The annual salary statistics of mechanical drafters in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical drafters in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $37,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical drafters in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical drafters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,470 | 5.35% | 3.33% |
| 2021 | $59,130 | -4.82% | - |
| 2020 | $61,980 | 3.29% | - |
| 2019 | $59,940 | -0.75% | - |
| 2018 | $60,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,470, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for mechanical drafters in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Lynchburg (median annual salary of $67,830). Compared with Lynchburg, the median annual salary of mechanical drafters in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 7.9 percent (7.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lynchburg | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Richmond | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Roanoke | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |