The annual salary statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage data of architectural and civil drafters in Fort Collins-Loveland 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 | $44,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and civil drafters in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $94,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,600.
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 | $58,860 | 3.11% | 20.52% |
| 2021 | $57,030 | 1.95% | - |
| 2020 | $55,920 | 12.55% | - |
| 2019 | $48,900 | 4.15% | - |
| 2018 | $46,870 | 3.01% | - |
| 2017 | $45,460 | -12.05% | - |
| 2016 | $50,940 | 3.67% | - |
| 2015 | $49,070 | -1.59% | - |
| 2014 | $49,850 | -0.48% | - |
| 2013 | $50,090 | 6.61% | - |
| 2012 | $46,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,860 in Fort Collins-Loveland is in the middle of salary range for architectural and civil drafters in state of Colorado. In comparison, the annual salary of architectural and civil drafters in Fort Collins-Loveland is 19.0 percent (19.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Denver-Aurora-Broomfield and 8.7 percent (8.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pueblo.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| West Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Colorado Springs | |
| Grand Junction | |
| Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boulder | |
| Greeley | |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | |
| Pueblo |