What are the main factors that influence a Solidworks Drafter's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Solidworks Drafter's salary?

A Solidworks Drafter's salary grows with experience: a CAD Drafter I (0-2 years)earns $65,488, a CAD Drafter II (2-4 years)earns $74,559, a Solidworks Drafter (4-7 years)earns $90,276, a CAD Drafter IV (7+ years)earns $116,681, a CAD Drafter V (7-10 years)earns $136,712,

What are the highest paying states for a Solidworks Drafter?

Solidworks Drafter salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Solidworks Drafter roles are District of Columbia $97,913, California $97,542, Massachusetts $96,242. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Solidworks Drafter roles make?

Salaries for Solidworks Drafter level roles vary by specialization: Solidworks Designer: $110,824; Pipe Drafter: $97,998; Solidworks Design Engineer: $93,856; Solidworks Engineer: $93,468; Design Drafter: $92,996.

How do different companies affect a Solidworks Drafter's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Solidworks Drafter roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Solidworks Drafter Salary in the United States

How much does a Solidworks Drafter make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Solidworks Drafter in the United States is $88,433 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

However, a Solidworks Drafter's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $102,554
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,587 to $95,825
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,532

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Solidworks Drafter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,825	$7,985	$1,843	$46
Average	$88,433	$7,369	$1,701	$43
25th Percentile	$79,587	$6,632	$1,531	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Solidworks Drafter Salaries

A Solidworks Drafter's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Solidworks Drafter Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Solidworks Drafter's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $65,488
Early Career (1-2 years): $74,559
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $90,276
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $116,681
Expert (over 8 years): $136,712

Levels	Salary
CAD Draft... Level Solidworks Drafter	$65,488
CAD Draft... Level Solidworks Drafter	$74,559
Solidwork... Level Solidworks Drafter	$90,276
CAD Draft... Level Solidworks Drafter	$116,681
CAD Draft... Level Solidworks Drafter	$136,712

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How Do Solidworks Drafter Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Solidworks Drafters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $97,913.
California: $97,542.
Massachusetts: $96,242.

District of Columbia $97,913 California $97,542 Massachusetts $96,242 Washington $95,888 New Jersey $95,853 Alaska $95,729 Connecticut $94,509 New York $94,014

Hawaii $92,431 Rhode Island $91,688 Maryland $91,184 Minnesota $90,494 Colorado $90,229 Illinois $90,140 Oregon $89,804 Delaware $89,557

New Hampshire $89,401 Virginia $89,052 Pennsylvania $88,035 Nevada $87,523 North Dakota $87,355 Michigan $87,089 Wisconsin $86,992 Vermont $86,797

Texas $86,258 Maine $86,223 Arizona $86,170 Ohio $86,108 Georgia $85,294 Indiana $84,887 Wyoming $84,808 Utah $84,684

Iowa $84,631 Kansas $84,206 Louisiana $84,082 North Carolina $84,038 Missouri $84,021 Florida $83,676 Montana $83,490 Nebraska $83,313

Kentucky $83,216 South Carolina $82,862 Tennessee $82,641 Idaho $82,553 New Mexico $81,907 Oklahoma $81,766 Alabama $81,244 South Dakota $80,368

Arkansas $79,891 West Virginia $79,634 Mississippi $78,865

Top Paying Cities for Solidworks Drafters

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $111,541
San Francisco: $110,320
Oakland: $107,995

San Jose, CA $111,541

San Francisco, CA $110,320

Oakland, CA $107,995

New York, NY $101,821

Paramus, NJ $100,583

Queens Village, NY $100,579

Passaic, NJ $100,495

Bergenfield, NJ $100,487

Stamford, CT $100,292

Huntington, NY $100,256

Newark, NJ $99,603

Bridgeport, CT $99,416

Vallejo, CA $99,240

New Brunswick, NJ $99,205

Petaluma, CA $99,152

Middlesex, NJ $98,984

Somerset, NJ $98,922

Santa Cruz, CA $98,807

Boston, MA $98,267

Monterey, CA $97,957

Seattle, WA $97,754

Santa Rosa, CA $97,737

Los Angeles, CA $97,710

Juneau, AK $97,480

Washington, DC $97,383

Orange, CA $97,068

Santa Ana, CA $96,835

Long Beach, CA $96,746

Anaheim, CA $96,728

Anchorage, AK $96,684

Santa Maria, CA $96,419

Everett, WA $96,401

Danbury, CT $96,090

Bremerton, WA $95,968

Tacoma, WA $95,650

New Suffolk, NY $95,648

Sacramento, CA $95,623

Santa Barbara, CA $95,526

Trenton, NJ $95,428

San Diego, CA $95,428

Brockton, MA $95,331

Fairbanks, AK $95,115

Lompoc, CA $94,889

Lowell, MA $94,817

Ventura, CA $94,801

Nashua, NH $94,783

Stockton, CA $94,774

Modesto, CA $94,129

Poughkeepsie, NY $93,934

Olympia, WA $93,766

Kennewick, WA $93,766

New Haven, CT $93,731

Lawrence, MA $93,412

Hartford, CT $93,324

Riverside, CA $93,306

New Bedford, MA $93,218

Richland, WA $93,218

Bakersfield, CA $93,094

San Bernardino, CA $93,058

New Britain, CT $93,050

Atlantic City, NJ $93,050

New London, CT $93,014

Norwich, CT $92,988

Portsmouth, NH $92,970

Boulder, CO $92,783

Portland, OR $92,661

Worcester, MA $92,652

Minneapolis, MN $92,378

Philadelphia, PA $92,254

Honolulu, HI $91,962

Saint Paul, MN $91,919

Vineland, NJ $91,900

Providence, RI $91,644

Chicago, IL $91,387

Bellingham, WA $91,281

Springfield, MA $91,210

Baltimore, MD $91,184

Chico, CA $90,963

Pittsfield, MA $90,724

Manchester, NH $90,556

Spokane, WA $90,167

Denver, CO $90,158

Albany, NY $89,742

Troy, NY $89,707

Nassau, NY $89,612

Schenectady, NY $89,521

Wilmington, DE $89,450

Burlington, VT $89,327

Salem, OR $89,291

Portland, ME $89,017

Yakima, WA $88,929

Rochester, MN $88,654

Reno, NV $88,610

Fresno, CA $88,610

Milwaukee, WI $88,531

Detroit, MI $88,442

Ann Arbor, MI $88,427

Allentown, PA $88,416

Colorado Springs, CO $88,265

Syracuse, NY $88,221

Carson City, NV $88,221

Houston, TX $88,097

Eugene, OR $88,053

Gary, IN $87,947

Springfield, OR $87,876

Bismarck, ND $87,859

Galveston, TX $87,797

Medford, OR $87,664

Fort Collins, CO $87,629

Concord, NH $87,584

Austin, TX $87,558

Mesa, AZ $87,372

Reading, PA $87,363

Phoenix, AZ $87,355

Dallas, TX $87,328

Saint Cloud, MN $87,243

Madison, WI $87,125

Utica, NY $86,886

Rochester, NY $86,744

Des Moines, IA $86,735

Raleigh, NC $86,727

Atlanta, GA $86,594

Battle Creek, MI $86,567

Salt Lake City, UT $86,541

Lancaster, PA $86,408

Harrisburg, PA $86,284

Kansas City, MO $86,196

Champaign, IL $86,178

Kansas City, KS $86,178

Fort Worth, TX $86,170

Columbus, OH $86,154

Boca Raton, FL $86,134

Pittsburgh, PA $86,099

Richmond, VA $86,063

Indianapolis, IN $86,046

Cleveland, OH $86,037

Las Vegas, NV $85,931

Cincinnati, OH $85,931

Petersburg, VA $85,798

Huntsville, AL $85,665

Lansing, MI $85,606

Lebanon, PA $85,595

Pueblo, CO $85,586

Appleton, WI $85,559

Buffalo, NY $85,524

Dayton, OH $85,497

Racine, WI $85,480

Charlotte, NC $85,471

Saint Louis, MO $85,444

York, PA $85,391

Elkhart, IN $85,391

Gastonia, NC $85,374

Billings, MT $85,353

Beaumont, TX $85,329

Lorain, OH $85,312

Benton Harbor, MI $85,294

Toledo, OH $85,276

Binghamton, NY $85,232

Rock Hill, SC $85,223

Rockford, IL $85,179

Springfield, IL $85,144

Elyria, OH $85,135

Fargo, ND $85,135

Flagstaff, AZ $85,073

Fort Lauderdale, FL $85,020

Duluth, MN $84,967

Miami, FL $84,967

Cheyenne, WY $84,905

Grand Forks, ND $84,905

Bangor, ME $84,710

Cedar Rapids, IA $84,613

Durham, NC $84,576

Louisville, KY $84,569

Grand Rapids, MI $84,551

Hialeah, FL $84,542

Casper, WY $84,419

Scranton, PA $84,312

New Orleans, LA $84,286

Virginia Beach, VA $84,277

Akron, OH $84,233

Peoria, IL $84,118

Sarasota, FL $84,100

Nashville, TN $84,038

Omaha, NE $84,038

Green Bay, WI $84,038

Baton Rouge, LA $83,994

Charleston, SC $83,976

Jamestown, NY $83,932

Davenport, IA $83,932

Tucson, AZ $83,888

Saint Petersburg, FL $83,835

Tampa, FL $83,817

Evansville, IN $83,764

Port Arthur, TX $83,764

Bradenton, FL $83,729

Santa Fe, NM $83,570

Orlando, FL $83,410

Clearwater, FL $83,384

Canton, OH $83,198

La Crosse, WI $83,198

Albuquerque, NM $83,145

Newport News, VA $83,136

High Point, NC $83,110

Ogden, UT $83,074

Corpus Christi, TX $83,004

Norfolk, VA $82,951

Laramie, WY $82,951

Rock Island, IL $82,897

Saginaw, MI $82,880

Jacksonville, FL $82,871

Salisbury, NC $82,853

Boise, ID $82,836

Moline, IL $82,791

Fort Myers, FL $82,765

Memphis, TN $82,747

Tulsa, OK $82,703

Waterloo, IA $82,650

Spartanburg, SC $82,561

Lincoln, NE $82,517

Fort Wayne, IN $82,500

Provo, UT $82,491

Cedar Falls, IA $82,385

San Antonio, TX $82,349

Greensboro, NC $82,314

South Bend, IN $82,305

Savannah, GA $82,208

Muskegon, MI $82,172

Birmingham, AL $82,163

Winston Salem, NC $82,120

Lake Charles, LA $81,907

Anderson, IN $81,889

Lexington, KY $81,863

Augusta, GA $81,836

Greenville, SC $81,836

Lima, OH $81,766

Wichita, KS $81,757

Tuscaloosa, AL $81,757

Columbia, SC $81,677

Springfield, OH $81,659

Asheville, NC $81,518

Bloomington, IN $81,456

Knoxville, TN $81,138

Shreveport, LA $81,129

Wilmington, NC $81,014

Roanoke, VA $81,014

Topeka, KS $80,855

Frankfort, KY $80,845

Oklahoma City, OK $80,784

Chillicothe, OH $80,749

Longview, TX $80,740

Melbourne, FL $80,731

Sioux Falls, SD $80,589

Mobile, AL $80,581

Terre Haute, IN $80,545

Altoona, PA $80,492

Amarillo, TX $80,430

Killeen, TX $80,404

Fayetteville, AR $80,333

Chattanooga, TN $80,306

Sioux City, IA $80,227

Idaho Falls, ID $80,209

Lynchburg, VA $80,138

Gainesville, FL $80,023

Portsmouth, OH $79,979

Little Rock, AR $79,961

Lafayette, LA $79,926

Youngstown, OH $79,926

Daytona Beach, FL $79,873

Clarksville, TN $79,864

Pensacola, FL $79,855

Temple, TX $79,849

Hopkinsville, KY $79,590

Erie, PA $79,572

Florence, SC $79,537

Charleston, WV $79,396

Great Falls, MT $79,351

Macon, GA $79,227

Tallahassee, FL $79,219

Fayetteville, NC $79,201

Waco, TX $79,183

Helena, MT $79,121

Pine Bluff, AR $79,088

Vincennes, IN $78,980

Lubbock, TX $78,944

Alamogordo, NM $78,891

Twin Falls, ID $78,812

Rapid City, SD $78,785

Jackson, MS $78,626

Huntington, WV $78,620

Greenville, MS $78,617

Parkersburg, WV $78,527

Montgomery, AL $78,511

Wichita Falls, TX $78,423

Springfield, MO $78,423

Biloxi, MS $78,379

Monroe, LA $78,290

Johnstown, PA $78,228

Sumter, SC $78,193

Columbus, GA $78,184

Pascagoula, MS $78,016

Abilene, TX $78,016

Kingsport, TN $77,786

Albany, GA $77,786

Gulfport, MS $77,759

Alexandria, LA $77,468

Fort Smith, AR $77,247

El Paso, TX $77,008

Las Cruces, NM $76,610

Harlingen, TX $76,385

Pocatello, ID $76,371

Florence, AL $76,256

Brownsville, TX $76,238

Mcallen, TX $76,053

Dothan, AL $75,929

Columbus, MS $75,404

Altus, OK $74,992

Lawton, OK $74,823

Pierre, SD $74,505

What Skills Can Increase a Solidworks Drafter's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 3.62% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Pneumatics (Mentioned in 2.2% Job Postings): Pneumatics (pronounced new-MATT-ix) is an aspect of physics and engineering that is concerned with using the energy in compressed gas to make something move or work.
CAD Software (Mentioned in 1.38% Job Postings): Computer-aided design is the use of computers to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	3.62%
Pneumatics	2.2%
CAD Software	1.38%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Solidworks Drafter's salary.

Products and Services: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Products and Services	$95,508	8%
Innovation	$93,739	6%
Analysis	$92,855	5%
Leadership	$92,855	5%
Commitment	$91,971	4%
Collaboration	$91,971	4%

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How Education impacts a Solidworks Drafter's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Solidworks Drafters enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Solidworks Drafter with a No Diploma is between $92,048 and $97,709).

Solidworks Drafter Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Solidworks Drafter

No Diploma 100.0%

High School 0.0%

Associates 100.0%

Bachelors 0.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	100.0%
High School	0.0%
Associates	100.0%
Bachelors	0.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Solidworks Drafter Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Solidworks Drafter's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$79,587

Average $88,433/year

$95,825

$6,632

Average $7,369/month

$7,985

$1,531

Average $1,701/week

$1,843

$38

Average $43/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,825	$7,985	$1,843	$46
Average	$88,433	$7,369	$1,701	$43
25th Percentile	$79,587	$6,632	$1,531	$38

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Salary Trends for Solidworks Drafter

Salaries for a Solidworks Drafter can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $98,212 in 2023 to around $95,933 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Solidworks Drafter salary trends, .

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2024

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