The annual salary statistics of mechanical drafters in Kingston, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical drafters in Kingston 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 | $39,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical drafters in Kingston, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical drafters from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $56,170 | 49.69% | 49.69% |
| 2014 | $28,260 | -42.99% | - |
| 2013 | $40,410 | 30.07% | - |
| 2012 | $28,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,170 in Kingston is in the middle of salary range for mechanical drafters in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical drafters in Kingston is 24.6 percent (24.6%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 17.6 percent (17.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area.