Electrical and Electronics Drafters Salary in the US
A electrical and electronics drafters earns a national median of $76,870 a year (mean $81,280) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #256 of 825.
How much does a electrical and electronics drafters earn in the US?
A electrical and electronics drafters in the United States earns a median of $76,870 a year (mean $81,280), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 51% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 17,920 people work in this occupation (SOC 17-3012), ranked #256 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$76,870
per year
Mean
$81,280
per year
Employment
17,920
US workers
National rank
#256
of 825 by median
What a electrical and electronics drafters earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a electrical and electronics drafters (SOC 17-3012) earns a median annual wage of $76,870 and a mean (average) of $81,280. The median is the midpoint — half of electrical and electronics drafters earn more and half earn less — and is 51% 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 electrical and electronics drafters in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for electrical and electronics drafters is $76,870, and the mean (average) is $81,280. The median is the midpoint — half of electrical and electronics drafters earn more and half earn less.
- How does electrical and electronics drafters pay compare to the US average?
- At $76,870, a electrical and electronics drafters earns 51% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many electrical and electronics drafters are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 17,920 electrical and electronics drafters employed nationally (SOC 17-3012), across all industries.
- Where does this electrical and electronics 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 17-3012. 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 17-3012 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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