The annual salary statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $28,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and civil drafters in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,330.
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 | $41,370 | 14.09% | 29.39% |
| 2021 | $35,540 | -3.97% | - |
| 2020 | $36,950 | 0.60% | - |
| 2019 | $36,730 | -2.56% | - |
| 2018 | $37,670 | 14.31% | - |
| 2017 | $32,280 | 6.38% | - |
| 2016 | $30,220 | -5.13% | - |
| 2015 | $31,770 | 1.16% | - |
| 2014 | $31,400 | 1.08% | - |
| 2013 | $31,060 | 5.96% | - |
| 2012 | $29,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,370 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for architectural and civil drafters in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of architectural and civil drafters in Brownsville-Harlingen is 32.7 percent (32.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 3.3 percent (3.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.