Mechanical Drafters Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 316 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Mechanical Drafters

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
San Jose, CA	$111,820	250
San Francisco, CA	$94,180	550
Seattle, WA	$88,540	950
Colorado Springs, CO	$87,860	30
Boulder, CO	$86,500	70
Fort Collins, CO	$86,230	40

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AL

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Huntsville, AL	$68,830	130
Montgomery, AL	$60,770	50
Birmingham, AL	$50,220	120
Alabama	$49,580	590
Mobile, AL	$45,100	70
Northeast Alabama	$43,890	70

AR

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Fayetteville, AR	$67,510	120
Arkansas	$60,620	420
Little Rock, AR	$59,890	140

AZ

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Arizona	$80,270	720
Phoenix, AZ	$80,270	600
Tucson, AZ	$69,000	70

CA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
San Jose, CA	$111,820	250
San Francisco, CA	$94,180	550
Bakersfield, CA	$84,790	40
San Diego, CA	$83,840	390
Santa Rosa, CA	$81,180	30
California	$80,430	3,360
Los Angeles, CA	$79,010	1,090
Sacramento, CA	$78,200	180
Santa Maria, CA	$76,960	30
San Luis Obispo, CA	$75,560	30
Stockton, CA	$74,120	30
Oxnard, CA	$72,350	80
Riverside, CA	$70,410	330
Vallejo, CA	$69,900	40
Fresno, CA	$69,330	70
Modesto, CA	$69,080	40

CO

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Colorado Springs, CO	$87,860	30
Boulder, CO	$86,500	70
Fort Collins, CO	$86,230	40
Colorado	$85,050	480
Denver, CO	$85,050	280

CT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Hartford, CT	$83,310	150
New Haven, CT	$80,580	50
Connecticut	$67,420	470
Waterbury, CT	$67,380	70
Norwich, CT	$66,870	—
Bridgeport, CT	$64,230	80

DC

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$77,740	—

DE

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Delaware	$63,560	150
Sussex Delaware	$54,830	40

FL

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Orlando, FL	$71,440	240
Tampa, FL	$71,200	270
Palm Bay, FL	$69,200	70
Cape Coral, FL	$68,480	50
North Port, FL	$67,900	60
Deltona, FL	$67,400	50
Ocala, FL	$65,790	70
Pensacola, FL	$65,590	50
Port St. Lucie, FL	$63,940	30
Lakeland, FL	$63,700	40
Florida	$62,360	1,970
Jacksonville, FL	$60,580	130
Panama City, FL	$52,610	30
Miami, FL	$40,910	600
North Florida	$40,780	40

GA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Atlanta, GA	$84,050	260
Augusta, GA-SC	$65,310	40
Georgia	$65,050	590
South Georgia	$50,470	60
North Georgia	$47,360	90

IA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Davenport, IA-IL	$83,250	40
Des Moines, IA	$81,490	140
Cedar Rapids, IA	$66,570	40
Iowa	$65,160	590
Southeast Iowa	$65,160	120
Southwest Iowa	$64,310	60
Northeast Iowa	$61,620	40
Northwest Iowa	$61,610	80
Dubuque, IA	$57,440	50
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$53,630	40

ID

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Idaho Falls, ID	$83,960	60
Boise City, ID	$63,900	—
Idaho	$63,900	250
Southeast-Central Idaho	$56,990	30
Northwestern Idaho	$47,300	30

IL

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Chicago, IL-IN	$74,590	550
Illinois	$72,530	710
Rockford, IL	$65,860	50
West Central Illinois	$62,990	30
Northwest Illinois	$50,830	30

IN

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
South Bend, IN-MI	$73,980	90
Lafayette, IN	$67,430	40
Columbus, IN	$67,380	80
Terre Haute, IN	$66,800	40
Southern Indiana	$65,840	110
Indianapolis, IN	$65,410	380
Central Indiana	$62,250	80
Indiana	$62,240	1,590
Elkhart, IN	$61,030	140
Evansville, IN	$59,630	40
Fort Wayne, IN	$59,480	150
Northern Indiana	$58,440	170

KS

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Wichita, KS	$80,520	170
Kansas	$73,800	460
Kansas	$60,460	90

KY

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Elizabethtown, KY	$67,010	40
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$66,660	240
Kentucky	$65,110	510
Lexington, KY	$65,110	100
West Kentucky	$63,640	40
Central Kentucky	$60,000	40

LA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
New Orleans, LA	$79,560	60
Houma, LA	$77,950	30
Louisiana	$75,230	370
Baton Rouge, LA	$64,660	100
Lafayette, LA	$62,020	50

MA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Boston, MA-NH	$77,220	640
Massachusetts	$71,610	840
Worcester, MA	$64,870	100
Springfield, MA	$61,370	40

MD

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Baltimore, MD	$81,710	270
Maryland	$77,300	390

ME

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Portland, ME	$76,360	570
Maine	$59,960	370

MI

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Ann Arbor, MI	$81,380	—
Niles, MI	$80,280	50
Detroit, MI	$79,060	740
Flint, MI	$77,440	60
Saginaw, MI	$76,490	60
Michigan	$74,390	1,720
Grand Rapids, MI	$74,070	370
Kalamazoo, MI	$71,550	50
Jackson, MI	$68,760	30
Northern Michigan	$65,040	30
Upper Peninsula of Michigan	$64,000	40
Lansing, MI	$63,970	60
Mid Michigan	$60,320	40
Muskegon, MI	$55,290	30

MN

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Minneapolis, MN-WI	$73,980	1,010
Minnesota	$73,140	1,450
Southwest Minnesota	$70,250	60
Mankato, MN	$66,960	50
St. Cloud, MN	$65,640	70
Duluth, MN-WI	$64,560	60
Southeast Minnesota	$64,400	90
Northwest Minnesota	$60,740	70

MO

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Kansas City, MO-KS	$77,070	320
St. Louis, MO-IL	$71,630	340
Missouri	$66,740	820
Springfield, MO	$62,620	100
Jefferson City, MO	$60,550	40
Southeast Missouri	$59,670	30
Joplin, MO-KS	$58,650	30
North Missouri	$56,920	40

MS

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Gulfport, MS	$76,430	80
Mississippi	$58,760	240
Lower East Mississippi	$49,390	40
Upper East Mississippi	$47,020	50

MT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Montana	$57,590	40

NC

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Durham, NC	$64,750	30
Eastern North Carolina	$63,600	50
Charlotte, NC-SC	$63,500	250
Raleigh, NC	$62,240	110
North Carolina	$61,990	850
Asheville, NC	$60,820	30
Greensboro, NC	$60,820	110
Western North Carolina	$58,650	40
Hickory, NC	$58,390	40
Central North Carolina	$57,440	40
Winston, NC	$53,780	40
Wilmington, NC	$50,150	—

ND

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$75,160	30
Fargo, ND-MN	$71,860	40
North Dakota	$66,140	50

NE

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Omaha, NE-IA	$65,750	180
Northeast Nebraska	$59,510	200
Lincoln, NE	$57,190	60
Nebraska	$52,620	560
South Nebraska	$41,200	40

NH

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Central New Hampshire	$64,440	30
Manchester, NH	$59,100	50
New Hampshire	$56,460	—

NJ

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
New Jersey	$79,190	780
Trenton, NJ	$78,330	60

NM

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
New Mexico	$85,220	120
Northern New Mexico	$85,220	—
Albuquerque, NM	$81,760	50

NV

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Reno, NV	$85,230	80
Nevada	$79,710	240
Las Vegas, NV	$78,280	130

NY

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
New York, NY-NJ	$78,190	1,440
New York	$69,440	2,030
Rochester, NY	$67,770	260
Albany, NY	$67,750	130
Capital/Northern New York	$65,290	40
Glens Falls, NY	$65,210	40
Central East New York	$65,050	40
Syracuse, NY	$64,570	100
Buffalo, NY	$64,270	180
Kiryas Joel, NY	$63,230	90
Southwest New York	$61,420	80
Utica, NY	$59,320	30

OH

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Columbus, OH	$74,940	400
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$70,800	370
Ohio	$66,290	2,130
Cleveland, OH	$65,470	320
Akron, OH	$65,140	140
Dayton, OH	$64,800	140
Toledo, OH	$64,670	110
Canton, OH	$63,870	70
West Northwestern Ohio	$63,240	180
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$61,410	210
Eastern Ohio	$58,260	50
Youngstown, OH	$57,710	50

OK

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Tulsa, OK	$70,650	280
Oklahoma City, OK	$67,610	140
Oklahoma	$66,280	530
Southwest Oklahoma	$64,780	30
Northeast Oklahoma	$57,330	30
Southeast Oklahoma	$50,260	50

OR

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Portland, OR-WA	$81,160	450
Oregon	$79,660	470
Salem, OR	$63,600	30
Eugene, OR	$56,270	40

PA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$73,760	720
Harrisburg, PA	$70,270	70
Allentown, PA-NJ	$69,850	120
Pittsburgh, PA	$68,790	450
Pennsylvania	$66,170	2,070
York, PA	$65,210	120
Reading, PA	$64,310	60
Lancaster, PA	$63,480	140
Erie, PA	$61,760	60
Scranton, PA	$59,950	120
Chambersburg, PA	$59,550	40
Northeastern Pennsylvania	$59,120	30
Southwestern Pennsylvania	$58,750	90
Northwestern Pennsylvania	$55,740	80
Central Pennsylvania	$51,540	90

PR

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
San Juan, PR	$49,310	110

RI

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Rhode Island	$76,390	90
Providence, RI-MA	$72,580	140

SC

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Charleston, SC	$84,550	100
Greenville, SC	$71,700	210
Northwestern South Carolina	$67,420	70
South Carolina	$66,450	—
Spartanburg, SC	$64,830	40
Columbia, SC	$62,920	40
Florence, SC	$57,930	50

SD

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
South Dakota	$51,270	110
East South Dakota	$49,650	50

TN

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Clarksville, TN-KY	$66,050	40
Tennessee	$64,180	1,250
South Central Tennessee	$64,110	30
Nashville, TN	$63,950	300
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$60,620	190
Knoxville, TN	$60,080	180
West Tennessee	$60,000	50
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$59,490	100
East Tennessee	$58,210	30
Jackson, TN	$49,240	40

TX

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Houston, TX	$84,640	1,360
Midland, TX	$82,880	70
Austin, TX	$81,180	250
Coastal Plains Region of Texas	$79,380	30
Texas	$76,740	3,460
Waco, TX	$72,740	40
Dallas, TX	$72,060	830
Longview, TX	$71,840	40
Eastern Region of Texas	$70,250	30
San Antonio, TX	$66,620	180
Beaumont, TX	$64,680	70
El Paso, TX	$60,670	40
Amarillo, TX	$59,920	40
Hill Country Region of Texas	$58,240	30
North Region of Texas	$58,070	100
Corpus Christi, TX	$56,240	30
McAllen, TX	$47,400	40

UT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Salt Lake City, UT	$72,150	260
Ogden, UT	$69,520	160
Utah	$68,520	610
Provo, UT	$64,240	90

VA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Richmond, VA	$71,070	70
Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$69,590	160
Virginia	$64,820	540
Roanoke, VA	$64,690	40
Harrisonburg, VA	$64,660	30
Lynchburg, VA	$58,760	30
West Virginia	$57,040	180
Northern West Virginia	$55,990	40
Southwest Virginia	$53,240	30

VT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Burlington, VT	$81,840	40
Vermont	$81,840	60

WA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Seattle, WA	$88,540	950
Washington	$75,190	1,600
Bellingham, WA	$70,020	80
Kennewick, WA	$67,900	30
Eastern Washington	$64,980	50
Western Washington	$64,210	50
Longview, WA	$62,030	40
Spokane, WA	$61,340	160
Mount Vernon, WA	$60,210	30
Bremerton, WA	$59,770	30
Yakima, WA	$55,510	30

WI

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Fond du Lac, WI	$78,800	70
Sheboygan, WI	$73,920	50
Racine, WI	$70,710	50
Milwaukee, WI	$64,760	480
Appleton, WI	$64,240	90
Oshkosh, WI	$62,900	60
Janesville, WI	$62,550	140
La Crosse, WI-MN	$62,110	40
Wisconsin	$61,960	2,010
Green Bay, WI	$59,860	130
Eau Claire, WI	$59,750	40
Madison, WI	$59,350	270
Wausau, WI	$59,080	90
Northeastern Wisconsin	$58,760	90
Western Wisconsin	$58,590	110
Kenosha, WI	$58,250	40
South Central Wisconsin	$57,700	120

WV

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Charleston, WV	$57,630	30
Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$52,340	30

WY

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Wyoming	$52,660	60