Architectural and Civil Drafters Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 455 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Architectural and Civil Drafters

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Anchorage, AK $103,710 100
District of Columbia $88,430 540
Alaska $85,700 120
Central Oregon $81,370 40
San Jose, CA $80,690 730
Denver, CO $79,770 2,100

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $103,710 100
      Alaska $85,700 120
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Birmingham, AL $58,260 370
      Huntsville, AL $56,910 240
      Daphne, AL $56,220 60
      Alabama $56,030 1,350
      Auburn, AL $55,920 40
      Mobile, AL $55,690 120
      Southeast Alabama $54,280 30
      Northwest Alabama $54,080 50
      Northeast Alabama $53,870 50
      Tuscaloosa, AL $52,610 60
      Florence, AL $52,500 40
      Montgomery, AL $51,400 100
      Dothan, AL $48,350 40
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $61,190 390
      South Arkansas $60,580 60
      Arkansas $60,390 820
      Little Rock, AR $58,020 160
      West Arkansas $57,860 30
      North Arkansas $55,840 60
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $54,900 30
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tucson, AZ $71,510 250
      Phoenix, AZ $62,700 1,960
      Arizona $61,460 2,600
      Yuma, AZ $59,170 40
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $58,440 30
      Flagstaff, AZ $53,870 60
      Prescott Valley, AZ $52,780 80
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $80,690 730
      San Francisco, CA $77,270 2,470
      Santa Rosa, CA $76,790 210
      San Diego, CA $76,550 1,420
      Oxnard, CA $75,770 270
      Vallejo, CA $75,580 70
      Napa, CA $75,510 50
      Los Angeles, CA $74,620 4,050
      California $74,390 12,950
      Sacramento, CA $73,230 900
      Stockton, CA $69,900 140
      Chico, CA $68,630 40
      San Luis Obispo, CA $68,630 150
      Visalia, CA $66,630 90
      Riverside, CA $64,850 830
      Salinas, CA $64,690 80
      Santa Maria, CA $64,470 210
      Santa Cruz, CA $64,310 60
      Merced, CA $63,600 40
      Redding, CA $63,400 50
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $63,270 40
      Bakersfield, CA $63,060 170
      Modesto, CA $61,410 130
      Fresno, CA $60,810 260
      North Coast Region of California $59,290 50
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $58,790 90
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $79,770 2,100
      Boulder, CO $78,280 160
      Colorado $76,960 3,300
      Fort Collins, CO $72,600 250
      Colorado Springs, CO $72,320 310
      Southwest Colorado $68,380 80
      Grand Junction, CO $66,140 50
      Greeley, CO $65,140 90
      Pueblo, CO $58,790 30
      Northwest Colorado $58,640 200
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $71,830 —
      Hartford, CT $70,390 210
      Connecticut $66,920 740
      New Haven, CT $64,490 100
      Waterbury, CT $57,560 40
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $77,050 1,710
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dover, DE $65,510 60
      Delaware $62,230 390
      Sussex Delaware $61,070 110
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Miami, FL $63,780 1,860
      Naples, FL $63,130 100
      South Florida $62,370 50
      Tampa, FL $62,140 1,260
      Orlando, FL $62,080 1,490
      Punta Gorda, FL $61,870 60
      Jacksonville, FL $61,590 580
      Florida $61,080 8,140
      Cape Coral, FL $60,690 300
      Palm Bay, FL $60,380 370
      Deltona, FL $60,360 150
      Gainesville, FL $59,670 120
      Pensacola, FL $59,650 170
      Lakeland, FL $59,590 180
      Crestview, FL $59,380 150
      Port St. Lucie, FL $59,270 120
      North Florida $59,090 80
      Wildwood, FL $56,830 40
      Ocala, FL $56,400 110
      Tallahassee, FL $56,390 120
      Sebastian, FL $55,220 50
      Panama City, FL $54,830 100
      North Port, FL $54,450 300
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dalton, GA $73,620 40
      Atlanta, GA $73,330 2,440
      Georgia $65,220 3,480
      Savannah, GA $63,340 130
      Warner Robins, GA $63,310 30
      Gainesville, GA $62,270 60
      Macon, GA $62,120 30
      Athens, GA $61,510 40
      Brunswick, GA $60,560 40
      Augusta, GA-SC $60,400 120
      Columbus, GA-AL $60,300 60
      North Georgia $60,150 90
      South Georgia $58,890 80
      East Georgia $58,750 50
      Middle Georgia $56,230 30
      Valdosta, GA $52,430 30
      Albany, GA $51,570 40
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $47,420 70
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kahului, HI $68,820 60
      Urban Honolulu, HI $64,180 500
      Hawaii $64,110 640
      Hawaii / Kauai $58,950 80
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Iowa $69,200 60
      Des Moines, IA $64,600 340
      Cedar Rapids, IA $63,710 110
      Dubuque, IA $63,640 70
      Iowa $63,640 900
      Ames, IA $63,620 50
      Southeast Iowa $62,390 70
      Northeast Iowa $60,890 30
      Davenport, IA-IL $60,770 50
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $60,640 30
      Waterloo, IA $60,640 40
      Iowa City, IA $58,380 50
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $60,300 90
      Boise City, ID $60,100 590
      Idaho $58,690 1,110
      Pocatello, ID $55,320 70
      Idaho Falls, ID $48,460 120
      Northwestern Idaho $48,250 60
      Southeast-Central Idaho $48,250 90
      Twin Falls, ID $48,190 50
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Springfield, IL $67,020 40
      Rockford, IL $64,180 50
      Champaign, IL $56,920 50
      Illinois $56,580 1,760
      Peoria, IL $56,580 90
      Chicago, IL-IN $56,150 1,350
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $67,160 730
      Terre Haute, IN $62,290 30
      Indiana $60,860 1,700
      Fort Wayne, IN $59,240 210
      Elkhart, IN $58,950 40
      Northern Indiana $55,340 60
      South Bend, IN-MI $55,050 70
      Evansville, IN $52,130 80
      Bloomington, IN $51,450 60
      Southern Indiana $50,300 110
      Lafayette, IN $49,360 30
      Central Indiana $47,170 30
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manhattan, KS $77,810 40
      Kansas $60,940 660
      Topeka, KS $60,060 30
      Lawrence, KS $59,800 30
      Wichita, KS $57,730 130
      Kansas $52,990 40
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East Kentucky $67,280 50
      West Kentucky $58,610 50
      Paducah, KY-IL $55,990 30
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $55,360 440
      Kentucky $54,260 1,220
      Central Kentucky $54,180 —
      Lexington, KY $54,080 310
      Bowling Green, KY $51,480 30
      South Central Kentucky $44,210 90
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $78,990 430
      Lake Charles, LA $78,390 40
      Slidell, LA $77,540 60
      New Orleans, LA $75,740 270
      Louisiana $72,580 1,180
      Monroe, LA $62,110 50
      Houma, LA $61,820 70
      Shreveport, LA $59,560 50
      Lafayette, LA $58,130 90
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $77,040 2,210
      Massachusetts $75,850 2,730
      Springfield, MA $65,370 70
      Worcester, MA $64,820 130
      Amherst Town, MA $64,180 40
      Barnstable Town, MA $62,550 100
      Pittsfield, MA $62,240 40
      Massachusetts $60,940 40
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington Park, MD $78,010 40
      Maryland $71,810 1,030
      Baltimore, MD $69,200 510
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $61,440 30
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $76,370 450
      Maine $70,760 690
      Bangor, ME $65,230 50
      Southwest Maine $57,840 90
      Northeast Maine $55,840 40
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lansing, MI $60,930 70
      Detroit, MI $60,800 810
      Grand Rapids, MI $58,360 320
      Michigan $57,990 2,120
      Kalamazoo, MI $57,690 90
      Ann Arbor, MI $57,090 130
      Muskegon, MI $56,290 40
      Flint, MI $56,160 50
      Southern Michigan $52,270 30
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $51,590 70
      Traverse City, MI $48,350 70
      Northern Michigan $46,730 50
      Mid Michigan $43,710 50
      Bay City, MI $40,990 40
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rochester, MN $78,160 120
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $69,790 1,730
      Minnesota $67,150 2,440
      Mankato, MN $66,130 90
      Duluth, MN-WI $63,480 —
      St. Cloud, MN $61,460 60
      Southwest Minnesota $61,420 90
      Northwest Minnesota $61,300 110
      Southeast Minnesota $59,400 40
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $64,180 1,070
      Jefferson City, MO $63,840 80
      Missouri $62,290 2,420
      St. Louis, MO-IL $62,290 1,110
      Joplin, MO-KS $58,400 60
      Southwest Missouri $58,230 40
      Springfield, MO $57,310 220
      North Missouri $56,900 30
      Central Missouri $56,470 —
      Columbia, MO $56,440 80
      Southeast Missouri $55,480 70
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Delta Mississippi $59,930 30
      Gulfport, MS $57,940 50
      Mississippi $57,570 380
      Upper East Mississippi $56,150 90
      Jackson, MS $53,910 80
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Helena, MT $74,950 90
      Montana $68,010 540
      Bozeman, MT $67,380 100
      Missoula, MT $64,830 90
      Billings, MT $63,190 110
      Southwest Montana $63,070 30
      Great Falls, MT $61,790 40
      West Montana $60,100 60
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hickory, NC $74,540 50
      Greenville, NC $68,230 40
      Raleigh, NC $66,410 960
      Western North Carolina $64,670 180
      Charlotte, NC-SC $63,870 910
      North Carolina $63,590 3,140
      Asheville, NC $63,530 100
      Durham, NC $62,820 160
      Greensboro, NC $62,400 150
      Rocky Mount, NC $61,990 30
      Wilmington, NC $61,990 100
      Eastern North Carolina $61,920 80
      Winston, NC $61,350 80
      Central North Carolina $61,250 80
      Fayetteville, NC $59,860 60
      Jacksonville, NC $47,920 30
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bismarck, ND $71,950 50
      West North Dakota $69,160 40
      North Dakota $68,010 320
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $66,110 40
      Fargo, ND-MN $65,990 190
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $62,530 440
      Nebraska $60,240 770
      Lincoln, NE $59,370 160
      Northeast Nebraska $56,190 70
      South Nebraska $47,840 40
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central New Hampshire $65,790 80
      New Hampshire $62,090 400
      Manchester, NH $62,040 120
      Northern New Hampshire $57,290 40
      Southwestern New Hampshire $56,540 40
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $67,950 140
      Atlantic City, NJ $61,030 80
      New Jersey $57,240 1,990
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $60,360 50
      Albuquerque, NM $59,050 210
      New Mexico $59,050 340
      Las Cruces, NM $55,330 40
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Balance of Nevada $71,480 70
      Las Vegas, NV $71,460 1,000
      Nevada $71,460 1,310
      Reno, NV $65,390 210
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York $74,760 8,010
      New York, NY-NJ $74,760 7,590
      Ithaca, NY $70,260 40
      Albany, NY $63,900 260
      Kiryas Joel, NY $63,660 140
      Rochester, NY $62,930 310
      Southwest New York $62,260 40
      Syracuse, NY $61,750 240
      Kingston, NY $61,230 30
      Buffalo, NY $60,750 360
      Central East New York $58,110 50
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $62,480 570
      Akron, OH $61,340 280
      Dayton, OH $60,820 240
      Columbus, OH $60,790 760
      Cleveland, OH $60,540 580
      Ohio $60,540 3,260
      Toledo, OH $59,930 310
      Southern Ohio $59,280 30
      Canton, OH $58,560 100
      West Northwestern Ohio $58,010 90
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $57,990 100
      Youngstown, OH $56,880 60
      Eastern Ohio $56,490 70
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $65,660 470
      Oklahoma $63,050 1,530
      Oklahoma City, OK $63,050 830
      Northeast Oklahoma $50,580 40
      Southeast Oklahoma $47,690 90
      Northwest Oklahoma $44,720 40
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Oregon $81,370 40
      Salem, OR $75,710 170
      Portland, OR-WA $68,470 1,130
      Corvallis, OR $67,430 40
      Oregon $67,430 1,440
      Bend, OR $64,430 60
      Medford, OR $62,420 40
      Eugene, OR $61,950 90
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $88,430 540
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reading, PA $66,770 120
      Altoona, PA $66,400 50
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $65,300 2,030
      Harrisburg, PA $63,800 290
      Pennsylvania $63,370 5,230
      Scranton, PA $63,130 130
      Allentown, PA-NJ $63,040 350
      Chambersburg, PA $62,220 50
      Pittsburgh, PA $62,020 1,030
      York, PA $61,420 190
      State College, PA $60,690 90
      Lancaster, PA $60,630 350
      Williamsport, PA $59,130 60
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $58,820 60
      Central Pennsylvania $57,240 170
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $57,210 80
      Lebanon, PA $57,070 40
      Erie, PA $56,160 60
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $56,160 110
      Johnstown, PA $51,330 70
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $37,440 360
      Ponce, PR $36,940 30
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $68,370 360
      Rhode Island $66,820 240
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $65,560 390
      Greenville, SC $63,260 390
      South Carolina $62,890 1,610
      Spartanburg, SC $61,410 90
      Columbia, SC $61,340 300
      Hilton Head Island, SC $59,840 50
      Myrtle Beach, SC $58,370 50
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $58,790 190
      Rapid City, SD $57,560 50
      South Dakota $53,060 440
      East South Dakota $45,350 170
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Knoxville, TN $70,270 250
      Nashville, TN $67,520 520
      Tennessee $64,980 1,410
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $63,270 250
      Johnson City, TN $61,160 50
      Kingsport, TN-VA $60,600 40
      Clarksville, TN-KY $50,430 40
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $47,960 190
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Beaumont, TX $67,450 140
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $64,840 40
      Austin, TX $63,730 1,440
      Dallas, TX $63,020 3,880
      Longview, TX $62,740 70
      Texas $61,530 13,480
      Abilene, TX $61,480 60
      Killeen, TX $61,340 60
      Houston, TX $60,880 4,960
      Corpus Christi, TX $60,830 140
      Odessa, TX $60,650 30
      Tyler, TX $60,200 100
      College Station, TX $59,890 90
      San Antonio, TX $59,790 840
      Waco, TX $59,420 70
      Northwestern Region of Texas $59,320 50
      Midland, TX $58,990 100
      Sherman, TX $58,810 30
      North Region of Texas $57,090 70
      Eastern Region of Texas $57,070 70
      Amarillo, TX $56,310 80
      Lubbock, TX $55,450 110
      Hill Country Region of Texas $50,610 90
      McAllen, TX $49,550 140
      Brownsville, TX $48,590 50
      El Paso, TX $47,880 250
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $67,040 80
      Salt Lake City, UT $64,030 790
      Ogden, UT $62,480 280
      Utah $62,350 1,600
      St. George, UT $62,170 100
      Logan, UT-ID $61,930 40
      High Desert Utah $55,940 60
      Provo, UT $55,680 270
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $64,100 2,320
      West Virginia $63,880 330
      Northeast Virginia $63,450 30
      Richmond, VA $63,080 390
      Charlottesville, VA $62,880 90
      Northern West Virginia $62,690 100
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $61,480 410
      Blacksburg, VA $60,620 40
      Roanoke, VA $57,950 80
      Lynchburg, VA $57,480 40
      Southside Virginia $54,690 40
      Winchester, VA-WV $52,520 40
      Southwest Virginia $50,540 40
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $73,990 70
      Northern Vermont $60,470 —
      Vermont $60,470 280
      Southern Vermont $60,450 70
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wenatchee, WA $75,290 40
      Seattle, WA $68,290 1,040
      Kennewick, WA $66,260 70
      Bellingham, WA $65,790 40
      Washington $65,140 1,910
      Olympia, WA $61,840 70
      Bremerton, WA $61,490 60
      Western Washington $61,410 30
      Yakima, WA $60,950 40
      Spokane, WA $60,310 210
      Mount Vernon, WA $59,340 50
      Eastern Washington $58,100 40
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sheboygan, WI $72,040 30
      Northwestern Wisconsin $67,410 40
      Madison, WI $65,510 420
      South Central Wisconsin $64,780 90
      Fond du Lac, WI $64,100 30
      Appleton, WI $63,640 130
      Wisconsin $62,260 2,060
      Milwaukee, WI $62,150 550
      Oshkosh, WI $61,300 60
      Green Bay, WI $60,920 130
      Northeastern Wisconsin $59,930 100
      La Crosse, WI-MN $59,840 50
      Eau Claire, WI $59,360 80
      Wausau, WI $59,150 60
      Janesville, WI $57,590 60
      Western Wisconsin $55,340 40
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, WV $66,260 70
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $62,060 40
      Morgantown, WV $59,580 30
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cheyenne, WY $67,640 50
      Eastern Wyoming $63,080 40
      Wyoming $62,360 190
      Western Wyoming $59,630 80