Mechanical Drafters Salary in the US
A mechanical drafters earns a national median of $71,550 a year (mean $75,060) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #308 of 825.
How much does a mechanical drafters earn in the US?
A mechanical drafters in the United States earns a median of $71,550 a year (mean $75,060), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 40% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 39,960 people work in this occupation (SOC 17-3013), ranked #308 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$71,550
per year
Mean
$75,060
per year
Employment
39,960
US workers
National rank
#308
of 825 by median
What a mechanical drafters earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a mechanical drafters (SOC 17-3013) earns a median annual wage of $71,550 and a mean (average) of $75,060. The median is the midpoint — half of mechanical drafters earn more and half earn less — and is 40% 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 mechanical drafters in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for mechanical drafters is $71,550, and the mean (average) is $75,060. The median is the midpoint — half of mechanical drafters earn more and half earn less.
- How does mechanical drafters pay compare to the US average?
- At $71,550, a mechanical drafters earns 40% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many mechanical drafters are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 39,960 mechanical drafters employed nationally (SOC 17-3013), across all industries.
- Where does this mechanical 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 17-3013. 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 17-3013 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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