Mechanical Drafters Salary in Austin, TX

Mechanical Drafters pay range in Austin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,440 a year or less, while the top 10% make $101,030 or more. The middle half of mechanical drafters in Austin earn between $58,660 and $95,620.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Mechanical Drafters salary after taxes in Austin

On the average salary of $78,250, a single filer in Austin takes home about $63,879 a year, or $5,323 a month and $2,457 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

Is Austin a good place for mechanical drafters? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $78,250 buys what about $79,793 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Drafters salary in other Texas cities

Austin ranks 5th of 9 Texas metro areas for this job; Beaumont pays the most ($91,660).

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Highest-paying cities for mechanical drafters

Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($109,830).

Mechanical Drafters salary by city

Related jobs in Austin

• Electrical and Electronics Drafters$84,630 a year
• Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians$79,110 a year
• Architectural and Civil Drafters$75,930 a year
• Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$72,120 a year
• Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$70,650 a year
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$69,160 a year
• Calibration Technologists and Technicians$67,090 a year
• Drafters, All Other$66,690 a year

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