The annual salary statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $36,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and civil drafters in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,410.
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 | $61,180 | 1.19% | 10.61% |
| 2021 | $60,450 | 13.09% | - |
| 2020 | $52,540 | -7.61% | - |
| 2019 | $56,540 | -1.49% | - |
| 2018 | $57,380 | 9.20% | - |
| 2017 | $52,100 | 6.10% | - |
| 2016 | $48,920 | 0.18% | - |
| 2015 | $48,830 | -14.21% | - |
| 2014 | $55,770 | 7.42% | - |
| 2013 | $51,630 | -5.93% | - |
| 2012 | $54,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,180 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 22.3 percent (22.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 22.9 percent (22.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.