The annual salary statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $48,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and civil drafters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $92,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of architectural and civil drafters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,090 | 1.67% | 3.85% |
| 2021 | $61,050 | -3.57% | - |
| 2020 | $63,230 | 0.82% | - |
| 2019 | $62,710 | 1.42% | - |
| 2018 | $61,820 | 3.45% | - |
| 2017 | $59,690 | -0.02% | - |
| 2016 | $59,700 | 4.87% | - |
| 2015 | $56,790 | -5.12% | - |
| 2012 | $59,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,090 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for architectural and civil drafters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of architectural and civil drafters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 21.2 percent (21.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 24.1 percent (24.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.