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Mechanical Drafters Salary in Tyler, Texas

The annual salary statistics of mechanical drafters in Tyler, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical drafters in Tyler is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Mechanical Drafters in Tyler, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$44,700
25th Percentile Wage
$50,330
50th Percentile Wage
$65,400
75th Percentile Wage
$71,270
90th Percentile Wage
$77,150

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical drafters in Tyler, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,700.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical drafters from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$65,400
28.38% -55.96%
2021
$46,840
5.57% -
2020
$44,230
-0.47% -
2019
$44,440
-35.10% -
2018
$60,040
-2.03% -
2017
$61,260
-17.14% -
2016
$71,760
-9.88% -
2015
$78,850
-9.49% -
2014
$86,330
-18.15% -
2012
$102,000
- -

Table 2. Compare Mechanical Drafters Salary in Tyler with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,400 in Tyler is in the middle of salary range for mechanical drafters in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical drafters in Tyler is 15.9 percent (15.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 52.0 percent (52.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lubbock.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Midland
$77,810
Corpus Christi
$71,060
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$66,030
Tyler
$65,400
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$64,750
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$63,530
Victoria
$63,420
Longview
$62,860
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$61,220
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$60,900
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$59,510
Odessa
$59,460
Waco
$58,650
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$58,140
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$56,430
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$54,250
Amarillo
$54,170
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$54,050
Abilene
$53,650
Fort Worth-Arlington
$53,220
College Station-Bryan
$52,100
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$51,040
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$48,870
El Paso
$48,350
Brownsville-Harlingen
$42,360
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$33,940
Lubbock
$31,400

See also: Top paying jobs in Tyler, Texas.