Mechanical Drafters Salary

Median Salary
$71,550
per year
Hourly Rate
$34.40
per hour
Employment
39,960
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$48,360
25th percentile
$58,080
Median
$71,550
75th percentile
$86,120
90th percentile
$106,580

💰 Mechanical Drafters Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
New Mexico$89,940+25.7%
Colorado$85,280+19.2%
New Jersey$83,380+16.5%
California$82,510+15.3%
Texas$79,380+10.9%
Louisiana$77,730+8.6%
North Dakota$77,570+8.4%
Washington$76,820+7.4%
Maryland$76,740+7.3%
New York$76,490+6.9%
Maine$76,360+6.7%
Nevada$75,830+6.0%
Massachusetts$75,490+5.5%
Oregon$74,000+3.4%
Minnesota$73,090+2.2%
Vermont$73,040+2.1%
Michigan$72,280+1.0%
Ohio$70,580-1.4%
Utah$70,000-2.2%
Virginia$69,630-2.7%
Rhode Island$69,290-3.2%
Kentucky$68,880-3.7%
Connecticut$68,830-3.8%
Florida$68,050-4.9%
Arizona$67,410-5.8%
Georgia$66,670-6.8%
Missouri$66,350-7.3%
Kansas$65,250-8.8%
West Virginia$65,100-9.0%
Wisconsin$63,770-10.9%
South Carolina$63,740-10.9%
Pennsylvania$63,480-11.3%
Oklahoma$63,440-11.3%
Tennessee$63,390-11.4%
Iowa$63,330-11.5%
Illinois$63,320-11.5%
Indiana$62,820-12.2%
Nebraska$61,170-14.5%
Wyoming$61,070-14.6%
Mississippi$60,460-15.5%
Arkansas$59,960-16.2%
Idaho$59,050-17.5%
North Carolina$59,050-17.5%
Delaware$57,110-20.2%
New Hampshire$55,390-22.6%
Alabama$53,600-25.1%
South Dakota$52,610-26.5%

🏙️ Mechanical Drafters Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Boulder, CO$102,710+43.5%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$98,310+37.4%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$97,450+36.2%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$94,470+32.0%
Albuquerque, NM$94,140+31.6%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$90,160+26.0%
Colorado Springs, CO$87,860+22.8%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$87,220+21.9%
Idaho Falls, ID$86,420+20.8%
Midland, TX$86,100+20.3%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$84,100+17.5%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$84,070+17.5%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$83,550+16.8%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$83,200+16.3%
Niles, MI$82,960+15.9%
Wichita, KS$82,590+15.4%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$80,970+13.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$80,780+12.9%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$80,550+12.6%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$80,510+12.5%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$79,180+10.7%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$79,130+10.6%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$78,990+10.4%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$78,820+10.2%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$78,790+10.1%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$78,640+9.9%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$78,350+9.5%
Huntsville, AL$78,250+9.4%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$78,210+9.3%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$78,110+9.2%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$77,790+8.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$77,720+8.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$77,670+8.6%
Fargo, ND-MN$77,520+8.3%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$77,500+8.3%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$77,250+8.0%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$77,160+7.8%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$76,600+7.1%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$76,520+6.9%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$76,490+6.9%
Columbus, OH$76,480+6.9%
Portland-South Portland, ME$76,360+6.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS$76,340+6.7%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$76,170+6.5%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$75,830+6.0%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$75,770+5.9%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$75,610+5.7%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$75,560+5.6%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$75,510+5.5%
Syracuse, NY$75,510+5.5%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$75,360+5.3%
Fond du Lac, WI$75,240+5.2%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$75,160+5.0%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$75,050+4.9%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$74,490+4.1%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$74,100+3.6%
Omaha, NE-IA$73,790+3.1%
Bellingham, WA$73,680+3.0%
Sheboygan, WI$73,440+2.6%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$73,230+2.3%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$73,030+2.1%
New Haven, CT$72,970+2.0%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$72,940+1.9%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$72,540+1.4%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$72,510+1.3%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$72,500+1.3%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$72,170+0.9%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$71,920+0.5%
Ogden, UT$71,860+0.4%
Longview, TX$71,790+0.3%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$71,520-0.0%
St. Louis, MO-IL$70,830-1.0%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$69,990-2.2%
Fresno, CA$69,850-2.4%
Reading, PA$69,840-2.4%
Rochester, NY$69,750-2.5%
Richmond, VA$69,630-2.7%
Pittsburgh, PA$69,550-2.8%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$69,370-3.0%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$69,240-3.2%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$69,150-3.4%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$68,960-3.6%
Jacksonville, FL$68,880-3.7%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$68,830-3.8%
Jackson, MI$68,760-3.9%
Tulsa, OK$68,640-4.1%
Ann Arbor, MI$67,980-5.0%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$67,850-5.2%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$67,750-5.3%
Elizabethtown, KY$67,660-5.4%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$67,600-5.5%
Springfield, MA$67,470-5.7%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$67,380-5.8%
Mankato, MN$67,250-6.0%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$67,190-6.1%
Worcester, MA$66,980-6.4%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$66,710-6.8%
Roanoke, VA$66,560-7.0%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$66,170-7.5%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$66,090-7.6%
Modesto, CA$66,060-7.7%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$66,020-7.7%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$65,840-8.0%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$65,170-8.9%
Madison, WI$64,990-9.2%
Fort Wayne, IN$64,820-9.4%
Cleveland, OH$64,770-9.5%
Knoxville, TN$64,730-9.5%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$64,510-9.8%
Springfield, MO$64,330-10.1%
Appleton, WI$64,320-10.1%
St. Cloud, MN$64,000-10.6%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$63,980-10.6%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$63,790-10.8%
Canton-Massillon, OH$63,750-10.9%
Toledo, OH$63,720-10.9%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$63,680-11.0%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$63,580-11.1%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$63,470-11.3%
Oklahoma City, OK$63,450-11.3%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$63,440-11.3%
Clarksville, TN-KY$63,400-11.4%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$63,230-11.6%
Reno, NV$63,180-11.7%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$63,140-11.8%
Akron, OH$63,030-11.9%
Utica-Rome, NY$62,910-12.1%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$62,890-12.1%
York-Hanover, PA$62,730-12.3%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$62,550-12.6%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$62,420-12.8%
Tucson, AZ$62,140-13.2%
Salem, OR$61,850-13.6%
Kenosha, WI$61,800-13.6%
Columbus, IN$61,730-13.7%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$61,670-13.8%
Green Bay, WI$61,590-13.9%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$61,330-14.3%
Columbia, SC$61,300-14.3%
Eau Claire, WI$61,290-14.3%
Duluth, MN-WI$61,270-14.4%
Lancaster, PA$61,270-14.4%
Lafayette, LA$61,240-14.4%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$61,220-14.4%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$61,060-14.7%
Lynchburg, VA$60,930-14.8%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$60,760-15.1%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$60,680-15.2%
Jefferson City, MO$60,550-15.4%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$60,260-15.8%
Glens Falls, NY$60,130-16.0%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$59,850-16.4%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$59,660-16.6%
Chambersburg, PA$59,550-16.8%
Florence, SC$59,320-17.1%
Asheville, NC$59,270-17.2%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$59,270-17.2%
Birmingham, AL$59,260-17.2%
Lincoln, NE$59,190-17.3%
Ocala, FL$59,140-17.3%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$58,880-17.7%
Amarillo, TX$58,580-18.1%
Winston-Salem, NC$58,560-18.2%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$58,090-18.8%
Erie, PA$57,970-19.0%
Wausau, WI$57,920-19.0%
Dubuque, IA$57,440-19.7%
Cedar Rapids, IA$57,430-19.7%
Evansville, IN$57,060-20.3%
Boise City, ID$56,860-20.5%
Yakima, WA$55,510-22.4%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$55,290-22.7%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$55,160-22.9%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$53,630-25.0%
Puerto Rico$53,470-25.3%
Montgomery, AL$50,420-29.5%
Wilmington, NC$50,150-29.9%
Mobile, AL$49,210-31.2%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$47,570-33.5%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$47,400-33.8%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$43,680-39.0%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.