The annual salary statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of architectural and civil drafters in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $37,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and civil drafters in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,840.
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 | $54,180 | -6.31% | 19.92% |
| 2021 | $57,600 | 1.81% | - |
| 2020 | $56,560 | 10.84% | - |
| 2019 | $50,430 | 2.32% | - |
| 2018 | $49,260 | 12.93% | - |
| 2017 | $42,890 | -0.51% | - |
| 2016 | $43,110 | -8.03% | - |
| 2015 | $46,570 | -3.01% | - |
| 2014 | $47,970 | -4.44% | - |
| 2013 | $50,100 | 13.39% | - |
| 2012 | $43,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,180 in Visalia-Porterville 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 Visalia-Porterville is 31.2 percent (31.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 13.0 percent (13.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.