Cost Administrator Salary in Houston, TX

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How much does a Cost Administrator make in Houston, TX? The average Cost Administrator salary in Houston, TX is $66,242 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $59,275 and $74,702. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Indirect Cost Rate Administrator (PSA)

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services - Springfield , IL

Job Responsibilities 1. Serves as Indirect Cost Rate Administrator, independently performs reviews and advanced level audit reviews encompassing the complete range of private agency operations for ...

ZipRecruiter - 8 days ago

Acquisition Cost Estimator, Junior

Basic Engineering Concepts & Technologies Inc DBA BecTech Inc - Arlington , VA

Provide cost related analysis and assessments of products and services and performs parametric tradeoff studies and assesses cost estimates. * Proficiency with using modern computational tools and ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 3 days ago

MAUI-PROJECT COST COORDINATOR

Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, Inc. - Honolulu , HI

The Project Cost Administrator is responsible for understanding where the project is spending money by analyzing actual costs such as labor, shipping, and production. The Project Cost Administrator ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 60 days ago

Payroll Administrator

Legal Soft , USA - Buckeye , AZ

We deploy a group of experts to assist each firm at a fraction of the cost of local staffing. Legal ... As a Payroll Administrator, you will be responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of ...

LinkedIn - 1 day ago

Nursing Home Administrator

Sequim Rehabilitation LLC - Sequim , WA

... cost of living compared to the rest of the state. Avamere Living began in 1995 and has grown to ... As the Administrator, you join a team with a culture and mission to enhance the life of every ...

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NetSuite Administrator

Universal Weather and Aviation - Houston , TX

... cost effectiveness and provide recommendations to application/database developers and/or project managers. The administrator will develop an end-to-end test plan, execute the plan and manage all ...

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What does a Cost Administrator do?

Common responsibilities of a Cost Administrator

Assist estimating department with the setup of files and corresponding with vendors.

November 23, 2022

Generate over/under variance reports with supporting analysis.

January 25, 2023

Checks and verifies cost accounting, account payable records, prepares invoices and vouchers, types, files, posts ledger and general journal entries, and/or balances accounts payable and accounts receivable records.

March 16, 2023

Initiate and participate in process improvement initiatives.

April 03, 2023

Support adherence to corporate cost control policies and procedures.

April 05, 2023

Prepare and process Owner AIA Invoices, subcontractor pay requests and associated backup documents .

April 30, 2023

Provide support in establishing, updating, monitoring and analyzing multi-project budget and cost control reports (including budgets, funding sources, subcontract commitments, change orders, contingencies, allowances, general conditions, forecasts, risk analysis, etc.

May 21, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Cost Administrator in Houston, TX

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

59275

74702

66242

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

60541

76542

68628

What is the average salary for Cost Administrator in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Cost Administrator in Houston, TX. The base salary for Cost Administrator ranges from $59,275 to $74,702 with the average base salary of $66,242. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $60,541 to $76,542 with the average total cash compensation of $68,628.

View Average Salary for Cost Administrator as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$66,242	$59,275 - $74,702
Bonus	$2,386	$1,266 - $1,840
Total Pay	$68,628	$60,541 - $76,542

* 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.

Cost Administrator Salary Near Houston, TX

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Pasadena, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $59,911 - $75,504	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Galveston, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $60,185 - $75,849	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Beaumont, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $57,319 - $72,237	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Port Arthur, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $56,155 - $70,770	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Lake Charles, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $53,553 - $67,491	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Austin, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $58,123 - $73,250	COMPARE TO Houston, TX

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About Houston, Texas

Houston is located 165 miles (266 km) east of Austin, 88 miles (142 km) west of the Louisiana border, and 250 miles (400 km) south of Dallas. The city has a total area of 627 square miles (1,620 km2); this comprises 599.59 square miles (1,552.9 km2) of land and 22.3 square miles (58 km2) covered by water. The Piney Woods are north of Houston. Most of Houston is located on the gulf coastal plain, and its vegetation is classified as temperate grassland and forest. Much of the city was built on forested land, marshes, swamp, or prairie and are all still visible in surrounding areas.[citation need...

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