The highest-paying states for mechanical 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 mechanical drafters in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $74,830, New Mexico is the highest paying state for mechanical drafters. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $73,720). 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 mechanical drafters in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | $74,830 |
$53,610 | 80 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $73,720 |
$37,770 | 1,010 |
| 3 | California | $72,920 |
$41,240 | 4,750 |
| 4 | Vermont | $70,630 |
$42,890 | 70 |
| 5 | Oregon | $69,910 |
$44,410 | 470 |
| 6 | Maryland | $67,130 |
$45,600 | 1,040 |
| 7 | Washington | $67,130 |
$45,150 | 1,760 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $66,900 |
$44,990 | 50 |
| 9 | Utah | $65,930 |
$37,800 | 570 |
| 10 | Colorado | $64,750 |
$38,710 | 720 |
| 11 | Maine | $64,580 |
$47,680 | 420 |
| 12 | New York | $64,010 |
$44,720 | 1,430 |
| 13 | Illinois | $63,990 |
$35,840 | 1,530 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $63,950 |
$46,260 | 1,690 |
| 15 | Massachusetts | $63,880 |
$46,030 | 1,240 |
| 16 | Arizona | $63,840 |
$48,200 | 800 |
| 17 | Alaska | $63,190 |
$43,060 | 70 |
| 18 | Louisiana | $63,160 |
$37,390 | 250 |
| 19 | Michigan | $62,830 |
$39,720 | 2,510 |
| 20 | Texas | $62,700 |
$45,460 | 3,640 |
| 21 | Nevada | $62,400 |
$34,270 | 260 |
| 22 | Connecticut | $61,890 |
$49,510 | 550 |
| 23 | North Dakota | $61,850 |
$45,620 | 80 |
| 24 | Virginia | $61,480 |
$36,930 | 900 |
| 25 | Iowa | $61,400 |
$45,310 | 580 |
| 26 | South Carolina | $61,150 |
$47,930 | 620 |
| 27 | Ohio | $61,100 |
$40,250 | 1,700 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | $60,470 |
$38,780 | 710 |
| 29 | New Hampshire | $60,320 |
$39,350 | 140 |
| 30 | Delaware | $60,080 |
$45,240 | 190 |
| 31 | North Carolina | $59,480 |
$38,990 | 810 |
| 32 | Montana | $59,190 |
$43,780 | 70 |
| 33 | Indiana | $58,470 |
$36,710 | 2,200 |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | $58,460 |
$40,370 | 2,560 |
| 35 | Missouri | $57,500 |
$38,200 | 1,590 |
| 36 | Tennessee | $57,400 |
$34,140 | 1,260 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | $56,520 |
$39,670 | 2,270 |
| 38 | Kentucky | $53,750 |
$36,420 | 570 |
| 39 | Kansas | $53,560 |
$37,870 | 560 |
| 40 | Mississippi | $52,570 |
$35,170 | 230 |
| 41 | Georgia | $52,120 |
$37,670 | 1,120 |
| 42 | Hawaii | $51,860 |
$49,940 | 80 |
| 43 | Nebraska | $51,410 |
$37,700 | 620 |
| 44 | West Virginia | $50,510 |
$36,620 | 130 |
| 45 | Idaho | $50,420 |
$38,910 | 300 |
| 46 | Florida | $49,450 |
$35,360 | 2,460 |
| 47 | Alabama | $49,080 |
$33,000 | 440 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $48,790 |
$37,270 | 160 |
| 49 | District of Columbia | $48,510 |
$48,510 | 60 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $48,140 |
$35,410 | 260 |
| 51 | Wyoming | $47,010 |
$45,810 | 90 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $33,020 |
$23,920 | 140 |