Civil Estimator Salary in Waterloo, Iowa

How much does a Civil Estimator make in Waterloo, IA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Civil Estimator in Waterloo, IA is $85,797. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $67,400 to a high of $112,715, with most professionals earning between $76,168 and $99,887.

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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 Waterloo, IA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

76168

99887

85797

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

77644

103349

88022

What is the average salary for Civil Estimator in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Civil Estimator in Waterloo, IA. The base salary for Civil Estimator ranges from $76,168 to $99,887 with the average base salary of $85,797. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $77,644 to $103,349 with the average total cash compensation of $88,022.

View Average Salary for Civil Estimator as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$85,797	$76,168 - $99,887
Bonus	$2,225	$1,477 - $3,462
Total Pay	$88,022	$77,644 - $103,349

* 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 Waterloo, IA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Falls, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $75,923 - $99,566	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Rapids, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,977 - $102,260	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA
CITY, STATE Iowa City, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,341 - $101,426	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA
CITY, STATE Ames, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,199 - $103,863	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA
CITY, STATE Dubuque, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,926 - $100,881	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA
CITY, STATE Ankeny, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,933 - $104,825	COMPARE TO Waterloo, IA

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About Waterloo, Iowa

Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406; the 2016 Census estimates the population at 67,934, making it the sixth-largest city in the state. The city is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two cities. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 63.23 square miles (163.76 km2), of which 61.39 square miles (159.00 km2) is land and 1.84 square miles (4.77 km2) is water. The average el...

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