The annual salary statistics of mechanical drafters in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical drafters in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 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 | $28,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical drafters in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical drafters from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $46,290 | -5.51% | 2.01% |
| 2018 | $48,840 | 5.02% | - |
| 2017 | $46,390 | 2.22% | - |
| 2016 | $45,360 | 16.73% | - |
| 2014 | $37,770 | -20.10% | - |
| 2012 | $45,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,290, Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for mechanical drafters in state of New York, following city of New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $74,530). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of mechanical drafters in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is about 37.9 percent (37.9%) lower than that of the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Syracuse | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Utica-Rome | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Rochester | |
| Kingston | |
| Glens Falls | |
| Binghamton | |
| Central New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | |
| Elmira | |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area |