The annual salary statistics of architectural and civil drafters in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of architectural and civil drafters in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $45,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and civil drafters in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,720.
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 | $78,780 | 3.53% | 21.29% |
| 2021 | $76,000 | 15.76% | - |
| 2020 | $64,020 | 1.00% | - |
| 2019 | $63,380 | -0.08% | - |
| 2018 | $63,430 | 0.09% | - |
| 2017 | $63,370 | 6.26% | - |
| 2016 | $59,400 | 1.21% | - |
| 2015 | $58,680 | -2.44% | - |
| 2014 | $60,110 | -1.76% | - |
| 2013 | $61,170 | -1.37% | - |
| 2012 | $62,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $78,780, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the highest paying city for architectural and civil drafters in state of California, followed by Vallejo-Fairfield (median annual salary $73,200). In comparison, the median annual salary of architectural and civil drafters in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 7.1 percent (7.1%) higher than that in Vallejo-Fairfield.