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Architectural and Civil Drafters Salary by City
Architectural and Civil Drafters Salary by City (2024)
295 metro areas · National average: $65,051 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Architectural and Civil Drafters salaries across 295 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Anchorage, AK $96,580
$103,710
$66,650
$148,570
San Jose, CA $93,640
$80,690
$59,780
$139,110
Slidell, LA $92,630
$77,540
$47,870
$149,000
Lake Charles, LA $90,070
$78,390
$45,570
$177,440
Baton Rouge, LA $85,320
$78,990
$46,900
$140,770
New Orleans, LA $84,630
$75,740
$46,250
$140,240
San Francisco, CA $84,520
$77,270
$62,490
$119,790
Napa, CA $84,100
$75,510
$60,730
$121,160
Denver, CO $83,580
$79,770
$58,570
$112,750
Oxnard, CA $83,100
$75,770
$55,900
$121,630
Kennewick, WA $81,040
$66,260
$43,640
$142,400
Salem, OR $80,390
$75,710
$51,440
$106,630
Washington, DC $80,280
$77,050
$55,640
$103,640
Rochester, MN $79,670
$78,160
$58,070
$105,900
San Diego, CA $79,100
$76,550
$58,060
$104,980
Los Angeles, CA $78,920
$74,620
$51,960
$106,160
Vallejo, CA $78,760
$75,580
$48,720
$121,390
Ithaca, NY $77,070
$70,260
$58,410
$103,300
Sacramento, CA $76,910
$73,230
$50,560
$105,190
Atlanta, GA $76,280
$73,330
$45,800
$115,360
Boulder, CO $76,210
$78,280
$54,000
$105,040
New York, NY $76,170
$74,760
$46,660
$103,670
Santa Rosa, CA $75,720
$76,790
$46,110
$101,050
Seattle, WA $75,690
$68,290
$58,680
$99,490
Las Vegas, NV $75,550
$71,460
$47,910
$110,240
Boston, MA $74,850
$77,040
$49,920
$99,110
Dalton, GA $74,770
$73,620
$37,530
$119,070
Providence, RI $74,740
$68,370
$50,500
$103,250
Fort Collins, CO $74,590
$72,600
$48,800
$103,090
Bellingham, WA $74,080
$65,790
$48,350
$114,680
San Luis Obispo, CA $73,390
$68,630
$46,400
$109,370
Minneapolis, MN $73,180
$69,790
$51,780
$99,630
Chico, CA $72,940
$68,630
$43,090
$112,620
Santa Cruz, CA $72,830
$64,310
$49,880
$105,060
Colorado Springs, CO $72,510
$72,320
$49,400
$98,470
Monroe, LA $72,500
$62,110
$42,690
$125,300
Corvallis, OR $72,470
$67,430
$49,210
$109,730
Portland, OR $72,370
$68,470
$48,350
$99,160
Knoxville, TN $72,040
$70,270
$46,230
$100,970
Reno, NV $71,930
$65,390
$39,120
$95,980
Baltimore, MD $71,790
$69,200
$49,810
$97,820
Madison, WI $71,790
$65,510
$49,350
$99,660
Helena, MT $71,650
$74,950
$52,940
$86,210
Gainesville, GA $71,570
$62,270
$37,210
$122,910
Hickory, NC $71,570
$74,540
$42,540
$101,150
Salinas, CA $71,540
$64,690
$45,100
$104,290
Fond du Lac, WI $71,490
$64,100
$47,350
$95,300
Savannah, GA $71,250
$63,340
$45,670
$100,460
Greeley, CO $71,170
$65,140
$45,440
$95,340
Portland, ME $71,070
$76,370
$56,550
$86,970
Austin, TX $71,020
$63,730
$46,070
$102,970
Stockton, CA $70,920
$69,900
$45,700
$100,070
Nashville, TN $70,890
$67,520
$46,650
$96,720
Merced, CA $70,650
$63,600
$45,670
$90,310
Santa Maria, CA $70,570
$64,470
$48,770
$96,370
Redding, CA $70,390
$63,400
$47,950
$97,330
Riverside, CA $70,370
$64,850
$45,690
$100,890
Raleigh, NC $70,060
$66,410
$47,320
$96,140
Springfield, IL $70,060
$67,020
$57,330
$94,960
Philadelphia, PA $70,010
$65,300
$47,310
$97,550
Indianapolis, IN $69,960
$67,160
$42,540
$99,340
Greenville, NC $69,890
$68,230
$50,430
$93,580
Houma, LA $69,800
$61,820
$38,890
$128,970
Trenton, NJ $69,780
$67,950
$47,810
$96,860
Milwaukee, WI $69,760
$62,150
$47,840
$98,350
Beaumont, TX $69,720
$67,450
$43,830
$99,760
Tulsa, OK $69,700
$65,660
$47,160
$91,570
Albany, NY $69,660
$63,900
$46,940
$99,610
Mount Vernon, WA $69,660
$59,340
$54,830
$94,900
Tucson, AZ $69,600
$71,510
$46,600
$91,570
Burlington, VT $69,550
$73,990
$45,870
$83,380
Reading, PA $69,060
$66,770
$47,970
$96,990
Bismarck, ND $68,920
$71,950
$50,420
$90,750
Kansas City, MO $68,800
$64,180
$49,400
$99,850
Billings, MT $68,640
$63,190
$51,500
$85,870
Cincinnati, OH $68,640
$62,480
$42,640
$97,900
Bend, OR $68,480
$64,430
$53,180
$95,420
Bremerton, WA $68,470
$61,490
$47,210
$96,870
Kiryas Joel, NY $68,320
$63,660
$46,870
$95,350
Richmond, VA $68,320
$63,080
$47,410
$93,680
Allentown, PA $68,170
$63,040
$44,720
$97,500
Altoona, PA $68,110
$66,400
$41,940
$95,060
Appleton, WI $68,100
$63,640
$46,800
$96,990
Ogden, UT $68,060
$62,480
$47,000
$99,640
Durham, NC $68,020
$62,820
$42,650
$96,310
Oklahoma City, OK $67,880
$63,050
$43,340
$104,190
Kahului, HI $67,860
$68,820
$49,520
$82,680
Bozeman, MT $67,840
$67,380
$44,530
$89,390
Grand Forks, ND $67,830
$66,110
$49,460
$92,330
Syracuse, NY $67,820
$61,750
$46,060
$100,700
Charleston, WV $67,800
$66,260
$42,030
$92,770
Fargo, ND $67,770
$65,990
$50,730
$84,450
Harrisburg, PA $67,770
$63,800
$46,860
$95,280
Topeka, KS $67,690
$60,060
$46,040
$86,500
Duluth, MN $67,650
$63,480
$48,130
$89,900
Huntington, WV $67,430
$62,060
$40,490
$91,300
Houston, TX $67,230
$60,880
$38,050
$100,900
St. Louis, MO $67,220
$62,290
$47,160
$89,950
Bakersfield, CA $67,200
$63,060
$42,770
$94,500
Charlotte, NC $67,160
$63,870
$42,010
$95,400
Coeur d'Alene, ID $67,160
$60,300
$40,780
$100,580
Olympia, WA $67,080
$61,840
$50,320
$96,510
Salt Lake City, UT $67,040
$64,030
$47,840
$94,600
Longview, TX $66,980
$62,740
$36,510
$106,650
Pittsburgh, PA $66,910
$62,020
$45,910
$95,730
Modesto, CA $66,730
$61,410
$44,720
$98,110
Asheville, NC $66,580
$63,530
$44,920
$93,860
Springfield, MA $66,580
$65,370
$33,540
$97,060
Shreveport, LA $66,570
$59,560
$44,500
$94,410
Grand Junction, CO $66,470
$66,140
$46,800
$94,530
Omaha, NE $66,440
$62,530
$46,220
$94,190
Rochester, NY $66,420
$62,930
$45,640
$94,860
Augusta, GA $66,360
$60,400
$41,280
$94,360
Des Moines, IA $66,270
$64,600
$45,600
$91,290
Miami, FL $66,240
$63,780
$41,600
$92,440
Bridgeport, CT $66,190
$71,830
$38,950
$83,200
Jefferson City, MO $66,120
$63,840
$39,690
$89,880
Midland, TX $66,020
$58,990
$44,740
$101,570
Dallas, TX $65,950
$63,020
$39,020
$90,710
Greenville, SC $65,920
$63,260
$40,430
$95,160
Warner Robins, GA $65,890
$63,310
$43,740
$89,000
Visalia, CA $65,850
$66,630
$43,690
$88,290
Cheyenne, WY $65,710
$67,640
$49,210
$78,070
Phoenix, AZ $65,530
$62,700
$44,300
$96,050
Rocky Mount, NC $65,430
$61,990
$31,520
$103,910
York, PA $65,430
$61,420
$45,330
$92,860
Pittsfield, MA $65,410
$62,240
$33,620
$97,170
Urban Honolulu, HI $65,410
$64,180
$48,110
$87,460
Oshkosh, WI $65,360
$61,300
$46,440
$95,360
Missoula, MT $65,340
$64,830
$49,540
$77,910
Bangor, ME $65,280
$65,230
$43,370
$83,100
Mankato, MN $65,280
$66,130
$53,880
$81,860
Manchester, NH $65,270
$62,040
$47,680
$94,810
Boise City, ID $65,240
$60,100
$46,920
$84,460
Akron, OH $65,190
$61,340
$41,850
$91,870
Scranton, PA $65,190
$63,130
$44,480
$85,810
Dubuque, IA $65,170
$63,640
$47,150
$90,050
Spartanburg, SC $65,140
$61,410
$45,210
$89,190
Hartford, CT $65,060
$70,390
$37,820
$80,330
Janesville, WI $64,950
$57,590
$46,210
$95,960
Buffalo, NY $64,940
$60,750
$41,910
$95,570
Columbia, SC $64,940
$61,340
$46,420
$89,430
New Haven, CT $64,920
$64,490
$47,690
$87,380
Fresno, CA $64,750
$60,810
$40,430
$94,010
Killeen, TX $64,730
$61,340
$38,110
$89,300
Memphis, TN $64,610
$63,270
$39,480
$85,820
Lancaster, PA $64,570
$60,630
$45,330
$88,540
Dover, DE $64,530
$65,510
$44,920
$83,800
Orlando, FL $64,500
$62,080
$42,070
$92,480
Abilene, TX $64,480
$61,480
$39,880
$105,350
Kalamazoo, MI $64,480
$57,690
$37,030
$99,150
Rockford, IL $64,430
$64,180
$45,760
$82,530
St. Cloud, MN $64,390
$61,460
$49,910
$77,950
Worcester, MA $64,340
$64,820
$31,620
$86,370
Charleston, SC $64,220
$65,560
$45,290
$81,220
Cedar Rapids, IA $64,200
$63,710
$43,780
$93,470
Corpus Christi, TX $64,150
$60,830
$38,350
$92,580
Barnstable Town, MA $64,100
$62,550
$35,680
$94,940
Virginia Beach, VA $64,020
$61,480
$41,120
$90,590
Odessa, TX $63,910
$60,650
$42,590
$95,000
Green Bay, WI $63,850
$60,920
$46,290
$91,410
Fort Smith, AR $63,810
$54,900
$40,190
$98,610
Greensboro, NC $63,750
$62,400
$38,450
$90,920
Columbus, OH $63,700
$60,790
$37,950
$91,270
Toledo, OH $63,690
$59,930
$46,630
$89,550
Brunswick, GA $63,530
$60,560
$33,170
$95,350
College Station, TX $63,530
$59,890
$36,420
$97,550
Naples, FL $63,520
$63,130
$45,780
$83,710
Jacksonville, FL $63,440
$61,590
$44,120
$88,770
Detroit, MI $63,430
$60,800
$40,380
$92,620
Medford, OR $63,430
$62,420
$45,460
$85,530
Athens, GA $63,420
$61,510
$44,870
$78,840
Lafayette, LA $63,420
$58,130
$43,680
$91,040
Tampa, FL $63,410
$62,140
$35,940
$84,740
Eugene, OR $63,340
$61,950
$48,800
$76,000
Dayton, OH $63,160
$60,820
$46,010
$80,470
Hilton Head Island, SC $63,140
$59,840
$47,020
$83,010
Wildwood, FL $63,060
$56,830
$45,560
$92,500
Fayetteville, AR $63,040
$61,190
$40,800
$79,310
La Crosse, WI $63,010
$59,840
$51,180
$74,760
Amherst Town, MA $63,000
$64,180
$34,270
$80,470
State College, PA $62,980
$60,690
$43,860
$78,680
San Antonio, TX $62,830
$59,790
$40,430
$88,570
St. George, UT $62,680
$62,170
$44,090
$93,160
Macon, GA $62,670
$62,120
$39,610
$76,220
Waco, TX $62,570
$59,420
$37,850
$95,270
Cleveland, OH $62,520
$60,540
$38,440
$86,060
Lincoln, NE $62,490
$59,370
$46,050
$91,760
Wilmington, NC $62,450
$61,990
$43,120
$87,350
Davenport, IA $62,430
$60,770
$46,920
$84,860
Blacksburg, VA $62,040
$60,620
$44,350
$82,910
Fayetteville, NC $62,010
$59,860
$42,320
$87,730
Eau Claire, WI $61,900
$59,360
$47,280
$78,350
Lansing, MI $61,850
$60,930
$41,280
$82,070
Waterbury, CT $61,780
$57,560
$37,290
$87,460
Provo, UT $61,730
$55,680
$36,080
$99,890
Wausau, WI $61,710
$59,150
$47,480
$84,590
Sioux City, IA $61,640
$60,640
$47,260
$80,280
Chicago, IL $61,270
$56,150
$43,410
$86,490
Charlottesville, VA $61,150
$62,880
$42,030
$74,450
Peoria, IL $61,100
$56,580
$42,960
$81,460
Pocatello, ID $61,060
$55,320
$40,090
$83,320
Chambersburg, PA $61,040
$62,220
$37,440
$74,680
Tyler, TX $61,000
$60,200
$37,010
$87,670
Atlantic City, NJ $60,860
$61,030
$36,580
$83,040
Elkhart, IN $60,760
$58,950
$38,230
$81,950
Yuma, AZ $60,600
$59,170
$45,890
$79,350
Cape Coral, FL $60,490
$60,690
$38,180
$79,590
Port St. Lucie, FL $60,460
$59,270
$39,880
$80,720
Lakeland, FL $60,360
$59,590
$35,810
$86,390
Pueblo, CO $60,360
$58,790
$37,940
$94,120
Lawrence, KS $60,260
$59,800
$46,580
$71,110
Muskegon, MI $60,230
$56,290
$37,440
$94,080
Punta Gorda, FL $60,210
$61,870
$38,210
$79,650
Kingsport, TN $60,080
$60,600
$34,950
$80,550
Grand Rapids, MI $60,070
$58,360
$43,680
$80,300
Johnson City, TN $60,070
$61,160
$49,090
$76,870
Fort Wayne, IN $59,990
$59,240
$39,440
$86,810
Spokane, WA $59,880
$60,310
$47,900
$76,680
Winston, NC $59,840
$61,350
$37,270
$82,990
Little Rock, AR $59,690
$58,020
$43,110
$76,120
Ann Arbor, MI $59,650
$57,090
$40,110
$79,510
Deltona, FL $59,640
$60,360
$36,420
$83,200
Palm Bay, FL $59,600
$60,380
$32,010
$91,290
Santa Fe, NM $59,520
$60,360
$30,730
$81,640
Gainesville, FL $59,250
$59,670
$35,830
$85,860
Lebanon, PA $59,220
$57,070
$29,690
$93,600
Canton, OH $59,150
$58,560
$45,230
$74,480
Albuquerque, NM $59,130
$59,050
$34,690
$82,930
Chattanooga, TN $59,010
$47,960
$39,240
$88,490
Erie, PA $58,960
$56,160
$35,850
$82,630
Lexington, KY $58,960
$54,080
$43,580
$78,600
Paducah, KY $58,870
$55,990
$36,990
$89,990
Bowling Green, KY $58,860
$51,480
$40,380
$94,850
Williamsport, PA $58,820
$59,130
$43,280
$78,970
Morgantown, WV $58,730
$59,580
$31,600
$91,450
Columbus, GA $58,670
$60,300
$36,920
$79,240
Sioux Falls, SD $58,670
$58,790
$45,870
$76,340
Springfield, MO $58,510
$57,310
$33,560
$79,440
Lynchburg, VA $58,500
$57,480
$35,220
$87,470
Lake Havasu City, AZ $58,480
$58,440
$38,510
$89,780
Columbia, MO $58,420
$56,440
$35,940
$75,020
Iowa City, IA $58,260
$58,380
$38,990
$79,860
Crestview, FL $58,100
$59,380
$35,700
$81,260
Pensacola, FL $58,100
$59,650
$36,930
$75,020
Birmingham, AL $58,080
$58,260
$35,510
$78,800
Sherman, TX $57,990
$58,810
$37,820
$77,470
Roanoke, VA $57,940
$57,950
$38,580
$81,300
Joplin, MO $57,900
$58,400
$38,530
$78,410
Huntsville, AL $57,870
$56,910
$40,950
$78,570
Terre Haute, IN $57,780
$62,290
$35,260
$83,170
Wichita, KS $57,740
$57,730
$42,440
$73,750
Champaign, IL $57,710
$56,920
$43,230
$80,970
Waterloo, IA $57,700
$60,640
$40,800
$78,180
Johnstown, PA $57,670
$51,330
$41,100
$79,710
Myrtle Beach, SC $57,550
$58,370
$39,590
$79,990
Rapid City, SD $57,510
$57,560
$47,300
$73,840
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $57,440
$55,360
$27,200
$81,610
Amarillo, TX $56,950
$56,310
$39,480
$76,860
Mobile, AL $56,930
$55,690
$38,600
$75,920
Clarksville, TN $56,860
$50,430
$41,960
$75,460
Albany, GA $56,830
$51,570
$31,220
$80,970
Valdosta, GA $56,740
$52,430
$37,620
$74,990
Jackson, MS $56,480
$53,910
$34,360
$75,230
Bloomington, IN $56,340
$51,450
$39,340
$77,830
Flint, MI $56,310
$56,160
$42,930
$70,980
Montgomery, AL $56,240
$51,400
$43,500
$70,610
Evansville, IN $56,210
$52,130
$38,770
$82,530
Winchester, VA $56,160
$52,520
$41,120
$78,510
Lubbock, TX $56,150
$55,450
$34,400
$74,760
Panama City, FL $56,050
$54,830
$35,780
$78,620
Prescott Valley, AZ $55,970
$52,780
$37,440
$80,730
South Bend, IN $55,920
$55,050
$38,280
$74,260
Ocala, FL $55,600
$56,400
$33,870
$77,400
Daphne, AL $55,410
$56,220
$39,200
$71,770
Idaho Falls, ID $55,390
$48,460
$33,630
$80,810
North Port, FL $55,390
$54,450
$27,430
$80,940
McAllen, TX $54,960
$49,550
$36,880
$78,450
Tallahassee, FL $54,890
$56,390
$38,740
$75,290
Sebastian, FL $54,770
$55,220
$28,390
$71,980
Las Cruces, NM $54,690
$55,330
$34,950
$72,510
Florence, AL $54,670
$52,500
$31,520
$73,070
Jacksonville, NC $54,510
$47,920
$35,220
$76,330
Traverse City, MI $54,410
$48,350
$37,090
$75,850
Youngstown, OH $54,360
$56,880
$31,330
$71,670
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,340
$52,610
$37,820
$70,180
Flagstaff, AZ $54,080
$53,870
$31,000
$84,230
El Paso, TX $53,370
$47,880
$30,880
$82,900
Lafayette, IN $53,020
$49,360
$36,740
$70,000
Auburn, AL $53,000
$55,920
$32,250
$75,000
Twin Falls, ID $52,950
$48,190
$37,220
$74,240
Dothan, AL $52,350
$48,350
$36,910
$74,690
Bay City, MI $50,630
$40,990
$38,310
$71,830
Brownsville, TX $49,870
$48,590
$36,760
$67,520
San Juan, PR $35,700
$37,440
$23,520
$50,090
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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