The annual salary statistics of mechanical drafters in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical drafters in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 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 | $45,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical drafters in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical drafters from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $63,060 | -3.43% | 17.71% |
| 2016 | $65,220 | 9.44% | - |
| 2015 | $59,060 | 4.54% | - |
| 2014 | $56,380 | 15.98% | - |
| 2013 | $47,370 | -9.54% | - |
| 2012 | $51,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,060 in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is in the middle of salary range for mechanical drafters in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical drafters in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is 2.9 percent (2.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Portsmouth and 37.9 percent (37.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portsmouth | |
| Nashua | |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford | |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury | |
| Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem | |
| Manchester | |
| West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area |