What are the main factors that influence a Moving Estimator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Moving Estimator?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Moving Estimator roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A Moving Estimator's salary?

A Moving Estimator's salary grows with experience: a Moving Estimator (0-2 years)earns $63,521, a Quality Control Analyst II (2-4 years)earns $79,086, a Quality Control Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $96,531, a Quality Control Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $122,258, a Quality Control Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $131,848,

What are the highest paying states for a Moving Estimator?

Moving Estimator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Moving Estimator roles are District of Columbia $68,438, California $68,178, Massachusetts $67,270. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Moving Estimator roles make?

Salaries for Moving Estimator level roles vary by specialization: MOVING SALES REPRESENTATIVE: $97,514; Moving Consultant: $91,242; Moving Supervisor Foreman: $90,278; Estimator: $74,232; Automobile Estimator: $53,591.

How do different companies affect a Moving Estimator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Moving Estimator roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Moving Estimator Salary in the United States

How much does a Moving Estimator make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Moving Estimator in the United States is $61,812 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a Moving Estimator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,588
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,608 to $68,499
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,140

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Moving Estimator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,499	$5,708	$1,317	$33
Average	$61,812	$5,151	$1,189	$30
25th Percentile	$53,608	$4,467	$1,031	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Moving Estimator Salaries

A Moving Estimator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Moving Estimator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Moving Estimator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $63,521
Early Career (1-2 years): $79,086
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $96,531
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $122,258
Expert (over 8 years): $131,848

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Moving Es... Level Moving Estimator	$63,521
Quality C... Level Moving Estimator	$79,086
Quality C... Level Moving Estimator	$96,531
Quality C... Level Moving Estimator	$122,258
Quality C... Level Moving Estimator	$131,848

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How Do Moving Estimator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Moving Estimators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,438.
California: $68,178.
Massachusetts: $67,270.

District of Columbia $68,438

California $68,178

Massachusetts $67,270

Washington $67,022

New Jersey $66,998

Alaska $66,911

Connecticut $66,058

New York $65,712

Hawaii $64,605

Rhode Island $64,086

Maryland $63,734

Minnesota $63,252

Colorado $63,066

Illinois $63,005

Oregon $62,770

Delaware $62,597

New Hampshire $62,488

Virginia $62,244

Pennsylvania $61,533

Nevada $61,175

North Dakota $61,057

Michigan $60,872

Wisconsin $60,804

Vermont $60,668

Texas $60,291

Maine $60,266

Arizona $60,229

Ohio $60,186

Georgia $59,617

Indiana $59,333

Wyoming $59,277

Utah $59,191

Iowa $59,154

Kansas $58,857

Louisiana $58,770

North Carolina $58,740

Missouri $58,727

Florida $58,486

Montana $58,356

Nebraska $58,233

Kentucky $58,165

South Carolina $57,917

Tennessee $57,763

Idaho $57,701

New Mexico $57,250

Oklahoma $57,151

Alabama $56,786

South Dakota $56,174

Arkansas $55,841

West Virginia $55,661

Mississippi $55,124

Top Paying Cities for Moving Estimators

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $77,963
San Francisco: $77,109
Oakland: $75,484

San Jose, CA $77,963

San Francisco, CA $77,109

Oakland, CA $75,484

New York, NY $71,169

Paramus, NJ $70,304

Queens Village, NY $70,301

Passaic, NJ $70,242

Bergenfield, NJ $70,237

Stamford, CT $70,101

Huntington, NY $70,075

Newark, NJ $69,618

Bridgeport, CT $69,488

Vallejo, CA $69,365

New Brunswick, NJ $69,340

Petaluma, CA $69,303

Middlesex, NJ $69,186

Somerset, NJ $69,142

Santa Cruz, CA $69,062

Boston, MA $68,685

Monterey, CA $68,468

Seattle, WA $68,327

Santa Rosa, CA $68,314

Los Angeles, CA $68,296

Juneau, AK $68,135

Washington, DC $68,067

Orange, CA $67,847

Santa Ana, CA $67,684

Long Beach, CA $67,622

Anaheim, CA $67,610

Anchorage, AK $67,579

Santa Maria, CA $67,393

Everett, WA $67,381

Danbury, CT $67,163

Bremerton, WA $67,078

Tacoma, WA $66,855

New Suffolk, NY $66,854

Sacramento, CA $66,837

Santa Barbara, CA $66,769

Trenton, NJ $66,701

San Diego, CA $66,701

Brockton, MA $66,633

Fairbanks, AK $66,481

Lompoc, CA $66,324

Lowell, MA $66,274

Ventura, CA $66,262

Nashua, NH $66,250

Stockton, CA $66,243

Modesto, CA $65,792

Poughkeepsie, NY $65,656

Olympia, WA $65,539

Kennewick, WA $65,539

New Haven, CT $65,514

Lawrence, MA $65,292

Hartford, CT $65,230

Riverside, CA $65,217

New Bedford, MA $65,156

Richland, WA $65,156

Bakersfield, CA $65,069

San Bernardino, CA $65,044

New Britain, CT $65,038

Atlantic City, NJ $65,038

New London, CT $65,013

Norwich, CT $64,995

Portsmouth, NH $64,983

Boulder, CO $64,851

Portland, OR $64,766

Worcester, MA $64,760

Minneapolis, MN $64,568

Philadelphia, PA $64,482

Honolulu, HI $64,278

Saint Paul, MN $64,248

Vineland, NJ $64,235

Providence, RI $64,055

Chicago, IL $63,876

Bellingham, WA $63,802

Springfield, MA $63,752

Baltimore, MD $63,734

Chico, CA $63,579

Pittsfield, MA $63,413

Manchester, NH $63,295

Spokane, WA $63,023

Denver, CO $63,017

Albany, NY $62,726

Troy, NY $62,702

Nassau, NY $62,636

Schenectady, NY $62,572

Wilmington, DE $62,522

Burlington, VT $62,436

Salem, OR $62,411

Portland, ME $62,220

Yakima, WA $62,158

Rochester, MN $61,966

Reno, NV $61,935

Fresno, CA $61,935

Milwaukee, WI $61,880

Detroit, MI $61,818

Ann Arbor, MI $61,807

Allentown, PA $61,799

Colorado Springs, CO $61,694

Syracuse, NY $61,663

Carson City, NV $61,663

Houston, TX $61,577

Eugene, OR $61,546

Gary, IN $61,472

Springfield, OR $61,422

Bismarck, ND $61,410

Galveston, TX $61,367

Medford, OR $61,274

Fort Collins, CO $61,249

Concord, NH $61,218

Austin, TX $61,200

Mesa, AZ $61,070

Reading, PA $61,064

Phoenix, AZ $61,057

Dallas, TX $61,039

Saint Cloud, MN $60,980

Madison, WI $60,897

Utica, NY $60,730

Rochester, NY $60,631

Des Moines, IA $60,625

Raleigh, NC $60,619

Atlanta, GA $60,526

Battle Creek, MI $60,507

Salt Lake City, UT $60,489

Lancaster, PA $60,396

Harrisburg, PA $60,310

Kansas City, MO $60,248

Champaign, IL $60,235

Kansas City, KS $60,235

Fort Worth, TX $60,229

Columbus, OH $60,219

Boca Raton, FL $60,204

Pittsburgh, PA $60,180

Richmond, VA $60,155

Indianapolis, IN $60,143

Cleveland, OH $60,137

Las Vegas, NV $60,062

Cincinnati, OH $60,062

Petersburg, VA $59,970

Huntsville, AL $59,877

Lansing, MI $59,835

Lebanon, PA $59,827

Pueblo, CO $59,821

Appleton, WI $59,803

Buffalo, NY $59,778

Dayton, OH $59,759

Racine, WI $59,747

Charlotte, NC $59,741

Saint Louis, MO $59,722

York, PA $59,685

Elkhart, IN $59,685

Gastonia, NC $59,674

Billings, MT $59,659

Beaumont, TX $59,642

Lorain, OH $59,630

Benton Harbor, MI $59,617

Toledo, OH $59,605

Binghamton, NY $59,574

Rock Hill, SC $59,568

Rockford, IL $59,537

Springfield, IL $59,512

Elyria, OH $59,506

Fargo, ND $59,506

Flagstaff, AZ $59,463

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,426

Duluth, MN $59,389

Miami, FL $59,389

Cheyenne, WY $59,345

Grand Forks, ND $59,345

Bangor, ME $59,209

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,141

Durham, NC $59,115

Louisville, KY $59,110

Grand Rapids, MI $59,098

Hialeah, FL $59,092

Casper, WY $59,005

Scranton, PA $58,931

New Orleans, LA $58,913

Virginia Beach, VA $58,906

Akron, OH $58,876

Peoria, IL $58,795

Sarasota, FL $58,783

Nashville, TN $58,740

Omaha, NE $58,740

Green Bay, WI $58,740

Baton Rouge, LA $58,709

Charleston, SC $58,696

Jamestown, NY $58,665

Davenport, IA $58,665

Tucson, AZ $58,634

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,597

Tampa, FL $58,585

Evansville, IN $58,548

Port Arthur, TX $58,548

Bradenton, FL $58,523

Santa Fe, NM $58,412

Orlando, FL $58,301

Clearwater, FL $58,282

Canton, OH $58,152

La Crosse, WI $58,152

Albuquerque, NM $58,115

Newport News, VA $58,109

High Point, NC $58,091

Ogden, UT $58,066

Corpus Christi, TX $58,016

Norfolk, VA $57,979

Laramie, WY $57,979

Rock Island, IL $57,942

Saginaw, MI $57,930

Jacksonville, FL $57,924

Salisbury, NC $57,911

Boise, ID $57,899

Moline, IL $57,868

Fort Myers, FL $57,849

Memphis, TN $57,837

Tulsa, OK $57,806

Waterloo, IA $57,769

Spartanburg, SC $57,707

Lincoln, NE $57,676

Fort Wayne, IN $57,664

Provo, UT $57,658

Cedar Falls, IA $57,584

San Antonio, TX $57,559

Greensboro, NC $57,534

South Bend, IN $57,528

Savannah, GA $57,460

Muskegon, MI $57,435

Birmingham, AL $57,429

Winston Salem, NC $57,399

Lake Charles, LA $57,250

Anderson, IN $57,238

Lexington, KY $57,219

Augusta, GA $57,200

Greenville, SC $57,200

Lima, OH $57,151

Wichita, KS $57,145

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,145

Columbia, SC $57,089

Springfield, OH $57,077

Asheville, NC $56,978

Bloomington, IN $56,935

Knoxville, TN $56,712

Shreveport, LA $56,706

Wilmington, NC $56,626

Roanoke, VA $56,626

Topeka, KS $56,514

Frankfort, KY $56,508

Oklahoma City, OK $56,465

Chillicothe, OH $56,440

Longview, TX $56,434

Melbourne, FL $56,428

Sioux Falls, SD $56,329

Mobile, AL $56,323

Terre Haute, IN $56,298

Altoona, PA $56,261

Amarillo, TX $56,218

Killeen, TX $56,199

Fayetteville, AR $56,150

Chattanooga, TN $56,131

Sioux City, IA $56,075

Idaho Falls, ID $56,063

Lynchburg, VA $56,014

Gainesville, FL $55,933

Portsmouth, OH $55,902

Little Rock, AR $55,890

Lafayette, LA $55,865

Youngstown, OH $55,865

Daytona Beach, FL $55,828

Clarksville, TN $55,822

Pensacola, FL $55,816

Temple, TX $55,812

Hopkinsville, KY $55,630

Erie, PA $55,618

Florence, SC $55,593

Charleston, WV $55,494

Great Falls, MT $55,464

Macon, GA $55,377

Tallahassee, FL $55,371

Fayetteville, NC $55,358

Waco, TX $55,346

Helena, MT $55,303

Pine Bluff, AR $55,279

Vincennes, IN $55,204

Lubbock, TX $55,179

Alamogordo, NM $55,142

Twin Falls, ID $55,086

Rapid City, SD $55,068

Jackson, MS $54,957

Huntington, WV $54,952

Greenville, MS $54,951

Parkersburg, WV $54,887

Montgomery, AL $54,876

Wichita Falls, TX $54,815

Springfield, MO $54,815

Biloxi, MS $54,784

Monroe, LA $54,722

Johnstown, PA $54,679

Sumter, SC $54,654

Columbus, GA $54,648

Pascagoula, MS $54,530

Abilene, TX $54,530

Kingsport, TN $54,369

Albany, GA $54,369

Gulfport, MS $54,351

Alexandria, LA $54,147

Fort Smith, AR $53,992

El Paso, TX $53,826

Las Cruces, NM $53,547

Harlingen, TX $53,390

Pocatello, ID $53,380

Florence, AL $53,300

Brownsville, TX $53,288

Mcallen, TX $53,158

Dothan, AL $53,071

Columbus, MS $52,704

Altus, OK $52,416

Lawton, OK $52,299

Pierre, SD $52,076

What Skills Can Increase a Moving Estimator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 8.83% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Chemistry (Mentioned in 2.55% Job Postings): Chemistry is the branch of science that deals with the composition, structure, and properties of substances of which matter is composed.
Calibration (Mentioned in 1.75% Job Postings): In measurement technology and metrology, calibration is the comparison of measurement values delivered by a device under test with those of a calibration standard of known accuracy. Such a standard could be another measurement device of known accuracy, a device generating the quantity to be measured such as a voltage, a sound tone, or a physical artefact, such as a metre ruler. The outcome of the comparison can result in one of the following: no significant error being noted on the device under test a significant error being noted but no adjustment made an adjustment made to correct the error to an acceptable levelStrictly speaking, the term "calibration" means just the act of comparison, and does not include any subsequent adjustment. The calibration standard is normally traceable to a national standard held by a national metrological body.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	8.83%
Chemistry	2.55%
Calibration	1.75%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Moving Estimator's salary.

SQL: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
Project Control: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Computer Science: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
SQL	$75,410	22%
Project Control	$71,083	15%
Computer Science	$69,229	12%
Agile	$68,611	11%
Project Management	$67,993	10%
Scheduling	$67,375	9%

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Moving Estimator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Moving Estimator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Moving Estimator positions in Transportation or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Moving Estimator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Moving Estimator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$80,355	$39.0	30%
Biotechnology	$74,174	$36.0	20%
Insurance	$71,083	$34.0	15%
Software & Networking	$71,083	$34.0	15%
Internet	$69,229	$33.0	12%

How Education impacts a Moving Estimator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Moving Estimators enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Moving Estimator with a Associate's Degree is between $59,478 and $64,877).

Moving Estimator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Moving Estimator

No Diploma 9.9%

High School 9.9%

Associates 9.9%

Bachelors 71.8%

Masters 8.0%

Doctorate 0.5%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	9.9%
High School	9.9%
Associates	9.9%
Bachelors	71.8%
Masters	8.0%
Doctorate	0.5%

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Moving Estimator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Moving Estimator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$53,608

Average $61,812/year

$68,499

$4,467

Average $5,151/month

$5,708

$1,031

Average $1,189/week

$1,317

$26

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,499	$5,708	$1,317	$33
Average	$61,812	$5,151	$1,189	$30
25th Percentile	$53,608	$4,467	$1,031	$26

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Salary Trends for Moving Estimator

Salaries for a Moving Estimator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $52,385 in 2023 to around $52,026 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Moving Estimator salary trends, .

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