Mechanical Drafters salary
The median pay for mechanical drafters in the United States is $71,550 a year. About 39,960 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $48,360
- 25th percentile
- $58,080
- Median percentile
- $71,550
- 75th percentile
- $86,120
- 90th percentile
- $106,580
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
- New Mexico $89,940
- Colorado $85,280
- New Jersey $83,380
- California $82,510
- Texas $79,380
- Louisiana $77,730
- North Dakota $77,570
- Washington $76,820
- Maryland $76,740
- New York $76,490
- Maine $76,360
- Nevada $75,830
- Massachusetts $75,490
- Oregon $74,000
- Minnesota $73,090
- Vermont $73,040
- Michigan $72,280
- Ohio $70,580
- Utah $70,000
- Virginia $69,630
- Rhode Island $69,290
- Kentucky $68,880
- Connecticut $68,830
- Florida $68,050
- Arizona $67,410
- Georgia $66,670
- Missouri $66,350
- Kansas $65,250
- West Virginia $65,100
- Wisconsin $63,770
- South Carolina $63,740
- Pennsylvania $63,480
- Oklahoma $63,440
- Tennessee $63,390
- Iowa $63,330
- Illinois $63,320
- Indiana $62,820
- Nebraska $61,170
- Wyoming $61,070
- Mississippi $60,460
- Arkansas $59,960
- Idaho $59,050
- North Carolina $59,050
- Delaware $57,110
- Alabama $53,600
- South Dakota $52,610
By metro area
- Boulder, CO $102,710
- San Francisco, CA $98,310
- San Jose, CA $97,450
- Seattle, WA $94,470
- Albuquerque, NM $94,140
- Denver, CO $90,160
- Colorado Springs, CO $87,860
- Beaumont, TX $87,220
- Idaho Falls, ID $86,420
- Midland, TX $86,100
- Burlington, VT $84,100
- New York, NY $84,070
- San Diego, CA $83,550
- Dallas, TX $83,200
- Niles, MI $82,960
- Wichita, KS $82,590
- Trenton, NJ $80,970
- Los Angeles, CA $80,780
- Davenport, IA $80,550
- Portland, OR $80,510
- Santa Maria, CA $79,180
- New Orleans, LA $79,130
- Oxnard, CA $78,990
- Houston, TX $78,820
- Hartford, CT $78,790
- Gulfport, MS $78,640
- Baltimore, MD $78,350
- Huntsville, AL $78,250
- Boston, MA $78,210
- San Antonio, TX $78,110
- Sacramento, CA $77,790
- Baton Rouge, LA $77,720
- Charleston, SC $77,670
- Fargo, ND $77,520
- Virginia Beach, VA $77,500
- Cincinnati, OH $77,250
- Austin, TX $77,160
- Washington, DC $76,600
- Bakersfield, CA $76,520
- Kiryas Joel, NY $76,490
- Columbus, OH $76,480
- Portland, ME $76,360
- Kansas City, MO $76,340
- Stockton, CA $76,170
- Minneapolis, MN $75,770
- Riverside, CA $75,610
- San Luis Obispo, CA $75,560
- Des Moines, IA $75,510
- Syracuse, NY $75,510
- Atlanta, GA $75,360
- Fond du Lac, WI $75,240
- Grand Forks, ND $75,160
- Detroit, MI $75,050
- Grand Rapids, MI $74,490
- Philadelphia, PA $74,100
- Omaha, NE $73,790
- Bellingham, WA $73,680
- Sheboygan, WI $73,440
- Miami, FL $73,230
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $73,030
- New Haven, CT $72,970
- Kalamazoo, MI $72,940
- Chicago, IL $72,540
- Salt Lake City, UT $72,510
- Albany, NY $72,500
- Tampa, FL $72,170
- Buffalo, NY $71,920
- Ogden, UT $71,860
- Longview, TX $71,790
- Lexington, KY $71,520
- St. Louis, MO $70,830
- Providence, RI $69,990
- Fresno, CA $69,850
- Reading, PA $69,840
- Rochester, NY $69,750
- Richmond, VA $69,630
- Pittsburgh, PA $69,550
- Deltona, FL $69,370
- Indianapolis, IN $69,240
- Milwaukee, WI $69,150
- Harrisburg, PA $68,960
- Jacksonville, FL $68,880
- Norwich, CT $68,830
- Jackson, MI $68,760
- Tulsa, OK $68,640
- Ann Arbor, MI $67,980
- Fayetteville, AR $67,850
- Racine, WI $67,750
- Elizabethtown, KY $67,660
- Phoenix, AZ $67,600
- Springfield, MA $67,470
- Lakeland, FL $67,380
- Mankato, MN $67,250
- Augusta, GA $67,190
- Worcester, MA $66,980
- Waterbury, CT $66,710
- Roanoke, VA $66,560
- Greenville, SC $66,170
- Provo, UT $66,090
- Modesto, CA $66,060
- Mount Vernon, WA $66,020
- Lansing, MI $65,840
- Allentown, PA $65,170
- Madison, WI $64,990
- Fort Wayne, IN $64,820
- Cleveland, OH $64,770
- Knoxville, TN $64,730
- Chattanooga, TN $64,510
- Springfield, MO $64,330
- Appleton, WI $64,320
- St. Cloud, MN $64,000
- Bridgeport, CT $63,980
- Cape Coral, FL $63,790
- Canton, OH $63,750
- Toledo, OH $63,720
- Durham, NC $63,680
- Dayton, OH $63,580
- Palm Bay, FL $63,470
- Oklahoma City, OK $63,450
- Oshkosh, WI $63,440