The annual salary statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Lafayette-West Lafayette is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and civil drafters in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of architectural and civil drafters from 2012 to 2019. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $56,390 | -1.29% | -1.29% |
| 2018 | $57,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,390, Lafayette-West Lafayette is the second highest paying city for architectural and civil drafters in state of Indiana, following the highest paying city Elkhart-Goshen (median annual salary of $59,340). Compared with Elkhart-Goshen, the median annual salary of architectural and civil drafters in Lafayette-West Lafayette is 5.0 percent (5.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Bloomington | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gary | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lafayette |