The annual salary statistics of mechanical drafters in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical 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 | $56,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $89,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $167,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical 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 $167,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,320.
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 | $89,980 | -9.94% | 28.85% |
| 2021 | $98,920 | -5.17% | - |
| 2020 | $104,030 | -1.74% | - |
| 2019 | $105,840 | 26.86% | - |
| 2018 | $77,410 | 14.30% | - |
| 2017 | $66,340 | 7.13% | - |
| 2016 | $61,610 | -4.35% | - |
| 2015 | $64,290 | -2.74% | - |
| 2014 | $66,050 | 2.01% | - |
| 2013 | $64,720 | 1.08% | - |
| 2012 | $64,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $89,980, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for mechanical drafters in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $81,550). In comparison, the median annual salary of mechanical drafters in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 9.4 percent (9.4%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.