The highest-paying states for architectural and civil 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 architectural and civil drafters in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $71,160, Alaska is the highest paying state for architectural and civil drafters. It is followed by Louisiana (average annual salary $67,580). 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 architectural and civil drafters in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $71,160 |
$48,500 | 130 |
| 2 | Louisiana | $67,580 |
$45,400 | 790 |
| 3 | Colorado | $67,350 |
$49,040 | 2,730 |
| 4 | Maryland | $66,360 |
$43,260 | 1,140 |
| 5 | California | $63,680 |
$41,310 | 12,170 |
| 6 | New York | $63,630 |
$44,000 | 6,410 |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $63,500 |
$50,200 | 570 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $63,460 |
$43,330 | 2,420 |
| 9 | Vermont | $63,150 |
$41,600 | 120 |
| 10 | Nevada | $62,960 |
$37,210 | 1,180 |
| 11 | Oregon | $62,720 |
$43,980 | 1,270 |
| 12 | Connecticut | $62,480 |
$48,640 | 1,170 |
| 13 | New Jersey | $62,260 |
$46,790 | 2,560 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $61,900 |
$47,130 | 1,850 |
| 15 | Hawaii | $61,110 |
$41,600 | 380 |
| 16 | Washington | $60,700 |
$47,640 | 2,570 |
| 17 | Iowa | $60,690 |
$45,400 | 1,310 |
| 18 | Tennessee | $60,090 |
$39,270 | 1,880 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | $59,980 |
$35,840 | 1,460 |
| 20 | Illinois | $59,890 |
$38,970 | 3,190 |
| 21 | Ohio | $59,720 |
$37,920 | 2,710 |
| 22 | Missouri | $59,540 |
$37,430 | 1,940 |
| 23 | Rhode Island | $59,340 |
$47,420 | 180 |
| 24 | Georgia | $59,280 |
$36,140 | 3,410 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $59,200 |
$40,250 | 2,210 |
| 26 | West Virginia | $59,020 |
$34,420 | 280 |
| 27 | North Carolina | $58,700 |
$39,470 | 2,330 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $58,200 |
$37,430 | 5,380 |
| 29 | Virginia | $58,050 |
$37,090 | 1,840 |
| 30 | Montana | $57,870 |
$38,480 | 660 |
| 31 | Texas | $57,420 |
$34,700 | 14,520 |
| 32 | South Carolina | $57,270 |
$39,260 | 1,410 |
| 33 | Wyoming | $57,250 |
$36,160 | 180 |
| 34 | Florida | $57,200 |
$38,500 | 7,710 |
| 35 | New Hampshire | $57,080 |
$40,180 | 580 |
| 36 | Arizona | $56,620 |
$33,630 | 2,710 |
| 37 | Maine | $54,290 |
$36,900 | 430 |
| 38 | New Mexico | $54,060 |
$30,370 | 610 |
| 39 | Delaware | $53,030 |
$37,580 | 360 |
| 40 | Indiana | $52,690 |
$36,740 | 1,540 |
| 41 | Kansas | $52,660 |
$36,880 | 410 |
| 42 | Utah | $52,000 |
$36,040 | 2,020 |
| 43 | Arkansas | $51,490 |
$34,240 | 950 |
| 44 | Nebraska | $50,950 |
$37,400 | 790 |
| 45 | Michigan | $50,680 |
$33,130 | 1,900 |
| 46 | North Dakota | $50,310 |
$41,130 | 310 |
| 47 | Idaho | $50,250 |
$34,140 | 780 |
| 48 | Alabama | $49,280 |
$32,460 | 1,060 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $49,080 |
$27,040 | 430 |
| 50 | Kentucky | $48,830 |
$36,910 | 630 |
| 51 | South Dakota | $44,730 |
$32,620 | 390 |
| 52 | Guam | $41,830 |
$30,410 | 80 |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $36,240 |
$26,490 | 30 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $31,530 |
$19,540 | 560 |