The annual salary statistics of other drafters in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of other drafters in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $50,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other drafters in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other drafters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $76,270 | 18.81% | 25.70% |
| 2021 | $61,920 | -6.40% | - |
| 2020 | $65,880 | 5.62% | - |
| 2019 | $62,180 | 2.65% | - |
| 2018 | $60,530 | 2.13% | - |
| 2017 | $59,240 | -10.25% | - |
| 2016 | $65,310 | 16.00% | - |
| 2015 | $54,860 | 8.77% | - |
| 2014 | $50,050 | 13.39% | - |
| 2013 | $43,350 | -30.73% | - |
| 2012 | $56,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,270 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for other drafters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of other drafters in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 8.2 percent (8.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma and 45.1 percent (45.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.