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Mechanical Drafters Salary by City
Mechanical Drafters Salary by City (2026)
190 metro areas · National average: $71,918 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Mechanical Drafters salaries across 190 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
San Jose, CA $118,130
$111,820
$66,370
$185,570
Boulder, CO $100,040
$86,500
$58,580
$157,430
Albuquerque, NM $98,210
$81,760
$52,700
$139,390
Seattle, WA $98,150
$88,540
$58,690
$153,020
San Francisco, CA $96,890
$94,180
$64,230
$128,060
Austin, TX $94,920
$81,180
$52,190
$171,200
Houston, TX $94,290
$84,640
$52,330
$163,580
Charleston, SC $89,660
$84,550
$57,730
$128,900
San Diego, CA $88,590
$83,840
$59,280
$135,570
Reno, NV $87,090
$85,230
$59,070
$124,110
Denver, CO $87,030
$85,050
$59,480
$116,580
Atlanta, GA $86,720
$84,050
$52,700
$122,970
Portland, OR $85,690
$81,160
$52,590
$131,450
Bakersfield, CA $84,880
$84,790
$57,330
$114,180
Fort Collins, CO $84,830
$86,230
$70,190
$110,710
Houma, LA $84,630
$77,950
$48,060
$134,350
Flint, MI $84,450
$77,440
$54,730
$128,300
Santa Rosa, CA $83,660
$81,180
$55,040
$115,110
Los Angeles, CA $83,330
$79,010
$50,160
$120,680
New York, NY $83,260
$78,190
$56,020
$120,620
Wichita, KS $82,830
$80,520
$50,790
$113,750
Washington, DC $82,730
$77,740
$56,720
$129,580
Baltimore, MD $82,580
$81,710
$50,410
$113,090
Midland, TX $82,360
$82,880
$52,000
$123,220
Sacramento, CA $82,360
$78,200
$55,030
$111,390
Davenport, IA $82,260
$83,250
$58,820
$109,160
Trenton, NJ $81,720
$78,330
$51,580
$101,700
Detroit, MI $81,280
$79,060
$51,220
$112,730
Greenville, SC $80,960
$71,700
$51,240
$124,940
Hartford, CT $80,950
$83,310
$61,190
$104,690
New Orleans, LA $80,910
$79,560
$44,180
$122,200
Idaho Falls, ID $80,830
$83,960
$52,220
$101,140
Des Moines, IA $80,280
$81,490
$50,970
$97,150
Las Vegas, NV $80,190
$78,280
$36,690
$118,770
Fond du Lac, WI $79,840
$78,800
$59,680
$102,560
Saginaw, MI $79,650
$76,490
$62,230
$113,150
Kansas City, MO $79,380
$77,070
$49,720
$117,030
Sheboygan, WI $79,290
$73,920
$55,210
$104,220
Niles, MI $79,080
$80,280
$58,420
$98,990
Vallejo, CA $78,870
$69,900
$54,480
$106,810
South Bend, IN $78,610
$73,980
$52,600
$113,930
Santa Maria, CA $78,430
$76,960
$49,720
$103,310
Gulfport, MS $78,280
$76,430
$45,960
$122,880
Philadelphia, PA $78,120
$73,760
$47,110
$113,100
New Haven, CT $77,980
$80,580
$43,830
$105,410
Boston, MA $77,680
$77,220
$48,860
$104,860
Tucson, AZ $77,650
$69,000
$51,390
$106,990
Grand Rapids, MI $77,200
$74,070
$48,930
$119,640
Ann Arbor, MI $76,960
$81,380
$52,750
$102,320
Chicago, IL $76,710
$74,590
$50,410
$105,370
Columbus, IN $76,580
$67,380
$50,080
$104,230
Racine, WI $76,500
$70,710
$46,110
$117,590
Minneapolis, MN $76,060
$73,980
$56,830
$98,800
Stockton, CA $75,800
$74,120
$48,290
$112,940
Oxnard, CA $75,780
$72,350
$43,860
$107,870
Kalamazoo, MI $75,740
$71,550
$43,660
$119,900
Port St. Lucie, FL $75,740
$63,940
$46,060
$111,840
Tampa, FL $75,690
$71,200
$46,360
$123,600
Lafayette, IN $75,540
$67,430
$48,380
$120,110
Omaha, NE $75,390
$65,750
$53,820
$102,530
Phoenix, AZ $75,240
$80,270
$44,520
$102,900
Burlington, VT $75,160
$81,840
$52,410
$103,140
Oklahoma City, OK $75,110
$67,610
$47,220
$109,760
St. Louis, MO $75,070
$71,630
$49,160
$104,310
Corpus Christi, TX $75,050
$56,240
$43,910
$150,980
Harrisburg, PA $74,840
$70,270
$49,740
$96,410
Waco, TX $74,810
$72,740
$50,660
$98,130
Cincinnati, OH $74,800
$70,800
$50,170
$100,780
Orlando, FL $74,370
$71,440
$41,600
$111,250
Albany, NY $73,970
$67,750
$52,700
$102,580
Tulsa, OK $73,960
$70,650
$48,000
$93,730
Baton Rouge, LA $73,950
$64,660
$33,040
$123,510
Elizabethtown, KY $73,790
$67,010
$61,470
$109,250
Dallas, TX $73,600
$72,060
$49,260
$99,210
Rockford, IL $73,470
$65,860
$52,530
$98,610
Bellingham, WA $73,410
$70,020
$52,640
$102,040
Kiryas Joel, NY $73,380
$63,230
$49,920
$114,140
Riverside, CA $73,320
$70,410
$45,870
$103,600
Columbus, OH $73,280
$74,940
$49,150
$97,670
Spartanburg, SC $73,130
$64,830
$50,850
$126,170
Ogden, UT $73,080
$69,520
$52,000
$100,910
Allentown, PA $73,000
$69,850
$48,930
$96,860
Pensacola, FL $72,880
$65,590
$36,690
$107,210
Huntsville, AL $72,870
$68,830
$44,140
$129,520
Modesto, CA $72,810
$69,080
$49,160
$109,110
Providence, RI $72,460
$72,580
$49,460
$94,110
Palm Bay, FL $72,270
$69,200
$45,400
$101,680
North Port, FL $72,250
$67,900
$46,620
$113,170
Pittsburgh, PA $72,130
$68,790
$48,300
$91,090
Cape Coral, FL $72,060
$68,480
$43,840
$111,480
San Antonio, TX $71,900
$66,620
$48,100
$105,040
Salt Lake City, UT $71,270
$72,150
$47,820
$94,070
Salem, OR $70,710
$63,600
$50,610
$102,110
Fresno, CA $70,670
$69,330
$47,720
$95,730
Kennewick, WA $70,520
$67,900
$48,420
$98,500
Longview, TX $70,370
$71,840
$49,560
$89,710
Lafayette, LA $70,290
$62,020
$36,770
$94,310
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $70,290
$66,660
$47,310
$96,560
Terre Haute, IN $70,220
$66,800
$50,070
$86,180
Toledo, OH $69,990
$64,670
$46,920
$97,600
Richmond, VA $69,870
$71,070
$49,670
$89,760
Appleton, WI $69,850
$64,240
$49,740
$91,920
Lexington, KY $69,640
$65,110
$46,810
$94,320
Rochester, NY $69,620
$67,770
$49,670
$94,370
York, PA $69,530
$65,210
$48,900
$89,490
Beaumont, TX $69,440
$64,680
$47,850
$94,590
Clarksville, TN $69,430
$66,050
$50,610
$94,200
Milwaukee, WI $69,220
$64,760
$50,280
$93,950
Reading, PA $69,210
$64,310
$52,630
$88,460
Buffalo, NY $68,960
$64,270
$48,730
$92,790
Lansing, MI $68,830
$63,970
$47,290
$96,520
Syracuse, NY $68,680
$64,570
$51,170
$93,230
Indianapolis, IN $68,620
$65,410
$46,920
$90,060
Cleveland, OH $68,430
$65,470
$47,630
$92,000
Canton, OH $68,240
$63,870
$49,920
$91,840
Akron, OH $68,170
$65,140
$47,830
$93,450
Amarillo, TX $68,110
$59,920
$47,270
$98,950
Fayetteville, AR $67,890
$67,510
$57,040
$79,260
Fargo, ND $67,880
$71,860
$49,110
$84,070
Dayton, OH $67,860
$64,800
$46,910
$91,160
Nashville, TN $67,770
$63,950
$45,890
$88,960
St. Cloud, MN $67,720
$65,640
$48,880
$88,020
Charlotte, NC $67,530
$63,500
$45,700
$89,590
Virginia Beach, VA $67,490
$69,590
$44,320
$95,270
Lancaster, PA $67,480
$63,480
$48,800
$84,350
Mankato, MN $67,440
$66,960
$51,840
$79,180
Durham, NC $67,430
$64,750
$49,790
$85,210
Glens Falls, NY $67,360
$65,210
$52,550
$86,260
Jacksonville, FL $67,270
$60,580
$36,810
$111,080
Deltona, FL $67,150
$67,400
$37,170
$107,970
Worcester, MA $67,090
$64,870
$44,400
$101,360
Bremerton, WA $66,840
$59,770
$50,480
$94,620
Waterbury, CT $66,570
$67,380
$38,990
$99,620
Cedar Rapids, IA $66,340
$66,570
$46,810
$86,360
Elkhart, IN $66,000
$61,030
$47,530
$86,620
Augusta, GA $65,940
$65,310
$48,440
$81,790
Bridgeport, CT $65,940
$64,230
$39,920
$97,910
Knoxville, TN $65,930
$60,080
$45,560
$93,800
Madison, WI $65,910
$59,350
$48,770
$87,930
Roanoke, VA $65,780
$64,690
$48,600
$79,970
Oshkosh, WI $65,710
$62,900
$49,780
$90,700
Lakeland, FL $65,620
$63,700
$40,410
$90,140
Duluth, MN $65,590
$64,560
$48,580
$81,430
Columbia, SC $65,280
$62,920
$35,090
$92,350
Springfield, MA $65,160
$61,370
$43,860
$94,050
Raleigh, NC $64,980
$62,240
$49,410
$86,280
Harrisonburg, VA $64,780
$64,660
$43,510
$84,740
Mount Vernon, WA $64,750
$60,210
$52,530
$86,390
Asheville, NC $64,710
$60,820
$48,400
$87,150
Provo, UT $64,530
$64,240
$45,620
$83,500
Ocala, FL $63,910
$65,790
$47,190
$78,100
Lynchburg, VA $63,900
$58,760
$42,580
$89,880
El Paso, TX $63,850
$60,670
$44,040
$88,670
Florence, SC $63,600
$57,930
$57,930
$76,370
Eugene, OR $63,590
$56,270
$47,300
$87,730
Evansville, IN $63,230
$59,630
$39,750
$90,780
Spokane, WA $63,220
$61,340
$47,860
$83,720
Chattanooga, TN $63,030
$59,490
$41,120
$95,760
Longview, WA $62,990
$62,030
$41,940
$84,300
Green Bay, WI $62,750
$59,860
$49,110
$85,420
Eau Claire, WI $62,690
$59,750
$44,910
$80,340
Utica, NY $62,510
$59,320
$44,700
$90,290
Scranton, PA $62,410
$59,950
$48,320
$82,320
La Crosse, WI $62,390
$62,110
$41,820
$79,230
Memphis, TN $62,200
$60,620
$38,300
$91,090
Boise City, ID $61,980
$63,900
$43,860
$90,490
Fort Wayne, IN $61,620
$59,480
$40,660
$83,930
Erie, PA $61,580
$61,760
$45,870
$77,910
Janesville, WI $61,520
$62,550
$50,620
$82,790
Greensboro, NC $61,480
$60,820
$39,880
$81,960
Youngstown, OH $61,290
$57,710
$41,600
$94,210
Norwich, CT $61,240
$66,870
$44,810
$72,810
Little Rock, AR $61,160
$59,890
$47,270
$75,170
Springfield, MO $60,890
$62,620
$46,330
$76,380
Lincoln, NE $60,280
$57,190
$46,640
$83,210
Montgomery, AL $60,230
$60,770
$30,740
$86,470
Hickory, NC $60,010
$58,390
$40,070
$86,690
Wausau, WI $59,960
$59,080
$46,170
$75,630
Manchester, NH $59,470
$59,100
$33,660
$89,140
Charleston, WV $58,810
$57,630
$49,080
$72,370
Joplin, MO $58,650
$58,650
$43,110
$79,810
Kenosha, WI $58,340
$58,250
$32,620
$79,020
Winston, NC $58,310
$53,780
$45,500
$75,710
Panama City, FL $58,270
$52,610
$40,130
$77,560
Huntington, WV $57,880
$52,340
$44,740
$73,320
Miami, FL $55,940
$40,910
$38,990
$99,980
Birmingham, AL $55,430
$50,220
$32,990
$78,840
Jackson, TN $54,910
$49,240
$38,500
$64,360
Mobile, AL $50,630
$45,100
$34,950
$68,390
San Juan, PR $47,770
$49,310
$29,000
$62,030
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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