Electrical and Electronics Drafters Salary — Richmond, Virginia

The average Electrical and Electronics Drafters in Richmond, Virginia earns $66,170 a year.

$66,170 / year, mean
↓ 20.3% below national average 100th percentile in Virginia

Richmond sits at the very top of the range for this role in Virginia — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's noticeably below the national average for electrical and electronics drafters, 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 reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Virginia

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
40
Estimate confidence
RSE 9.6%
Cost of living 98 #76 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1524 #67 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $397,705 #53 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $84,405 #39 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Richmond ranks #76 for cost of living and #53 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 $124,170 San Francisco $93,020 Seattle $89,960 Scranton $87,000 Rochester $86,790 Sacramento $86,050 New York $85,590 Dallas $84,740 Austin $84,630 Los Angeles $84,070 Houston $82,720 Allentown $82,480 Oxnard $82,480 Portland $82,340 San Diego $82,160 Indianapolis $81,760 Albany $80,770 Bakersfield $80,400 Detroit $79,900 Chicago $78,430 Santa Maria $78,060 Philadelphia $77,400 Syracuse $75,930 Orlando $75,020 San Antonio $74,970 Louisville $74,550 Harrisburg $74,260 Pittsburgh $72,870 Palm Bay $72,720 Visalia $72,470 Jacksonville $72,310 Baltimore $72,280 Grand Rapids $71,650 Riverside $71,300 Tampa $70,620 Spokane $70,410 Fresno $68,460 Miami $66,870 Richmond $66,170 Virginia Beach $62,000
CityMean salaryvs. Richmond
Albany, New York$80,770+22.1%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$82,480+24.6%
Austin, Texas$84,630+27.9%
Bakersfield, California$80,400+21.5%
Baltimore, Maryland$72,280+9.2%
Chicago, Illinois$78,430+18.5%
Dallas, Texas$84,740+28.1%
Detroit, Michigan$79,900+20.7%
Fresno, California$68,460+3.5%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$71,650+8.3%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$74,260+12.2%
Houston, Texas$82,720+25.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$81,760+23.6%
Jacksonville, Florida$72,310+9.3%
Los Angeles, California$84,070+27.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$74,550+12.7%
Miami, Florida$66,870+1.1%
New York, New York$85,590+29.3%
Orlando, Florida$75,020+13.4%
Oxnard, California$82,480+24.6%
Palm Bay, Florida$72,720+9.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$77,400+17.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$72,870+10.1%
Portland, Oregon$82,340+24.4%
Riverside, California$71,300+7.8%
Rochester, New York$86,790+31.2%
Sacramento, California$86,050+30.0%
San Antonio, Texas$74,970+13.3%
San Diego, California$82,160+24.2%
San Francisco, California$93,020+40.6%
San Jose, California$124,170+87.7%
Santa Maria, California$78,060+18.0%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$87,000+31.5%
Seattle, Washington$89,960+36.0%
Spokane, Washington$70,410+6.4%
Syracuse, New York$75,930+14.7%
Tampa, Florida$70,620+6.7%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$62,000-6.3%
Visalia, California$72,470+9.5%
Gross salary
66,170/yr
Estimated take-home
52,357/yr
Est. total withheld
20.9%

Single filer, federal + Virginia state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. 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 17-3012 SOC code
Official area Richmond, VA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 40060 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: va_tax_verificado 2025
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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Population (metro area)
1,327,321