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Top 15 cities for mechanical drafters by average salary
| Boulder, CO | $109,830 |
|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM | $104,030 |
| San Jose, CA | $101,310 |
| San Francisco, CA | $98,950 |
| Seattle, WA | $98,470 |
| Denver, CO | $94,930 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $92,970 |
| Beaumont, TX | $91,660 |
| San Diego, CA | $90,030 |
| Midland, TX | $88,440 |
| New York, NY | $88,290 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $86,410 |
| Houston, TX | $86,110 |
| Trenton, NJ | $85,640 |
| New Orleans, LA | $84,980 |
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Mechanical Drafters salary by state
| State | Metros | Highest average | Lowest average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 3 | $109,830 | $92,970 |
| New Mexico | 1 | $104,030 | $104,030 |
| California | 13 | $101,310 | $73,330 |
| Washington | 5 | $98,470 | $63,270 |
| Texas | 9 | $91,660 | $60,680 |
| New York | 8 | $88,290 | $64,940 |
| New Jersey | 1 | $85,640 | $85,640 |
| Louisiana | 3 | $84,980 | $70,060 |
| South Carolina | 4 | $84,810 | $64,320 |
| Washington, D.C. | 1 | $84,320 | $84,320 |
| Oregon | 3 | $83,320 | $64,690 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | $81,460 | $69,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | $81,100 | $60,910 |
| Nevada | 2 | $80,960 | $73,730 |
| Mississippi | 1 | $80,760 | $80,760 |
| Georgia | 2 | $80,620 | $65,820 |
| Idaho | 2 | $80,540 | $70,230 |
| Maryland | 1 | $79,700 | $79,700 |
| Kansas | 1 | $79,670 | $79,670 |
| Alabama | 4 | $79,270 | $56,570 |
| Wisconsin | 13 | $79,230 | $60,140 |
| Michigan | 8 | $79,190 | $60,130 |
| Connecticut | 5 | $79,040 | $65,060 |
| Iowa | 5 | $78,940 | $57,820 |
| Missouri | 4 | $78,610 | $63,200 |
| Minnesota | 4 | $77,920 | $60,450 |
| Ohio | 8 | $77,710 | $59,130 |
| Vermont | 1 | $77,310 | $77,310 |
| North Dakota | 2 | $75,940 | $73,760 |
| Illinois | 1 | $75,480 | $75,480 |
| Nebraska | 2 | $75,090 | $63,740 |
| Utah | 3 | $75,030 | $70,650 |
| Virginia | 4 | $74,650 | $63,620 |
| Kentucky | 3 | $74,350 | $69,680 |
| Florida | 11 | $74,060 | $60,890 |
| Arizona | 2 | $72,850 | $71,350 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $72,450 | $72,450 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | $70,900 | $66,790 |
| Indiana | 5 | $70,850 | $58,620 |
| North Carolina | 8 | $70,710 | $53,510 |
| Arkansas | 2 | $70,610 | $62,830 |
| Tennessee | 5 | $69,730 | $64,840 |
| Maine | 1 | $69,060 | $69,060 |
| West Virginia | 1 | $65,870 | $65,870 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $63,910 | $63,910 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $49,870 | $49,870 |
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Mechanical Drafters salary in every city we cover
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| Metro area | Average | Median | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder, CO | $109,830 | $102,710 | $52.80 | 60 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $104,030 | $94,140 | $50.02 | 50 |
| San Jose, CA | $101,310 | $97,450 | $48.71 | 240 |
| San Francisco, CA | $98,950 | $98,310 | $47.57 | 390 |
| Seattle, WA | $98,470 | $94,470 | $47.34 | 1,020 |
| Denver, CO | $94,930 | $90,160 | $45.64 | 380 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $92,970 | $87,860 | $44.70 | 30 |
| Beaumont, TX | $91,660 | $87,220 | $44.07 | 120 |
| San Diego, CA | $90,030 | $83,550 | $43.28 | 370 |
| Midland, TX | $88,440 | $86,100 | $42.52 | 40 |
| New York, NY | $88,290 | $84,070 | $42.45 | 1,180 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $86,410 | $80,780 | $41.54 | 1,480 |
| Houston, TX | $86,110 | $78,820 | $41.40 | 1,300 |
| Trenton, NJ | $85,640 | $80,970 | $41.17 | 50 |
| New Orleans, LA | $84,980 | $79,130 | $40.86 | 80 |
| Charleston, SC | $84,810 | $77,670 | $40.78 | 100 |
| Washington, DC | $84,320 | $76,600 | $40.54 | 190 |
| Portland, OR | $83,320 | $80,510 | $40.06 | 410 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $83,240 | $75,560 | $40.02 | 30 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $83,090 | $76,490 | $39.95 | 90 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $82,960 | $79,180 | $39.89 | 30 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $82,960 | $77,720 | $39.89 | 140 |
| Dallas, TX | $81,680 | $83,200 | $39.27 | 1,620 |
| Boston, MA | $81,460 | $78,210 | $39.16 | 410 |
| Sacramento, CA | $81,410 | $77,790 | $39.14 | 180 |
| Oxnard, CA | $81,300 | $78,990 | $39.09 | 90 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $81,100 | $74,100 | $38.99 | 730 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $80,990 | $76,520 | $38.94 | 40 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $80,960 | $75,830 | $38.92 | n/a |
| Gulfport, MS | $80,760 | $78,640 | $38.83 | 90 |
| Atlanta, GA | $80,620 | $75,360 | $38.76 | 500 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $80,540 | $86,420 | $38.72 | 60 |
| Stockton, CA | $80,270 | $76,170 | $38.59 | 40 |
| Greenville, SC | $79,780 | $66,170 | $38.36 | 180 |
| Baltimore, MD | $79,700 | $78,350 | $38.32 | 210 |
| Wichita, KS | $79,670 | $82,590 | $38.30 | 190 |
| Huntsville, AL | $79,270 | $78,250 | $38.11 | 90 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $79,230 | $75,240 | $38.09 | 50 |
| Detroit, MI | $79,190 | $75,050 | $38.07 | 970 |
| Hartford, CT | $79,040 | $78,790 | $38.00 | 130 |
| Davenport, IA | $78,940 | $80,550 | $37.95 | 50 |
| Kansas City, MO | $78,610 | $76,340 | $37.80 | 390 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $78,580 | $74,490 | $37.78 | 360 |
| Syracuse, NY | $78,350 | $75,510 | $37.67 | 130 |
| Austin, TX | $78,250 | $77,160 | $37.62 | 310 |
| Riverside, CA | $78,250 | $75,610 | $37.62 | 350 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $77,920 | $75,770 | $37.46 | 830 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $77,710 | $77,250 | $37.36 | 300 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $77,630 | $73,440 | $37.32 | 60 |
| Burlington, VT | $77,310 | $84,100 | $37.17 | 50 |
| Bellingham, WA | $77,300 | $73,680 | $37.16 | 80 |
| St. Louis, MO | $77,130 | $70,830 | $37.08 | 330 |
| San Antonio, TX | $76,280 | $78,110 | $36.67 | 190 |
| Niles, MI | $76,150 | $82,960 | $36.61 | 50 |
| Fargo, ND | $75,940 | $77,520 | $36.51 | 40 |
| Chicago, IL | $75,480 | $72,540 | $36.29 | 320 |
| Des Moines, IA | $75,100 | $75,510 | $36.11 | 160 |
| Albany, NY | $75,090 | $72,500 | $36.10 | 160 |
| Omaha, NE | $75,090 | $73,790 | $36.10 | 160 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $75,030 | $72,510 | $36.07 | 190 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $74,650 | $77,500 | $35.89 | 160 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $74,350 | $67,660 | $35.75 | 50 |
| Tampa, FL | $74,060 | $72,170 | $35.61 | 230 |
| Ogden, UT | $73,860 | $71,860 | $35.51 | 130 |
| Grand Forks, ND | $73,760 | $75,160 | $35.46 | 30 |
| Reno, NV | $73,730 | $63,180 | $35.45 | 70 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $73,540 | $68,960 | $35.36 | 80 |
| New Haven, CT | $73,540 | $72,970 | $35.36 | 60 |
| Miami, FL | $73,460 | $73,230 | $35.32 | 340 |
| Fresno, CA | $73,330 | $69,850 | $35.26 | 70 |
| Modesto, CA | $73,330 | $66,060 | $35.25 | 40 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $73,140 | $63,470 | $35.16 | 80 |
| Columbus, OH | $73,130 | $76,480 | $35.16 | 350 |
| Richmond, VA | $72,920 | $69,630 | $35.06 | 100 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $72,850 | $67,600 | $35.02 | 510 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $72,720 | $67,980 | $34.96 | 50 |
| Providence, RI | $72,450 | $69,990 | $34.83 | 160 |
| Buffalo, NY | $72,360 | $71,920 | $34.79 | 200 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $71,950 | $72,940 | $34.59 | 60 |
| Appleton, WI | $71,690 | $64,320 | $34.46 | 80 |
| Allentown, PA | $71,550 | $65,170 | $34.40 | 140 |
| Waterbury, CT | $71,530 | $66,710 | $34.39 | 60 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $71,490 | $68,880 | $34.37 | 90 |
| Tucson, AZ | $71,350 | $62,140 | $34.30 | 50 |
| Longview, TX | $71,330 | $71,790 | $34.29 | 60 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $71,310 | $69,550 | $34.28 | 540 |
| Tulsa, OK | $70,900 | $68,640 | $34.09 | 280 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $70,880 | $69,150 | $34.08 | 470 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $70,850 | $69,240 | $34.06 | 310 |
| Racine, WI | $70,770 | $67,750 | $34.02 | 40 |
| Fort Myers, FL | $70,710 | $63,790 | $33.99 | 40 |
| Durham, NC | $70,710 | $63,680 | $34.00 | 50 |
| Provo, UT | $70,650 | $66,090 | $33.96 | 70 |
| Fayetteville, AR | $70,610 | $67,850 | $33.95 | 50 |
| Jackson, MI | $70,370 | $68,760 | $33.83 | 30 |
| Boise, ID | $70,230 | $56,860 | $33.76 | 130 |
| Louisville, KY | $70,140 | $73,030 | $33.72 | 230 |
| Deltona, FL | $70,110 | $69,370 | $33.71 | 40 |
| Lafayette, LA | $70,060 | $61,240 | $33.68 | 50 |
| York, PA | $70,000 | $62,730 | $33.66 | 140 |
| Oshkosh, WI | $69,940 | $63,440 | $33.62 | 30 |
| Reading, PA | $69,870 | $69,840 | $33.59 | 60 |
| Roanoke, VA | $69,830 | $66,560 | $33.57 | 60 |
| Knoxville, TN | $69,730 | $64,730 | $33.52 | 170 |
| Lexington, KY | $69,680 | $71,520 | $33.50 | 100 |
| Toledo, OH | $69,560 | $63,720 | $33.44 | 90 |
| Chattanooga, TN | $69,470 | $64,510 | $33.40 | 60 |
| Rochester, NY | $69,430 | $69,750 | $33.38 | 220 |
| Worcester, MA | $69,350 | $66,980 | $33.34 | 100 |
| Madison, WI | $69,220 | $64,990 | $33.28 | 180 |
| Portland, ME | $69,060 | $76,360 | $33.20 | 570 |
| Springfield, MA | $69,000 | $67,470 | $33.17 | 50 |
| Lansing, MI | $68,870 | $65,840 | $33.11 | 60 |
| Salem, OR | $68,750 | $61,850 | $33.05 | 30 |
| Cleveland, OH | $68,670 | $64,770 | $33.02 | 210 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $68,610 | $66,020 | $32.98 | 30 |
| Lakeland, FL | $68,470 | $67,380 | $32.92 | 50 |
| La Crosse, WI | $68,380 | $62,550 | $32.88 | 40 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $68,380 | $64,000 | $32.87 | 70 |
| Akron, OH | $68,190 | $63,030 | $32.78 | 100 |
| Columbus, IN | $68,110 | $61,730 | $32.75 | 40 |
| Nashville, TN | $68,020 | $62,420 | $32.70 | 180 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $67,260 | $63,980 | $32.34 | 50 |
| Sarasota, FL | $66,990 | $60,680 | $32.21 | 80 |
| Orlando, FL | $66,830 | $63,140 | $32.13 | 230 |
| Lancaster, PA | $66,810 | $61,270 | $32.12 | 120 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $66,790 | $63,450 | $32.11 | 190 |
| Dayton, OH | $66,500 | $63,580 | $31.97 | 100 |
| Utica, NY | $66,460 | $62,910 | $31.95 | 40 |
| Canton, OH | $66,210 | $63,750 | $31.83 | 60 |
| Mankato, MN | $66,160 | $67,250 | $31.81 | 50 |
| Memphis, TN | $65,930 | $61,330 | $31.70 | 110 |
| Huntington, WV | $65,870 | $60,760 | $31.67 | 40 |
| Charlotte, NC | $65,860 | $62,890 | $31.66 | 400 |
| Kenosha, WI | $65,840 | $61,800 | $31.65 | 30 |
| Augusta, GA | $65,820 | $67,190 | $31.65 | 60 |
| Janesville, WI | $65,760 | $63,230 | $31.62 | 40 |
| Green Bay, WI | $65,060 | $61,590 | $31.28 | 120 |
| Norwich, CT | $65,060 | $68,830 | $31.28 | 130 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $64,940 | $60,130 | $31.22 | 40 |
| Clarksville, TN | $64,840 | $63,400 | $31.17 | 40 |
| Greensboro, NC | $64,790 | $59,660 | $31.15 | 140 |
| Raleigh, NC | $64,720 | $61,220 | $31.12 | 200 |
| Eugene, OR | $64,690 | $58,090 | $31.10 | 30 |
| Amarillo, TX | $64,630 | $58,580 | $31.07 | 40 |
| Florence, SC | $64,580 | $59,320 | $31.05 | 60 |
| Ocala, FL | $64,370 | $59,140 | $30.95 | 80 |
| Columbia, SC | $64,320 | $61,300 | $30.92 | 30 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $63,960 | $64,820 | $30.75 | 80 |
| Manchester, NH | $63,910 | $61,670 | $30.73 | 40 |
| Lincoln, NE | $63,740 | $59,190 | $30.64 | 80 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $63,620 | $60,930 | $30.59 | 50 |
| Springfield, MO | $63,460 | $64,330 | $30.51 | 90 |
| Spokane, WA | $63,430 | $61,060 | $30.49 | 160 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $63,300 | $61,290 | $30.43 | 30 |
| Yakima, WA | $63,270 | $55,510 | $30.42 | 30 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $63,200 | $60,550 | $30.38 | 40 |
| Little Rock, AR | $62,830 | $59,850 | $30.21 | 100 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $62,570 | $59,550 | $30.08 | 40 |
| Birmingham, AL | $62,350 | $59,260 | $29.98 | 70 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $62,120 | $57,430 | $29.87 | 50 |
| Scranton, PA | $61,060 | $59,270 | $29.35 | 130 |
| Erie, PA | $60,910 | $57,970 | $29.28 | 60 |
| Panama City, FL | $60,890 | $60,260 | $29.28 | 30 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $60,880 | $58,560 | $29.27 | 70 |
| McAllen, TX | $60,680 | $47,400 | $29.17 | 40 |
| Duluth, MN | $60,450 | $61,270 | $29.06 | 60 |
| Evansville, IN | $60,210 | $57,060 | $28.95 | 40 |
| Wausau, WI | $60,140 | $57,920 | $28.91 | 60 |
| Muskegon, MI | $60,130 | $55,290 | $28.91 | 30 |
| Wilmington, NC | $59,420 | $50,150 | $28.57 | n/a |
| Youngstown, OH | $59,130 | $55,160 | $28.43 | 60 |
| Elkhart, IN | $58,620 | $58,880 | $28.18 | 140 |
| Dubuque, IA | $58,550 | $57,440 | $28.15 | 50 |
| Sioux City, IA | $57,820 | $53,630 | $27.80 | 40 |
| Asheville, NC | $57,550 | $59,270 | $27.67 | 80 |
| Mobile, AL | $56,980 | $49,210 | $27.39 | 50 |
| Montgomery, AL | $56,570 | $50,420 | $27.20 | 30 |
| Hickory, NC | $53,510 | $47,570 | $25.73 | 40 |
| San Juan, PR | $49,870 | $43,680 | $23.98 | 210 |
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Mechanical Drafters salary: questions
Where do mechanical drafters make the most money?
In Boulder, CO, with an average of $109,830 a year, among the 180 metro areas we cover.
What is the average mechanical drafters salary in the U.S.?
$77,347 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where is mechanical drafters pay the lowest?
San Juan, PR, at $49,870 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3013.
- U.S. metro average: employment-weighted mean of every metro area in the OEWS file (not only the ones listed here).
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
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