Architectural and Civil Drafters salary
United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025
National market range
$56K–$81K
Median
$66,150
25th percentile
$55,650
75th percentile
$80,870
By state
State
Median
Range · 25th–75th
vs national
Alabama
$57,100
$46K–$69K
Arizona
$64,750
$58K–$80K
Arkansas
$62,420
$58K–$74K
California
$76,520
$62K–$96K
Colorado
$76,370
$62K–$92K
Connecticut
$76,290
$64K–$80K
Delaware
$73,040
$59K–$81K
District of Columbia
$97,880
$79K–$118K
Florida
$62,640
$48K–$78K
Georgia
$74,940
$57K–$80K
Guam
$56,710
$45K–$59K
Hawaii
$63,510
$56K–$82K
Idaho
$61,840
$52K–$76K
Illinois
$58,240
$49K–$75K
Indiana
$60,000
$50K–$75K
Iowa
$64,220
$58K–$80K
Kansas
$62,220
$52K–$72K
Kentucky
$60,120
$48K–$75K
Louisiana
$61,010
$48K–$82K
Maine
$66,200
$58K–$78K
Maryland
$75,180
$62K–$87K
Massachusetts
$76,990
$64K–$82K
Michigan
$58,330
$48K–$74K
Minnesota
$70,680
$61K–$81K
Mississippi
$59,920
$51K–$68K
Missouri
$61,940
$55K–$76K
Montana
$65,750
$58K–$78K
Nebraska
$61,550
$54K–$77K
Nevada
$67,000
$57K–$82K
New Hampshire
$65,300
$59K–$76K
New Jersey
$62,960
$57K–$78K
New Mexico
$50,230
$44K–$75K
New York
$76,260
$61K–$94K
North Carolina
$62,750
$52K–$79K
North Dakota
$64,720
$59K–$77K
Ohio
$61,450
$49K–$77K
Oklahoma
$62,140
$48K–$76K
Oregon
$74,000
$63K–$81K
Pennsylvania
$64,800
$55K–$80K
Puerto Rico
$44,720
$38K–$47K
Rhode Island
$71,700
$62K–$84K
South Carolina
$64,680
$50K–$79K
South Dakota
$52,470
$47K–$61K
Tennessee
$69,220
$57K–$80K
Texas
$63,320
$51K–$81K
Utah
$64,290
$56K–$81K
Vermont
$61,000
$47K–$74K
Virginia
$63,450
$54K–$77K
Washington
$73,000
$61K–$84K
West Virginia
$65,640
$48K–$85K
Wisconsin
$62,930
$57K–$79K
Wyoming
$63,730
$57K–$73K
Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.
Women are 18% of architecture and engineering occupations nationally, and earn 89¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender, and that is the point.
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