Civil Estimator Salary in Des Moines, Iowa

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As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Civil Estimator in Des Moines, IA is $88,300. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Civil Estimator in Des Moines, IA can go up to $113,440 and the lowest down to $70,007, but most earn between $78,725 and $101,459. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Civil Estimator in the United States.

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What is a Civil Estimator?

A Civil Estimator is a construction professional who bids on civil projects that have gone to tender. Civil estimators typically have a background in civil engineering, construction project management, or construction supervision. Estimators are responsible for obtaining tenders, obtaining of material costs, calculation of tenders taking into consideration project management and overheads. The role of an estimator can be a very pressured one, and requires a great level of concentration, some of which will result in erratic office hours to ensure tender return dates can be achieved....

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What does a Civil Estimator do?

Common responsibilities of a Civil Estimator

Prepare detailed proposal specifications, schedule, and coordinate concept drawings that accurately portray the scope of work and requirements of the project for presentation to the owner.

October 27, 2022

Maintains continuity among corporate, division, and local work teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.

January 05, 2023

Assist the Estimating Manager with an independent assessment of an estimate s accuracy (upon completion of the estimate and summarization of all detailed man-hours, material, construction and home office costs).

January 07, 2023

Provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

February 09, 2023

Attend proposal meeting with the owner to discuss scope of work, answer questions, and present value engineering alternates.

March 26, 2023

Reviews construction design drawings & specifications, gathers all material and data necessary to organize a construction cost estimate in CSI, UNIFORMAT and other appropriate Work Breakdown Structures.

April 15, 2023

Communicate estimate bid information to field operations at pre-construction meetings to ensure understanding of scope of job and critical means and methods of construction.

April 20, 2023

Understand all safety, quality, and environmental standards and procedures and ensure appropriate costs are reflected in the estimate.

May 01, 2023

Develops a full range of construction cost estimates from Conceptual Design through Final Design bid documents in support of our wide range of project types and divisions inclusive of Transportation & Infrastructure, Buildings & Facilities, Energy and Construction Management.

May 18, 2023

Manages the process involved with building the schedule for each bid to coordinate availability of labor and equipment for projects.

May 21, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Civil Estimator in Des Moines, IA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

78725

101459

88300

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

80171

104956

90382

What is the average salary for Civil Estimator in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Civil Estimator in Des Moines, IA. The base salary for Civil Estimator ranges from $78,725 to $101,459 with the average base salary of $88,300. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $80,171 to $104,956 with the average total cash compensation of $90,382.

View Average Salary for Civil Estimator as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$88,300	$78,725 - $101,459
Bonus	$2,082	$1,447 - $3,497
Total Pay	$90,382	$80,171 - $104,956

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Civil Estimator Salary Near Des Moines, IA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ankeny, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,377 - $101,011	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Urbandale, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,377 - $101,011	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ames, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,647 - $100,070	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Falls, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,171 - $94,301	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Waterloo, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,798 - $95,110	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Rapids, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,653 - $100,078	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA

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About Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines (/dɪˈmɔɪn/ (listen)) is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is on and named after the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 217,521 as of the 2017 population estimate. The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 89th in terms of population in ...

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