The annual salary statistics of other drafters in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other drafters in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $40,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other drafters in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other drafters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $56,840 | 6.10% | 31.79% |
| 2021 | $53,370 | 9.46% | - |
| 2020 | $48,320 | 0.70% | - |
| 2019 | $47,980 | -1.35% | - |
| 2018 | $48,630 | -1.83% | - |
| 2017 | $49,520 | -3.21% | - |
| 2016 | $51,110 | 4.25% | - |
| 2015 | $48,940 | 2.57% | - |
| 2014 | $47,680 | 9.88% | - |
| 2013 | $42,970 | 9.77% | - |
| 2012 | $38,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,840 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for other drafters in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of other drafters in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area and 30.0 percent (30.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waco | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| College Station-Bryan | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| El Paso | |
| Amarillo | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission |