Architectural and Civil Drafters salary
The median pay for architectural and civil drafters in the United States is $66,150 a year. About 103,700 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $46,260
- 25th percentile
- $55,650
- Median percentile
- $66,150
- 75th percentile
- $80,870
- 90th percentile
- $99,710
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $97,880
- Massachusetts $76,990
- California $76,520
- Colorado $76,370
- Connecticut $76,290
- New York $76,260
- Maryland $75,180
- Georgia $74,940
- Oregon $74,000
- Delaware $73,040
- Washington $73,000
- Rhode Island $71,700
- Minnesota $70,680
- Tennessee $69,220
- Nevada $67,000
- Maine $66,200
- Montana $65,750
- West Virginia $65,640
- New Hampshire $65,300
- Pennsylvania $64,800
- Arizona $64,750
- North Dakota $64,720
- South Carolina $64,680
- Utah $64,290
- Iowa $64,220
- Wyoming $63,730
- Hawaii $63,510
- Virginia $63,450
- Texas $63,320
- New Jersey $62,960
- Wisconsin $62,930
- North Carolina $62,750
- Florida $62,640
- Arkansas $62,420
- Kansas $62,220
- Oklahoma $62,140
- Missouri $61,940
- Idaho $61,840
- Nebraska $61,550
- Ohio $61,450
- Louisiana $61,010
- Vermont $61,000
- Kentucky $60,120
- Indiana $60,000
- Mississippi $59,920
- Michigan $58,330
- Illinois $58,240
- Alabama $57,100
- South Dakota $52,470
- New Mexico $50,230
By metro area
- Bridgeport, CT $84,440
- Rochester, MN $83,780
- Waterbury, CT $83,630
- San Jose, CA $82,820
- San Francisco, CA $81,130
- Santa Rosa, CA $80,040
- Denver, CO $79,860
- Lake Charles, LA $79,540
- Dalton, GA $79,410
- Boston, MA $79,310
- San Diego, CA $78,340
- Lexington Park, MD $78,010
- Chico, CA $77,850
- Manhattan, KS $77,810
- Helena, MT $77,320
- Hartford, CT $77,190
- New York, NY $77,170
- Sacramento, CA $76,950
- Los Angeles, CA $76,630
- Washington, DC $76,020
- Napa, CA $76,000
- Seattle, WA $75,830
- Baltimore, MD $75,810
- Bremerton, WA $75,750
- Portland, OR $75,560
- Vallejo, CA $75,460
- Wenatchee, WA $75,290
- Boulder, CO $75,200
- Nashville, TN $75,010
- Austin, TX $74,230
- Savannah, GA $74,190
- Atlanta, GA $74,180
- Santa Maria, CA $73,930
- Oxnard, CA $73,700
- Pittsfield, MA $73,130
- Kennewick, WA $72,590
- Worcester, MA $72,310
- Madison, WI $72,210
- Knoxville, TN $72,180
- Sheboygan, WI $72,040
- Minneapolis, MN $72,020
- Gainesville, GA $71,930
- San Luis Obispo, CA $71,860
- Salem, OR $70,870
- Dover, DE $70,840
- Stockton, CA $70,800
- Providence, RI $70,780
- Beaumont, TX $70,730
- Portland, ME $70,610
- Riverside, CA $70,580
- Baton Rouge, LA $70,300
- Springfield, MA $70,080
- Cincinnati, OH $70,010
- Reno, NV $69,650
- Augusta, GA $69,440
- Missoula, MT $68,760
- Tucson, AZ $68,640
- Visalia, CA $68,470
- Charleston, SC $68,460
- Topeka, KS $68,290
- Altoona, PA $68,230
- Pittsburgh, PA $68,160
- Allentown, PA $68,120
- Amherst Town, MA $68,020
- Santa Cruz, CA $67,930
- Bismarck, ND $67,780
- Greeley, CO $67,720
- Cheyenne, WY $67,640
- Bend, OR $67,410
- York, PA $67,360
- Barnstable Town, MA $67,250
- Philadelphia, PA $67,020
- Bakersfield, CA $66,930
- Dallas, TX $66,890
- Ithaca, NY $66,690
- Wilmington, NC $66,660
- Medford, OR $66,590
- Salt Lake City, UT $66,550
- Salinas, CA $66,470
- Davenport, IA $66,370
- Syracuse, NY $66,140
- Raleigh, NC $65,840
- Billings, MT $65,820
- Dubuque, IA $65,760
- Naples, FL $65,470
- New Haven, CT $65,400
- Las Vegas, NV $65,380
- Santa Fe, NM $65,370
- Phoenix, AZ $65,310
- Modesto, CA $65,230
- Tampa, FL $65,160
- Memphis, TN $65,090
- Fargo, ND $65,030
- Greenville, NC $64,900
- Harrisburg, PA $64,900
- Kahului, HI $64,850
- Rochester, NY $64,770
- Killeen, TX $64,700
- Tulsa, OK $64,610
- Trenton, NJ $64,590
- Longview, TX $64,470
- Atlantic City, NJ $64,420
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $64,360
- La Crosse, WI $64,350
- Fresno, CA $64,280
- Des Moines, IA $64,240
- Punta Gorda, FL $64,200
- St. Cloud, MN $64,130
- Urban Honolulu, HI $64,130
- Columbia, SC $64,110
- Charlotte, NC $63,940
- Fort Collins, CO $63,930
- Bozeman, MT $63,880
- Manchester, NH $63,850
- Oshkosh, WI $63,850
- State College, PA $63,850
- Oklahoma City, OK $63,840
- Blacksburg, VA $63,770
- Ames, IA $63,620
- Lancaster, PA $63,570