Drafters, All Other Salary — College Station, Texas

The average Drafters, All Other in College Station, Texas earns $54,780 a year.

$54,780 / year, mean
↓ 21.4% below national average 44th percentile in Texas

College Station sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Texas — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's noticeably below the national average for drafters, all other, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
30
Estimate confidence
RSE 4.2%
Cost of living 91 #154 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $310,961 #96 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $59,691 #167 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: College Station ranks #154 for cost of living and #96 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $91,260 San Francisco $88,560 New York $87,900 Fresno $79,560 Sacramento $78,450 Seattle $78,040 Detroit $77,930 Grand Rapids $76,360 San Diego $76,320 Los Angeles $75,600 Oxnard $74,150 Modesto $72,500 Stockton $69,870 Portland $68,810 Riverside $68,760 Virginia Beach $68,480 Syracuse $68,460 Olympia $68,420 Richmond $68,370 Austin $66,690 Rochester $65,820 Sarasota $65,780 Buffalo $65,330 Philadelphia $65,280 Jacksonville $65,160 Chicago $64,890 Dallas $64,170 Orlando $63,930 Miami $63,920 Houston $63,200 Longview $62,760 Tampa $62,430 Baltimore $61,140 Salem $58,360 San Antonio $58,020 Lancaster $56,930 Eugene $55,510 College Station $54,780 Lubbock $53,470 El Paso $52,930 Bakersfield $52,800 Tyler $50,810
CityMean salaryvs. College Station
Austin, Texas$66,690+21.7%
Bakersfield, California$52,800-3.6%
Baltimore, Maryland$61,140+11.6%
Buffalo, New York$65,330+19.3%
Chicago, Illinois$64,890+18.5%
Dallas, Texas$64,170+17.1%
Detroit, Michigan$77,930+42.3%
El Paso, Texas$52,930-3.4%
Eugene, Oregon$55,510+1.3%
Fresno, California$79,560+45.2%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$76,360+39.4%
Houston, Texas$63,200+15.4%
Jacksonville, Florida$65,160+18.9%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$56,930+3.9%
Longview, Texas$62,760+14.6%
Los Angeles, California$75,600+38.0%
Lubbock, Texas$53,470-2.4%
Miami, Florida$63,920+16.7%
Modesto, California$72,500+32.3%
New York, New York$87,900+60.5%
Sarasota, Florida$65,780+20.1%
Olympia, Washington$68,420+24.9%
Orlando, Florida$63,930+16.7%
Oxnard, California$74,150+35.4%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$65,280+19.2%
Portland, Oregon$68,810+25.6%
Richmond, Virginia$68,370+24.8%
Riverside, California$68,760+25.5%
Rochester, New York$65,820+20.2%
Sacramento, California$78,450+43.2%
Salem, Oregon$58,360+6.5%
San Antonio, Texas$58,020+5.9%
San Diego, California$76,320+39.3%
San Francisco, California$88,560+61.7%
San Jose, California$91,260+66.6%
Seattle, Washington$78,040+42.5%
Stockton, California$69,870+27.5%
Syracuse, New York$68,460+25.0%
Tampa, Florida$62,430+14.0%
Tyler, Texas$50,810-7.2%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$68,480+25.0%
Gross salary
54,780/yr
Estimated take-home
46,196/yr
Est. total withheld
15.7%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 17-3019 SOC code
Official area College Station-Bryan, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 17780 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Bryan
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Texas

Population (metro area)
273,280