Architectural and Civil Drafters Salary in the US
A architectural and civil drafters earns a national median of $66,150 a year (mean $70,740) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #347 of 825.
How much does a architectural and civil drafters earn in the US?
A architectural and civil drafters in the United States earns a median of $66,150 a year (mean $70,740), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 30% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 103,700 people work in this occupation (SOC 17-3011), ranked #347 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$66,150
per year
Mean
$70,740
per year
Employment
103,700
US workers
National rank
#347
of 825 by median
What a architectural and civil drafters earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a architectural and civil drafters (SOC 17-3011) earns a median annual wage of $66,150 and a mean (average) of $70,740. The median is the midpoint — half of architectural and civil drafters earn more and half earn less — and is 30% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a architectural and civil drafters in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for architectural and civil drafters is $66,150, and the mean (average) is $70,740. The median is the midpoint — half of architectural and civil drafters earn more and half earn less.
- How does architectural and civil drafters pay compare to the US average?
- At $66,150, a architectural and civil drafters earns 30% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many architectural and civil drafters are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 103,700 architectural and civil drafters employed nationally (SOC 17-3011), across all industries.
- Where does this architectural and civil drafters salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 17-3011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 17-3011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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