Mechanical Drafters Salary in Longview, TX

Mechanical Drafters pay range in Longview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,210 a year or less, while the top 10% make $86,850 or more. The middle half of mechanical drafters in Longview earn between $59,010 and $79,530.

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

Mechanical Drafters salary after taxes in Longview

On the average salary of $71,330, a single filer in Longview takes home about $59,011 a year, or $4,918 a month and $2,270 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Longview area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.5), so the average $71,330 buys what about $79,712 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Longview ($45,150). A typical home costs $220,865, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Drafters salary in other Texas cities

Longview ranks 7th 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).

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Related jobs in Longview

• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$71,300 a year
• Architectural and Civil Drafters$69,980 a year
• Drafters, All Other$62,760 a year
• Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$58,570 a year
• Surveying and Mapping Technicians$49,160 a year
• Electrical Engineers$118,190 a year
• Petroleum Engineers$115,870 a year
• Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$111,830 a year

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