The annual salary statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $34,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and civil drafters in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,700.
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 | $59,730 | -0.94% | 24.43% |
| 2021 | $60,290 | 4.18% | - |
| 2020 | $57,770 | -1.30% | - |
| 2019 | $58,520 | 4.85% | - |
| 2018 | $55,680 | 5.42% | - |
| 2017 | $52,660 | -3.23% | - |
| 2016 | $54,360 | -3.11% | - |
| 2015 | $56,050 | 9.10% | - |
| 2014 | $50,950 | 4.77% | - |
| 2013 | $48,520 | 6.97% | - |
| 2012 | $45,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,730 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 2.8 percent (2.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 33.0 percent (33.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.