The highest-paying states for other 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 other drafters in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $75,230, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for other drafters. It is followed by Maryland (average annual salary $70,720). 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 other drafters in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $75,230 |
$40,160 | 120 |
| 2 | Maryland | $70,720 |
$40,100 | 290 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $66,650 |
$41,600 | 680 |
| 4 | New York | $64,750 |
$46,750 | 820 |
| 5 | Colorado | $64,250 |
$49,420 | 270 |
| 6 | Hawaii | $64,130 |
$38,180 | 30 |
| 7 | South Carolina | $63,440 |
$41,290 | 50 |
| 8 | Washington | $62,440 |
$45,400 | 410 |
| 9 | Vermont | $62,200 |
$57,080 | 80 |
| 10 | California | $61,660 |
$43,950 | 2,800 |
| 11 | North Dakota | $61,180 |
$47,370 | 60 |
| 12 | Minnesota | $60,290 |
$44,290 | 360 |
| 13 | Maine | $59,970 |
$38,780 | 50 |
| 14 | Mississippi | $58,930 |
$36,810 | 30 |
| 15 | Oregon | $58,840 |
$41,150 | 860 |
| 16 | Illinois | $58,430 |
$40,420 | 610 |
| 17 | Nevada | $58,340 |
$32,540 | 170 |
| 18 | Kansas | $57,760 |
$36,920 | 40 |
| 19 | Alaska | $57,750 |
$42,690 | 40 |
| 20 | Florida | $57,620 |
$36,560 | 1,370 |
| 21 | New Hampshire | $57,300 |
$34,710 | 50 |
| 22 | Louisiana | $56,700 |
$39,190 | 1,410 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $55,760 |
$37,880 | 290 |
| 24 | Texas | $55,440 |
$37,540 | 2,190 |
| 25 | Montana | $54,920 |
$42,360 | 90 |
| 26 | Ohio | $52,370 |
$38,000 | 370 |
| 27 | Arizona | $52,000 |
$35,230 | 570 |
| 28 | Georgia | $51,660 |
$36,810 | 700 |
| 29 | North Carolina | $51,660 |
$28,950 | 280 |
| 30 | Nebraska | $51,610 |
$35,580 | 110 |
| 31 | Missouri | $51,300 |
$37,640 | 180 |
| 32 | Indiana | $50,920 |
$38,480 | 70 |
| 33 | Connecticut | $50,500 |
$37,700 | 120 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | $50,340 |
$40,060 | 150 |
| 35 | Iowa | $50,020 |
$41,600 | 140 |
| 36 | Tennessee | $49,920 |
$24,960 | 270 |
| 37 | Delaware | $49,820 |
$36,860 | 0 |
| 38 | Virginia | $48,890 |
$39,380 | 170 |
| 39 | Arkansas | $48,800 |
$34,320 | 100 |
| 40 | Utah | $48,770 |
$31,650 | 200 |
| 41 | Michigan | $48,190 |
$36,970 | 340 |
| 42 | Alabama | $48,080 |
$34,780 | 30 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $46,920 |
$36,190 | 40 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $43,240 |
$30,820 | 40 |
| 45 | Idaho | $42,040 |
$25,080 | 70 |
| 46 | Rhode Island | $41,720 |
$37,440 | 70 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $39,060 |
$36,180 | 580 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $38,180 |
$33,200 | 50 |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | $33,700 |
$22,920 | 40 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of other drafters in those states is not available at this time.
See also: Highest-paying industries for other drafters, Top paying jobs in America.