Mechanical Drafters Salary in McAllen, TX

Mechanical Drafters pay range in McAllen

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $82,060 or more. The middle half of mechanical drafters in McAllen earn between $47,080 and $74,030.

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

Mechanical Drafters salary after taxes in McAllen

On the average salary of $60,680, a single filer in McAllen takes home about $50,936 a year, or $4,245 a month and $1,959 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the McAllen area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.9), so the average $60,680 buys what about $70,644 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in McAllen ($35,830). A typical home costs $193,978, or 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Drafters salary in other Texas cities

McAllen ranks 9th 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 McAllen

• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$64,830 a year
• Architectural and Civil Drafters$56,150 a year
• Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$52,440 a year
• Surveying and Mapping Technicians$49,950 a year
• Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$47,900 a year
• Electrical Engineers$104,110 a year
• Engineers, All Other$101,150 a year
• Industrial Engineers$92,120 a year

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