The annual salary statistics of mechanical drafters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical drafters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $45,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical drafters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical drafters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $73,410 | 18.06% | 24.34% |
| 2021 | $60,150 | -2.33% | - |
| 2020 | $61,550 | 2.53% | - |
| 2019 | $59,990 | -0.07% | - |
| 2018 | $60,030 | 4.00% | - |
| 2017 | $57,630 | 3.63% | - |
| 2016 | $55,540 | 2.36% | - |
| 2015 | $54,230 | -2.42% | - |
| 2012 | $55,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,410 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for mechanical drafters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical drafters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 50.4 percent (50.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.