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Architectural and Civil Drafters Salary in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

The annual salary statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of architectural and civil drafters in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 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 Architectural and Civil Drafters in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$48,740
25th Percentile Wage	$49,870
50th Percentile Wage	$63,940
75th Percentile Wage	$75,230
90th Percentile Wage	$75,230

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and civil drafters in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,740.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of architectural and civil drafters from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	3-Year Growth
2022	$63,940	7.55%	0.00%
2021	$59,110	-8.17%	-
2019	$63,940	-	-

Table 2. Compare Architectural and Civil Drafters Salary in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,940, Western Washington nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for architectural and civil drafters in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Kennewick-Pasco-Richland (median annual salary of $64,200). Compared with Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, the median annual salary of architectural and civil drafters in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area is .4 percent (.4%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland	$64,200
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$63,940
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	$63,520
Tacoma	$62,740
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$62,280
Mount Vernon-Anacortes	$61,280
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee	$60,100
Bremerton-Silverdale	$60,100
Spokane	$58,690
Bellingham	$58,440
Olympia	$58,320
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett	$55,660
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$54,780
Yakima	$52,880
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$48,340