The annual salary statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 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 | $38,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and civil drafters in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of architectural and civil drafters from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $60,680 | 10.23% | 15.26% |
| 2020 | $54,470 | 2.09% | - |
| 2019 | $53,330 | -12.66% | - |
| 2018 | $60,080 | 0.00% | - |
| 2017 | $60,080 | 8.41% | - |
| 2016 | $55,030 | -4.22% | - |
| 2015 | $57,350 | -0.51% | - |
| 2014 | $57,640 | 4.22% | - |
| 2013 | $55,210 | 6.86% | - |
| 2012 | $51,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,680 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 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 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 22.3 percent (22.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.