The annual salary statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of architectural and civil drafters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $37,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $87,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and civil drafters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $87,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,870.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of architectural and civil drafters from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $60,260 | 0.15% | 6.49% |
| 2016 | $60,170 | 4.37% | - |
| 2015 | $57,540 | -3.04% | - |
| 2014 | $59,290 | 5.33% | - |
| 2013 | $56,130 | -0.39% | - |
| 2012 | $56,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,260 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 23.5 percent (23.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 21.8 percent (21.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.