Drafters, All Other Wages

SOC 17-3019 • Full occupation profile

The median annual wage for Drafters, All Other is $59,260 nationally (2023 BLS OEWS). The 10th percentile is $39,000 and the 90th percentile is $91,400, showing the wide spread of wages in this occupation.

National Wage Distribution (2023)

Employment

16,580

P10

$39,000

P25

$47,840

Median

$59,260

P75

$74,090

P90

$91,400

National Wage Trend

How national median and mean wages for Drafters, All Other have moved across BLS OEWS release years.

National median and mean wage trend for Drafters, All Other across BLS OEWS release years.
Year Median Mean P10 P90 Employment YoY Median
2023 $59,260 $62,980 $39,000 $91,400 16,580
2022 $57,640 $60,370 $38,000 $86,250 17,980 -2.73%
2021 $54,240 $58,330 $36,900 $85,470 15,300 -5.9%
2020 $54,500 $56,530 $34,100 $83,170 13,850 +0.48%

Wages by State (2023)

State-level OEWS wage estimates for Drafters, All Other. The highest median is in Utah at $67,160, 13% above the U.S. median.

Median, mean, and percentile-vs-national annual wages by state for Drafters, All Other, BLS OEWS 2023.
Area Median Annual vs National Mean Annual Employment
Utah $67,160 +13.3% $91,260 260
New Jersey $66,380 +12% $69,740 640
Nevada $65,480 +10.5% $67,560 150
Tennessee $65,000 +9.7% $72,640 350
North Dakota $63,830 +7.7% $62,490 40
Maryland $63,720 +7.5% $69,790 180
Mississippi $62,000 +4.6% $59,100 60
Minnesota $61,950 +4.5% $62,740 270
New York $61,750 +4.2% $69,980 1,050
Connecticut $61,390 +3.6% $73,380 170
Kansas $61,030 +3% $66,060 50
Colorado $60,900 +2.8% $63,470 320
Illinois $60,000 +1.2% $64,430 330
Washington $59,760 +0.8% $63,980 210
Oregon $59,120 -0.2% $66,020 840
South Carolina $58,910 -0.6% $60,930
Massachusetts $58,550 -1.2% $64,210 80
Montana $58,300 -1.6% $62,690 120
Florida $58,240 -1.7% $59,760 1,170
Louisiana $57,590 -2.8% $60,270 1,220
Nebraska $57,280 -3.3% $60,890 130
Missouri $57,210 -3.5% $60,510 200
Arizona $56,520 -4.6% $59,310 580
Wisconsin $55,950 -5.6% $66,710 110
Texas $54,690 -7.7% $59,540 1,770
Michigan $54,160 -8.6% $56,300 320
Pennsylvania $52,710 -11.1% $57,840 230
Georgia $52,410 -11.6% $58,170 630
Ohio $51,400 -13.3% $56,740 480
New Mexico $50,370 -15% $53,880 30
North Carolina $50,170 -15.3% $53,500 320
Indiana $50,130 -15.4% $52,700 50
Virginia $50,080 -15.5% $53,680 190
Iowa $48,360 -18.4% $51,580 160
Arkansas $47,380 -20% $47,210 120
Kentucky $44,650 -24.7% $48,130 450
Idaho $44,260 -25.3% $46,750 40
Rhode Island $39,000 -34.2% $46,860 50
California 2,370