The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $84,590, Vermont is the highest paying state for electrical and electronics drafters. It is followed by Idaho (average annual salary $83,720). 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 electrical and electronics drafters in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont | $84,590 |
$52,000 | 60 |
| 2 | Idaho | $83,720 |
$48,880 | 80 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $81,890 |
$49,610 | 200 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $80,850 |
$55,020 | 80 |
| 5 | New Mexico | $80,530 |
$45,640 | 250 |
| 6 | Delaware | $80,370 |
$73,360 | 50 |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $79,390 |
$75,380 | 80 |
| 8 | New York | $76,800 |
$39,780 | 1,190 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | $76,510 |
$50,030 | 740 |
| 10 | Maryland | $76,480 |
$54,020 | 210 |
| 11 | California | $75,610 |
$47,240 | 2,740 |
| 12 | Colorado | $74,010 |
$49,050 | 850 |
| 13 | New Jersey | $73,910 |
$48,490 | 600 |
| 14 | Nevada | $70,440 |
$52,000 | 230 |
| 15 | South Carolina | $70,000 |
$45,470 | 310 |
| 16 | Washington | $67,720 |
$49,320 | 170 |
| 17 | Minnesota | $66,850 |
$52,770 | 240 |
| 18 | Illinois | $66,440 |
$46,090 | 400 |
| 19 | Michigan | $66,420 |
$43,680 | 350 |
| 20 | Virginia | $65,670 |
$42,890 | 330 |
| 21 | Louisiana | $64,720 |
$39,190 | 210 |
| 22 | Missouri | $64,560 |
$46,270 | 460 |
| 23 | Iowa | $64,150 |
$49,040 | 160 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | $63,860 |
$37,120 | 280 |
| 25 | Oregon | $63,810 |
$48,010 | 270 |
| 26 | Alaska | $63,720 |
$53,940 | 60 |
| 27 | Maine | $62,870 |
$55,730 | 50 |
| 28 | Ohio | $62,650 |
$44,640 | 440 |
| 29 | Utah | $62,440 |
$39,930 | 270 |
| 30 | Rhode Island | $62,230 |
$47,010 | 30 |
| 31 | Arizona | $62,230 |
$40,990 | 920 |
| 32 | Connecticut | $62,140 |
$40,010 | 460 |
| 33 | Georgia | $61,880 |
$37,250 | 640 |
| 34 | Arkansas | $61,750 |
$37,970 | 70 |
| 35 | Indiana | $60,160 |
$42,510 | 180 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $59,180 |
$32,170 | 610 |
| 37 | Texas | $58,990 |
$39,010 | 3,160 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | $58,910 |
$40,800 | 590 |
| 39 | Kentucky | $58,060 |
$42,750 | 290 |
| 40 | Montana | $57,900 |
$47,990 | 70 |
| 41 | Nebraska | $57,510 |
$36,590 | 190 |
| 42 | Wyoming | $57,430 |
$44,320 | 40 |
| 43 | North Dakota | $56,430 |
$41,520 | 30 |
| 44 | Hawaii | $56,370 |
$46,560 | 170 |
| 45 | Kansas | $53,950 |
$34,690 | 150 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $53,530 |
$43,760 | 100 |
| 47 | Florida | $50,590 |
$46,260 | 1,340 |
| 48 | Tennessee | $50,500 |
$27,140 | 360 |
| 49 | Alabama | $49,620 |
$33,710 | 140 |
| 50 | South Dakota | $49,310 |
$36,140 | 30 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $48,540 |
$32,480 | 60 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $30,610 |
$25,180 | 140 |