Highest-paying Cities for Electrical and Electronics Drafters

The top 100 highest paying cities for electrical and electronics drafters (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of electrical and electronics drafters in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $117,220, New Haven, Connecticut is the highest paying city for electrical and electronics drafters. It is followed by Worcester, Massachusetts (average annual salary $102,180). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of electrical and electronics drafters in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Electrical and Electronics Drafters

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New Haven, Connecticut	$117,220	$67,700	50
2	Worcester, Massachusetts	$102,180	$49,960	60
3	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$98,990	$61,120	670
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$91,320	$65,080	490
5	Framingham, Massachusetts	$84,380	$39,200	110
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$82,830	$59,660	120
7	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$81,600	$52,790	360
8	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$81,430	$50,090	1,180
9	Salinas, California	$81,300	$26,890	n/a
10	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$81,280	$49,240	200
11	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$81,240	$51,940	60
12	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$80,720	$50,700	170
13	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$80,300	$50,870	180
14	Reading, Pennsylvania	$79,470	$52,010	90
15	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$79,460	$64,280	30
16	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$79,390	$62,540	250
17	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$79,300	$55,290	60
18	Toledo, Ohio	$78,430	$47,650	40
19	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$77,700	$64,340	30
20	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$77,220	$45,460	70
21	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$76,920	$51,090	40
22	Nashua, New Hampshire	$76,900	$48,830	140
23	Midland, Texas	$76,850	$53,680	40
24	Boulder, Colorado	$75,480	$54,130	40
25	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$75,380	$40,740	620
26	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$75,200	$51,550	110
27	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$74,980	$47,850	60
28	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$74,900	$62,750	40
29	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$74,750	$47,010	40
30	Syracuse, New York	$74,550	$46,050	90
31	Springfield, Illinois	$74,180	$66,220	n/a
32	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$74,130	$40,630	160
33	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$74,030	$47,750	970
34	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$74,010	$49,050	640
35	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$73,720	$50,830	30
36	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$73,310	$43,770	150
37	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$73,040	$40,180	50
38	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$72,740	$49,830	30
39	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$72,620	$44,370	60
40	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$72,500	$43,000	360
41	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$72,480	$53,870	180
42	Springfield, Missouri	$72,330	$49,990	30
43	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$71,400	$46,680	70
44	Wilmington, New Jersey	$71,400	$48,690	70
45	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$71,000	$44,370	250
46	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$70,610	$51,840	40
47	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$70,440	$60,310	50
48	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$70,260	$46,190	50
49	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$70,090	$38,020	540
50	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$70,020	$48,310	180
51	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$69,740	$47,040	40
52	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$69,670	$42,530	220
53	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$69,560	$52,640	40
54	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$69,350	$47,060	780
55	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$69,170	$36,880	n/a
56	Mobile, Alabama	$68,980	$30,700	30
57	Tacoma, Washington	$68,750	$35,520	80
58	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$68,370	$44,950	210
59	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$68,100	$19,630	30
60	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$67,560	$35,690	420
61	Manchester, New Hampshire	$67,520	$29,690	30
62	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$67,510	$34,650	40
63	Fresno, California	$67,270	$47,610	40
64	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$67,110	$34,660	390
65	Columbia, South Carolina	$66,840	$47,450	70
66	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$66,790	$47,320	190
67	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$66,460	$44,650	80
68	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$66,460	$46,690	300
69	St Louis, Missouri	$66,410	$49,020	270
70	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$66,330	$43,610	30
71	Tucson, Arizona	$66,030	$44,970	140
72	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$65,560	$49,130	160
73	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$65,520	$44,470	40
74	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$65,120	$41,320	130
75	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$64,990	$50,700	50
76	Salt Lake City, Utah	$64,860	$41,600	130
77	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$64,800	$47,800	140
78	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$64,770	$44,370	40
79	Duluth, Wisconsin	$64,650	$42,680	30
80	Camden, New Jersey	$64,630	$32,550	70
81	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$64,550	$37,340	n/a
82	Spokane, Washington	$64,480	$45,870	50
83	Appleton, Wisconsin	$64,330	$43,200	30
84	Joplin, Missouri	$64,300	$30,360	30
85	Richmond, Virginia	$64,230	$42,890	40
86	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$64,200	$38,890	60
87	Visalia-Porterville, California	$64,010	$44,710	40
88	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$64,000	$47,840	130
89	Huntsville, Alabama	$63,970	$36,930	50
90	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$63,720	$48,410	40
91	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$63,620	$44,410	200
92	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$63,570	$48,010	250
93	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$63,390	$28,740	50
94	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$63,370	$48,060	70
95	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	$63,340	$37,640	n/a
96	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$63,050	$36,460	70
97	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$62,910	$45,400	30
98	Jacksonville, Florida	$62,820	$44,330	50
99	Columbus, Ohio	$62,650	$44,470	70
100	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$62,550	$39,220	410

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for electrical and electronics drafters.