involving major building projects such as multi-story office, hospital, or apartment buildings. Post high school education in disciplines applicable to building construction cost estimating such as architectural engineering may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of four years. or Any equivalent combination of experience and training.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.