Mechanical Drafters Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 316 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Mechanical Drafters

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $67,510 120
      Arkansas $60,620 420
      Little Rock, AR $59,890 140
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $80,270 720
      Phoenix, AZ $80,270 600
      Tucson, AZ $69,000 70
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $77,740 —
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $63,560 150
      Sussex Delaware $54,830 40
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wichita, KS $80,520 170
      Kansas $73,800 460
      Kansas $60,460 90
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $77,220 640
      Massachusetts $71,610 840
      Worcester, MA $64,870 100
      Springfield, MA $61,370 40
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $81,710 270
      Maryland $77,300 390
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $76,360 570
      Maine $59,960 370
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $76,430 80
      Mississippi $58,760 240
      Lower East Mississippi $49,390 40
      Upper East Mississippi $47,020 50
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $57,590 40
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $75,160 30
      Fargo, ND-MN $71,860 40
      North Dakota $66,140 50
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central New Hampshire $64,440 30
      Manchester, NH $59,100 50
      New Hampshire $56,460 —
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $79,190 780
      Trenton, NJ $78,330 60
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Mexico $85,220 120
      Northern New Mexico $85,220 —
      Albuquerque, NM $81,760 50
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $85,230 80
      Nevada $79,710 240
      Las Vegas, NV $78,280 130
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $81,160 450
      Oregon $79,660 470
      Salem, OR $63,600 30
      Eugene, OR $56,270 40
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $49,310 110
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $76,390 90
      Providence, RI-MA $72,580 140
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Dakota $51,270 110
      East South Dakota $49,650 50
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $72,150 260
      Ogden, UT $69,520 160
      Utah $68,520 610
      Provo, UT $64,240 90
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $81,840 40
      Vermont $81,840 60
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      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 areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, WV $57,630 30
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $52,340 30
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wyoming $52,660 60