The annual salary statistics of mechanical drafters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical 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 | $44,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical 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 $98,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical drafters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,550 | 1.31% | 14.77% |
| 2021 | $61,730 | 4.71% | - |
| 2020 | $58,820 | 0.15% | - |
| 2019 | $58,730 | -1.09% | - |
| 2018 | $59,370 | 0.08% | - |
| 2017 | $59,320 | 0.40% | - |
| 2016 | $59,080 | -0.86% | - |
| 2015 | $59,590 | 1.93% | - |
| 2014 | $58,440 | 1.40% | - |
| 2013 | $57,620 | 7.48% | - |
| 2012 | $53,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,550, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for mechanical drafters in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $70,360). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of mechanical drafters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 11.1 percent (11.1%) lower.