Drafter Salary

The average drafter salary in the United States is $68,423 per year, or $32.90 per hour.

Drafter salaries start at $3,338 and go up to $8,668 per month, or about $104,011 per year.

HourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
$32.90 $1,316 $5,702 $68,423

The top-paying states for drafters are Colorado at $82,106 per year, Massachusetts at $81,202, and New York at $80,558. The lowest-paying area is Idaho, with an average salary of $45,788 per year.

Salary Range

Percentile10%25%50%75%90%
Hourly$19.26 $23.63 $30.76 $39.92 $50.01
Weekly$770 $945 $1,230 $1,597 $2,000
Monthly$3,338 $4,097 $5,333 $6,919 $8,668
Annual$40,056 $49,157 $63,994 $83,029 $104,011

Historical and Future Estimates

YearJuniorIntermediateSenior
2022$38,881$62,116$102,165
2023$39,659 $63,048 $103,493
2024$40,452$63,994$104,838
2025$41,261$64,954$106,201
2026$42,086$65,928$107,582
2027$42,928$66,917$108,980
2028$43,787$67,921$110,397
2029$44,662$68,939$111,832

Salary by State

StateHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Arizona$30.70$1,228$5,321$63,856
Arkansas$26.78$1,071$4,641$55,698
California$36.43$1,457$6,315$75,778
Colorado$39.47$1,579$6,842$82,106
Connecticut$32.59$1,303$5,648$67,777
Florida$30.13$1,205$5,222$62,670
Georgia$33.45$1,338$5,798$69,574
Hawaii$35.59$1,424$6,169$74,026
Idaho$22.01$881$3,816$45,788
Illinois$32.86$1,314$5,695$68,342
Indiana$28.12$1,125$4,874$58,489
Iowa$29.21$1,168$5,062$60,749
Kansas$29.78$1,191$5,162$61,947
Kentucky$24.06$962$4,171$50,048
Louisiana$31.25$1,250$5,416$64,998
Maryland$38.12$1,525$6,608$79,292
Massachusetts$39.04$1,562$6,767$81,202
Michigan$27.49$1,100$4,766$57,189
Minnesota$31.86$1,274$5,522$66,263
Missouri$30.06$1,202$5,210$62,523
Montana$30.83$1,233$5,343$64,116
Nebraska$31.25$1,250$5,416$64,998
Nevada$31.17$1,247$5,403$64,839
New Jersey$36.88$1,475$6,392$76,704
New Mexico$27.35$1,094$4,740$56,884
New York$38.73$1,549$6,713$80,558
North Carolina$29.61$1,184$5,132$61,585
North Dakota$32.21$1,288$5,582$66,986
Ohio$30.97$1,239$5,368$64,421
Oregon$32.81$1,313$5,688$68,252
Pennsylvania$33.08$1,323$5,734$68,806
Rhode Island$24.29$972$4,210$50,522
South Carolina$34.24$1,369$5,934$71,213
Tennessee$31.15$1,246$5,399$64,783
Texas$31.60$1,264$5,477$65,721
Utah$28.68$1,147$4,972$59,664
Vermont$34.46$1,378$5,973$71,676
Virginia$29.36$1,175$5,090$61,077
Washington$38.13$1,525$6,610$79,315
Wisconsin$29.20$1,168$5,061$60,738

Salary by Area

HourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY(0010580)$34.70$1,388$6,014$72,173
Alexandria, LA(0010780)$29.46$1,178$5,106$61,269
Amarillo, TX(0011100)$25.08$1,003$4,348$52,172
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(0012060)$35.61$1,424$6,172$74,060
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC(0012260)$36.26$1,451$6,286$75,428
Austin-Round Rock, TX(0012420)$31.37$1,255$5,438$65,258
Bakersfield, CA(0012540)$33.21$1,328$5,756$69,077
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area(2600004)$24.60$984$4,265$51,178
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(0012580)$39.23$1,569$6,800$81,597
Baton Rouge, LA(0012940)$32.99$1,319$5,718$68,614
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX(0013140)$30.81$1,233$5,341$64,094
Bend-Redmond, OR(0013460)$27.49$1,100$4,766$57,189
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH(0071650)$40.20$1,608$6,967$83,609
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY(0015380)$31.45$1,258$5,451$65,416
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL(0015980)$28.77$1,151$4,986$59,834
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area(4100007)$30.53$1,221$5,292$63,506
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC(0016740)$28.73$1,149$4,980$59,754
Chattanooga, TN-GA(0016860)$27.37$1,095$4,744$56,929
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI(0016980)$34.21$1,368$5,930$71,156
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN(0017140)$28.65$1,146$4,965$59,585
Cleveland-Elyria, OH(0017460)$33.05$1,322$5,729$68,749
College Station-Bryan, TX(0017780)$26.88$1,075$4,658$55,901
Columbus, OH(0018140)$34.35$1,374$5,953$71,439
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(0019100)$32.11$1,285$5,566$66,794
Dayton, OH(0019380)$31.59$1,264$5,476$65,710
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL(0019660)$27.37$1,095$4,744$56,929
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(0019740)$39.72$1,589$6,885$82,614
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA(0019780)$31.10$1,244$5,390$64,681
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(0019820)$28.98$1,159$5,023$60,274
El Paso, TX(0021340)$27.57$1,103$4,779$57,348
Eugene, OR(0021660)$30.72$1,229$5,324$63,890
Fresno, CA(0023420)$36.25$1,450$6,284$75,405
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI(0024340)$26.85$1,074$4,654$55,845
Greensboro-High Point, NC(0024660)$36.19$1,448$6,273$75,281
Houma-Thibodaux, LA(0026380)$30.91$1,236$5,358$64,297
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX(0026420)$32.73$1,309$5,674$68,083
Jacksonville, FL(0027260)$29.39$1,176$5,094$61,133
Kansas City, MO-KS(0028140)$31.68$1,267$5,492$65,902
Knoxville, TN(0028940)$26.60$1,064$4,611$55,336
Lafayette, LA(0029180)$29.10$1,164$5,045$60,534
Lake Charles, LA(0029340)$28.88$1,155$5,006$60,071
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV(0029820)$33.54$1,342$5,814$69,766
Lexington-Fayette, KY(0030460)$27.48$1,099$4,763$57,155
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA(0031080)$33.10$1,324$5,738$68,851
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN(0031140)$23.83$953$4,131$49,573
Madison, WI(0031540)$32.84$1,313$5,691$68,297
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX(0032580)$23.24$930$4,028$48,341
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(0033100)$31.71$1,268$5,496$65,947
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI(0033340)$29.04$1,162$5,033$60,399
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI(0033460)$34.04$1,361$5,900$70,795
Modesto, CA(0033700)$34.17$1,367$5,922$71,066
Monroe, LA(0033740)$27.36$1,095$4,743$56,918
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL(0034940)$32.85$1,314$5,693$68,320
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN(0034980)$30.18$1,207$5,231$62,772
Nevada nonmetropolitan area(3200006)$21.40$856$3,710$44,522
New Orleans-Metairie, LA(0035380)$33.01$1,320$5,722$68,659
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA(0035620)$39.76$1,590$6,892$82,705
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area(1300001)$26.49$1,060$4,592$55,099
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL(0035840)$27.76$1,110$4,811$57,732
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800002)$33.41$1,336$5,791$69,495
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area(5000002)$33.42$1,337$5,792$69,506
Ogden-Clearfield, UT(0036260)$27.15$1,086$4,706$56,466
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL(0036740)$30.22$1,209$5,238$62,862
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA(0037100)$33.72$1,349$5,845$70,139
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL(0037340)$31.90$1,276$5,529$66,354
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD(0037980)$34.23$1,369$5,933$71,190
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(0038060)$30.94$1,238$5,364$64,365
Pittsburgh, PA(0038300)$35.13$1,405$6,090$73,077
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA(0038900)$35.12$1,405$6,087$73,043
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA(0077200)$24.50$980$4,247$50,963
Provo-Orem, UT(0039340)$27.82$1,113$4,822$57,867
Raleigh, NC(0039580)$37.26$1,490$6,458$77,495
Reno, NV(0039900)$33.17$1,327$5,750$68,998
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(0040140)$34.91$1,396$6,050$72,603
Rochester, NY(0040380)$32.97$1,319$5,714$68,568
Rockford, IL(0040420)$28.59$1,144$4,956$59,472
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA(0040900)$37.56$1,502$6,510$78,117
Salem, OR(0041420)$29.61$1,185$5,133$61,596
Salt Lake City, UT(0041620)$30.43$1,217$5,275$63,303
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX(0041700)$32.23$1,289$5,587$67,043
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(0041740)$41.66$1,666$7,221$86,648
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(0041860)$42.56$1,702$7,377$88,524
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA(0041940)$44.41$1,776$7,698$92,378
Santa Rosa, CA(0042220)$40.98$1,639$7,104$85,247
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(0042660)$39.82$1,593$6,902$82,829
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA(0043340)$27.96$1,118$4,847$58,161
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area(2700004)$29.81$1,193$5,168$62,014
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area(3000003)$31.38$1,255$5,440$65,280
St. Cloud, MN(0041060)$31.22$1,249$5,411$64,930
St. Louis, MO-IL(0041180)$32.36$1,295$5,610$67,314
Stockton-Lodi, CA(0044700)$32.99$1,319$5,718$68,614
Syracuse, NY(0045060)$34.86$1,394$6,042$72,501
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(0045300)$29.86$1,194$5,175$62,105
Trenton, NJ(0045940)$37.86$1,514$6,562$78,750
Tucson, AZ(0046060)$32.29$1,291$5,596$67,156
Waco, TX(0047380)$30.62$1,225$5,307$63,687
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(0047900)$38.16$1,527$6,615$79,383
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA(0049660)$25.39$1,016$4,401$52,816