Architectural and Civil Drafters Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Architectural and Civil Drafters positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$64,280

National average

Salary Range

$44,040 – $98,190

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Architectural and Civil Drafters Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Anchorage, AK$103,710$66,650$148,570
District of Columbia$88,430$66,530$131,540
Alaska$85,700$66,210$124,020
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$80,690$59,780$139,110
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$79,770$58,570$112,750
Baton Rouge, LA$78,990$46,900$140,770
Lake Charles, LA$78,390$45,570$177,440
Boulder, CO$78,280$54,000$105,040
Rochester, MN$78,160$58,070$105,900
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$77,540$47,870$149,000
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$77,270$62,490$119,790
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$77,050$55,640$103,640
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$77,040$49,920$99,110
Colorado$76,960$52,670$107,290
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$76,790$46,110$101,050
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$76,550$58,060$104,980
Portland-South Portland, ME$76,370$56,550$86,970
Massachusetts$75,850$48,520$98,930
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$75,770$55,900$121,630
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$75,740$46,250$140,240
Salem, OR$75,710$51,440$106,630
Vallejo, CA$75,580$48,720$121,390
Napa, CA$75,510$60,730$121,160
Helena, MT$74,950$52,940$86,210
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$74,760$46,660$103,670
New York$74,760$48,350$103,190
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$74,620$51,960$106,160
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$74,540$42,540$101,150
California$74,390$51,310$113,470
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$73,990$45,870$83,380
Dalton, GA$73,620$37,530$119,070
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$73,330$45,800$115,360
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$73,230$50,560$105,190
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$72,600$48,800$103,090
Louisiana$72,580$45,330$140,240
Colorado Springs, CO$72,320$49,400$98,470
Bismarck, ND$71,950$50,420$90,750
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$71,830$38,950$83,200
Maryland$71,810$48,440$96,750
Tucson, AZ$71,510$46,600$91,570
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$71,480$38,200$100,380
Nevada$71,460$47,170$106,350
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$71,460$47,910$110,240
Maine$70,760$47,900$83,850
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$70,390$37,820$80,330
Knoxville, TN$70,270$46,230$100,970
Ithaca, NY$70,260$58,410$103,300
Stockton-Lodi, CA$69,900$45,700$100,070
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$69,790$51,780$99,630
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$69,200$49,810$97,820
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$69,200$52,530$109,670
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$69,160$54,880$91,510
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$68,820$49,520$82,680
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$68,630$46,400$109,370
Chico, CA$68,630$43,090$112,620
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$68,470$48,350$99,160
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$68,380$40,590$101,200
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$68,370$50,500$103,250
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$68,290$58,680$99,490
Greenville, NC$68,230$50,430$93,580
Montana$68,010$50,500$86,150
North Dakota$68,010$50,420$89,330
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$67,950$47,810$96,860
Cheyenne, WY$67,640$49,210$78,070
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$67,520$46,650$96,720
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$67,450$43,830$99,760
Oregon$67,430$48,350$101,930
Corvallis, OR$67,430$49,210$109,730
Bozeman, MT$67,380$44,530$89,390
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$67,280$47,050$133,250
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$67,160$42,540$99,340
Minnesota$67,150$50,270$98,160
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area$67,040$45,870$85,280
Springfield, IL$67,020$57,330$94,960
Connecticut$66,920$46,480$80,120
Rhode Island$66,820$57,930$103,250
Reading, PA$66,770$47,970$96,990
Visalia, CA$66,630$43,690$88,290
Raleigh-Cary, NC$66,410$47,320$96,140
Altoona, PA$66,400$41,940$95,060
Charleston, WV$66,260$42,030$92,770
Kennewick-Richland, WA$66,260$43,640$142,400
Grand Junction, CO$66,140$46,800$94,530
Mankato, MN$66,130$53,880$81,860
Grand Forks, ND-MN$66,110$49,460$92,330
Fargo, ND-MN$65,990$50,730$84,450
Bellingham, WA$65,790$48,350$114,680
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$65,790$48,160$86,320
Tulsa, OK$65,660$47,160$91,570
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$65,560$45,290$81,220
Dover, DE$65,510$44,920$83,800
Madison, WI$65,510$49,350$99,660
Reno, NV$65,390$39,120$95,980
Springfield, MA$65,370$33,540$97,060
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$65,300$47,310$97,550
Bangor, ME$65,230$43,370$83,100
Georgia$65,220$43,430$105,070
Washington$65,140$50,740$98,510
Greeley, CO$65,140$45,440$95,340
Tennessee$64,980$41,500$93,260
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$64,850$45,690$100,890
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$64,840$39,500$93,900
Missoula, MT$64,830$49,540$77,910
Worcester, MA$64,820$31,620$86,370
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$64,780$46,230$85,730
Salinas, CA$64,690$45,100$104,290
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$64,670$40,950$80,110
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$64,600$45,600$91,290
New Haven, CT$64,490$47,690$87,380
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$64,470$48,770$96,370
Bend, OR$64,430$53,180$95,420
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$64,310$49,880$105,060
Rockford, IL$64,180$45,760$82,530
Urban Honolulu, HI$64,180$48,110$87,460
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$64,180$34,270$80,470
Kansas City, MO-KS$64,180$49,400$99,850
Hawaii$64,110$47,720$85,420
Virginia$64,100$44,170$94,850
Fond du Lac, WI$64,100$47,350$95,300
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$64,030$47,840$94,600
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$63,900$46,940$99,610
West Virginia$63,880$39,080$92,770
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$63,870$42,010$95,400
Jefferson City, MO$63,840$39,690$89,880
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$63,800$46,860$95,280
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$63,780$41,600$92,440
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$63,730$46,070$102,970
Cedar Rapids, IA$63,710$43,780$93,470
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$63,660$46,870$95,350
Iowa$63,640$45,940$90,050
Appleton, WI$63,640$46,800$96,990
Dubuque, IA$63,640$47,150$90,050
Merced, CA$63,600$45,670$90,310
North Carolina$63,590$42,430$94,020
Asheville, NC$63,530$44,920$93,860
Duluth, MN-WI$63,480$48,130$89,900
Redding, CA$63,400$47,950$97,330
Pennsylvania$63,370$45,910$95,010
Savannah, GA$63,340$45,670$100,460
Warner Robins, GA$63,310$43,740$89,000
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$63,270$39,480$85,820
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$63,270$45,510$98,540
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$63,260$40,430$95,160
Billings, MT$63,190$51,500$85,870
Naples-Marco Island, FL$63,130$45,780$83,710
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$63,130$44,480$85,810
Richmond, VA$63,080$47,410$93,680
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$63,080$34,280$98,230
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$63,060$42,770$94,500
Oklahoma City, OK$63,050$43,340$104,190
Oklahoma$63,050$39,990$104,190
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$63,040$44,720$97,500
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$63,020$39,020$90,710
Rochester, NY$62,930$45,640$94,860
South Carolina$62,890$44,770$89,430
Charlottesville, VA$62,880$42,030$74,450
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$62,820$42,650$96,310
Longview, TX$62,740$36,510$106,650
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$62,700$44,300$96,050
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$62,690$39,690$100,590
Barnstable Town, MA$62,550$35,680$94,940
Omaha, NE-IA$62,530$46,220$94,190
Ogden, UT$62,480$47,000$99,640
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$62,480$42,640$97,900
Medford, OR$62,420$45,460$85,530
Greensboro-High Point, NC$62,400$38,450$90,920
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$62,390$47,730$81,200
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$62,370$37,440$81,400
Wyoming$62,360$37,820$89,840
Utah$62,350$45,870$97,020
St. Louis, MO-IL$62,290$47,160$89,950
Terre Haute, IN$62,290$35,260$83,170
Missouri$62,290$46,100$87,550
Gainesville, GA$62,270$37,210$122,910
Wisconsin$62,260$46,840$95,300
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$62,260$43,840$80,090
Pittsfield, MA$62,240$33,620$97,170
Delaware$62,230$43,720$84,390
Chambersburg, PA$62,220$37,440$74,680
St. George, UT$62,170$44,090$93,160
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$62,150$47,840$98,350
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$62,140$35,940$84,740
Macon-Bibb County, GA$62,120$39,610$76,220
Monroe, LA$62,110$42,690$125,300
New Hampshire$62,090$49,120$86,320
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$62,080$42,070$92,480
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$62,060$40,490$91,300
Manchester-Nashua, NH$62,040$47,680$94,810
Pittsburgh, PA$62,020$45,910$95,730
Rocky Mount, NC$61,990$31,520$103,910
Wilmington, NC$61,990$43,120$87,350
Eugene-Springfield, OR$61,950$48,800$76,000
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$61,920$44,760$87,730
Punta Gorda, FL$61,870$38,210$79,650
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$61,840$50,320$96,510
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$61,820$38,890$128,970
Syracuse, NY$61,750$46,060$100,700
Jacksonville, FL$61,590$44,120$88,770
Texas$61,530$39,020$96,040
Athens-Clarke County, GA$61,510$44,870$78,840
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$61,490$47,210$96,870
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$61,480$41,120$90,590
Abilene, TX$61,480$39,880$105,350
St. Cloud, MN$61,460$49,910$77,950
Arizona$61,460$39,240$93,030
York-Hanover, PA$61,420$45,330$92,860
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$61,420$47,680$75,640
Spartanburg, SC$61,410$45,210$89,190
Modesto, CA$61,410$44,720$98,110
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$61,410$44,790$76,520
Winston-Salem, NC$61,350$37,270$82,990
Akron, OH$61,340$41,850$91,870
Columbia, SC$61,340$46,420$89,430
Killeen-Temple, TX$61,340$38,110$89,300
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$61,300$46,440$95,360
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$61,300$45,330$81,600
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$61,250$46,800$87,730
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$61,190$40,800$79,310
Johnson City, TN$61,160$49,090$76,870
Florida$61,080$37,670$86,630
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$61,070$46,810$81,510
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$61,030$36,580$83,040
Kansas$60,940$45,570$81,010
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area$60,940$48,710$96,480
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$60,930$41,280$82,070
Green Bay, WI$60,920$46,290$91,410
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$60,890$49,040$81,200
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$60,880$38,050$100,900
Indiana$60,860$39,630$93,440
Corpus Christi, TX$60,830$38,350$92,580
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$60,820$46,010$80,470
Fresno, CA$60,810$40,430$94,010
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$60,800$40,380$92,620
Columbus, OH$60,790$37,950$91,270
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$60,770$46,920$84,860
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$60,750$41,910$95,570
State College, PA$60,690$43,860$78,680
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$60,690$38,180$79,590
Odessa, TX$60,650$42,590$95,000
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$60,640$47,260$80,280
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$60,640$40,800$78,180
Lancaster, PA$60,630$45,330$88,540
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$60,620$44,350$82,910
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$60,600$34,950$80,550
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$60,560$33,170$95,350
Ohio$60,540$39,480$89,460
Cleveland, OH$60,540$38,440$86,060
Vermont$60,470$52,610$79,950
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$60,470$59,290$74,120
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$60,450$48,120$79,040
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$60,400$41,280$94,360
Arkansas$60,390$42,740$77,320
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$60,380$32,010$91,290
Santa Fe, NM$60,360$30,730$81,640
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$60,360$36,420$83,200
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$60,310$47,900$76,680
Coeur d'Alene, ID$60,300$40,780$100,580
Columbus, GA-AL$60,300$36,920$79,240
Nebraska$60,240$45,550$91,070
Tyler, TX$60,200$37,010$87,670
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$60,150$35,320$155,610
Boise City, ID$60,100$46,920$84,460
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$60,100$50,500$80,130
Topeka, KS$60,060$46,040$86,500
Toledo, OH$59,930$46,630$89,550
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$59,930$27,410$76,370
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$59,930$45,780$87,730
College Station-Bryan, TX$59,890$36,420$97,550
Fayetteville, NC$59,860$42,320$87,730
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$59,840$47,020$83,010
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$59,840$51,180$74,760
Lawrence, KS$59,800$46,580$71,110
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$59,790$40,430$88,570
Gainesville, FL$59,670$35,830$85,860
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$59,650$36,930$75,020
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$59,630$49,990$95,360
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$59,590$35,810$86,390
Morgantown, WV$59,580$31,600$91,450
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$59,560$44,500$94,410
Waco, TX$59,420$37,850$95,270
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$59,400$45,760$91,500
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$59,380$35,700$81,260
Lincoln, NE$59,370$46,050$91,760
Eau Claire, WI$59,360$47,280$78,350
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$59,340$54,830$94,900
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$59,290$45,110$91,730
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$59,280$43,110$88,580
Port St. Lucie, FL$59,270$39,880$80,720
Fort Wayne, IN$59,240$39,440$86,810
Yuma, AZ$59,170$45,890$79,350
Wausau, WI$59,150$47,480$84,590
Williamsport, PA$59,130$43,280$78,970
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$59,090$36,460$82,480
New Mexico$59,050$34,670$82,930
Albuquerque, NM$59,050$34,690$82,930
Midland, TX$58,990$44,740$101,570
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$58,950$38,230$81,950
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area$58,950$46,190$74,850
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$58,890$41,240$94,450
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$58,820$44,130$81,810
Sherman-Denison, TX$58,810$37,820$77,470
Pueblo, CO$58,790$37,940$94,120
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$58,790$45,870$76,340
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$58,790$45,620$96,920
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$58,750$38,950$88,920
Idaho$58,690$37,220$82,220
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$58,640$39,940$87,730
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$58,610$40,140$101,120
Canton-Massillon, OH$58,560$45,230$74,480
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$58,440$38,510$89,780
Joplin, MO-KS$58,400$38,530$78,410
Iowa City, IA$58,380$38,990$79,860
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$58,370$39,590$79,990
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$58,360$43,680$80,300
Birmingham, AL$58,260$35,510$78,800
Lafayette, LA$58,130$43,680$91,040
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$58,110$37,550$94,250
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$58,100$40,130$84,500
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$58,020$43,110$76,120
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$58,010$38,870$79,240
Michigan$57,990$38,200$82,090
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$57,990$39,310$85,280
Roanoke, VA$57,950$38,580$81,300
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$57,860$43,570$79,740
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$57,840$40,570$79,340
Wichita, KS$57,730$42,440$73,750
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$57,690$37,030$99,150
Janesville-Beloit, WI$57,590$46,210$95,960
Mississippi$57,570$30,270$94,520
Rapid City, SD$57,560$47,300$73,840
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$57,560$37,290$87,460
Lynchburg, VA$57,480$35,220$87,470
Springfield, MO$57,310$33,560$79,440
New Jersey$57,240$36,850$95,780
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$57,240$41,940$78,640
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$57,210$37,440$77,860
Ann Arbor, MI$57,090$40,110$79,510
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$57,090$37,970$88,950
Lebanon, PA$57,070$29,690$93,600
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$57,070$40,330$74,780
Champaign-Urbana, IL$56,920$43,230$80,970
Huntsville, AL$56,910$40,950$78,570
Youngstown-Warren, OH$56,880$31,330$71,670
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$56,830$45,560$92,500
Peoria, IL$56,580$42,960$81,460
Illinois$56,580$42,590$84,750
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$56,540$50,320$75,910
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$56,490$38,900$79,740
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$56,470$35,090$72,920
Columbia, MO$56,440$35,940$75,020
Ocala, FL$56,400$33,870$77,400
Tallahassee, FL$56,390$38,740$75,290
Amarillo, TX$56,310$39,480$76,860
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$56,290$37,440$94,080
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$56,230$32,900$82,090
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$56,220$39,200$71,770
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$56,190$37,280$75,730
Erie, PA$56,160$35,850$82,630
Flint, MI$56,160$42,930$70,980
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$56,160$40,550$73,860
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$56,150$43,410$86,490
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$56,150$27,410$69,990
Alabama$56,030$37,360$75,410
Paducah, KY-IL$55,990$36,990$89,990
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$55,940$47,520$99,750
Auburn-Opelika, AL$55,920$32,250$75,000
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$55,840$42,590$102,510
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area$55,840$40,570$73,370
Mobile, AL$55,690$38,600$75,920
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$55,680$36,080$99,890
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$55,480$40,060$74,540
Lubbock, TX$55,450$34,400$74,760
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$55,360$27,200$81,610
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$55,340$39,940$79,530
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$55,340$44,190$76,660
Las Cruces, NM$55,330$34,950$72,510
Pocatello, ID$55,320$40,090$83,320
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$55,220$28,390$71,980
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$55,050$38,280$74,260
Fort Smith, AR-OK$54,900$40,190$98,610
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$54,830$35,780$78,620
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area$54,690$45,790$81,610
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$54,450$27,430$80,940
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$54,280$37,240$73,450
Kentucky$54,260$37,290$83,300
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$54,180$40,140$82,670
Lexington-Fayette, KY$54,080$43,580$78,600
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$54,080$36,250$65,130
Jackson, MS$53,910$34,360$75,230
Flagstaff, AZ$53,870$31,000$84,230
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$53,870$37,340$75,360
South Dakota$53,060$38,090$72,490
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$52,990$41,530$80,560
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$52,780$37,440$80,730
Tuscaloosa, AL$52,610$37,820$70,180
Winchester, VA-WV$52,520$41,120$78,510
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$52,500$31,520$73,070
Valdosta, GA$52,430$37,620$74,990
Evansville, IN$52,130$38,770$82,530
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$51,590$36,890$86,360
Albany, GA$51,570$31,220$80,970
Bowling Green, KY$51,480$40,380$94,850
Bloomington, IN$51,450$39,340$77,830
Montgomery, AL$51,400$43,500$70,610
Johnstown, PA$51,330$41,100$79,710
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$50,610$37,440$79,370
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$50,540$35,940$78,820
Clarksville, TN-KY$50,430$41,960$75,460
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$50,300$39,630$77,760
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$49,550$36,880$78,450
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$49,360$36,740$70,000
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$48,590$36,760$67,520
Idaho Falls, ID$48,460$33,630$80,810
Traverse City, MI$48,350$37,090$75,850
Dothan, AL$48,350$36,910$74,690
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$48,250$36,710$70,920
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$48,250$37,280$77,300
Twin Falls, ID$48,190$37,220$74,240
Chattanooga, TN-GA$47,960$39,240$88,490
Jacksonville, NC$47,920$35,220$76,330
El Paso, TX$47,880$30,880$82,900
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$47,840$37,900$76,840
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$47,690$37,600$67,500
Guam$47,420$30,470$60,440
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$47,170$39,940$87,730
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$46,730$36,050$62,520
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$45,350$37,530$62,570
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$44,210$21,990$72,370
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$43,710$35,320$72,490
Bay City, MI$40,990$38,310$71,830
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$37,440$23,520$50,090
Puerto Rico$35,300$20,970$50,090

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Architectural and Civil Drafters make?▾

The median annual salary for a Architectural and Civil Drafters is $64,280, with a typical range of $44,040 – $98,190 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Architectural and Civil Drafters?▾

Entry-level Architectural and Civil Drafters positions typically start around $44,040 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Architectural and Civil Drafterss earn the most?▾

Architectural and Civil Drafterss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.