The annual salary statistics of mechanical drafters in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical 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 | $50,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical 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 $127,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,820.
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 | $81,550 | 6.40% | 25.70% |
| 2021 | $76,330 | 5.99% | - |
| 2020 | $71,760 | 4.96% | - |
| 2019 | $68,200 | -3.83% | - |
| 2018 | $70,810 | 5.58% | - |
| 2017 | $66,860 | 2.65% | - |
| 2016 | $65,090 | 2.37% | - |
| 2015 | $63,550 | 3.30% | - |
| 2014 | $61,450 | -0.50% | - |
| 2013 | $61,760 | 1.89% | - |
| 2012 | $60,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $81,550, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for mechanical drafters in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $89,980). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of mechanical drafters in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 9.4 percent (9.4%) lower.