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Mechanical Drafters Salary in Gainesville, Florida

The annual salary statistics of mechanical drafters in Gainesville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical drafters in Gainesville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Mechanical Drafters in Gainesville, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,690
25th Percentile Wage
$43,330
50th Percentile Wage
$56,810
75th Percentile Wage
$73,210
90th Percentile Wage
$92,590

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical drafters in Gainesville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $92,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,690.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical drafters from 2012 to 2019. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$56,810
-3.03% 2.01%
2018
$58,530
4.89% -
2017
$55,670
0.00% -
2012
$55,670
- -

Table 2. Compare Mechanical Drafters Salary in Gainesville with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,810 in Gainesville is in the middle of salary range for mechanical drafters in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical drafters in Gainesville is 11.9 percent (11.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville and 30.4 percent (30.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$64,490
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$62,730
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$60,500
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$58,970
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$58,930
Gainesville
$56,810
Naples-Marco Island
$56,290
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$55,280
Ocala
$53,860
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$53,640
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$53,540
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$52,030
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$50,890
Port St Lucie
$50,090
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$49,430
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$48,400
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$47,710
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$46,690
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
$46,370
Jacksonville
$45,270
Tallahassee
$40,110
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$39,520

See also: Top paying jobs in Gainesville, Florida.