The annual salary statistics of other drafters in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other drafters in 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 | $28,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other drafters in 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 $78,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other drafters from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $45,580 | -6.41% | 16.89% |
| 2016 | $48,500 | -14.19% | - |
| 2015 | $55,380 | 3.86% | - |
| 2014 | $53,240 | 22.76% | - |
| 2013 | $41,120 | 7.88% | - |
| 2012 | $37,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,580 in 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 Fort Worth-Arlington is 24.0 percent (24.0%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area and 12.7 percent (12.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.