The annual salary statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of architectural and civil drafters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $40,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and civil drafters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,130.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of architectural and civil drafters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,990 | -3.60% | 22.22% |
| 2021 | $62,150 | 4.22% | - |
| 2020 | $59,530 | 3.11% | - |
| 2019 | $57,680 | 4.49% | - |
| 2018 | $55,090 | 0.87% | - |
| 2017 | $54,610 | -2.51% | - |
| 2016 | $55,980 | 4.68% | - |
| 2015 | $53,360 | 0.96% | - |
| 2014 | $52,850 | 10.71% | - |
| 2013 | $47,190 | 1.12% | - |
| 2012 | $46,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,990, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for architectural and civil drafters in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Scranton--Wilkes-Barre (median annual salary of $60,390). Compared with Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, the median annual salary of architectural and civil drafters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is .7 percent (.7%) lower.