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Architectural and Civil Drafters salary in Grand Junction, CO

The median architectural and civil drafters in Grand Junction, CO earns $58,350 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,875 a month.

10th percentile
$46,290
25th percentile
$46,670
Median percentile
$58,350
75th percentile
$70,550
90th percentile
$87,780

Based on 90 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$46,497 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,350
Federal income tax−$4,822
Social Security + Medicare−$4,464
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,567
Monthly take-home$3,875
Every two weeks$1,788

Does it go far here?

$61,115Median pay in Grand Junction, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,182 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Junction, CO

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$107,130
Registered Nurses$95,990
Accountants and Auditors$76,870
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,400
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,240
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,600

All architectural and civil drafters salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado