The annual salary statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of architectural and civil drafters in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $38,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and civil drafters in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,910.
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 | $57,940 | 16.34% | 39.23% |
| 2021 | $48,470 | -5.94% | - |
| 2020 | $51,350 | -0.60% | - |
| 2019 | $51,660 | 6.64% | - |
| 2018 | $48,230 | -3.79% | - |
| 2017 | $50,060 | 7.75% | - |
| 2016 | $46,180 | -15.33% | - |
| 2015 | $53,260 | 16.62% | - |
| 2014 | $44,410 | 17.65% | - |
| 2013 | $36,570 | 3.72% | - |
| 2012 | $35,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,940 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is in the middle of salary range for architectural and civil drafters in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of architectural and civil drafters in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 2.6 percent (2.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Lakeland-Winter Haven and 40.3 percent (40.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.