The annual salary statistics of mechanical drafters in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical 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 | $46,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical 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 $101,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,660.
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 | $64,750 | -2.47% | 14.64% |
| 2021 | $66,350 | 7.75% | - |
| 2020 | $61,210 | -0.47% | - |
| 2019 | $61,500 | -8.31% | - |
| 2018 | $66,610 | -1.29% | - |
| 2017 | $67,470 | 2.70% | - |
| 2016 | $65,650 | 0.35% | - |
| 2015 | $65,420 | 1.02% | - |
| 2014 | $64,750 | 5.14% | - |
| 2013 | $61,420 | 10.01% | - |
| 2012 | $55,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,750 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for mechanical drafters in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical drafters in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 51.5 percent (51.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lubbock.