What are the main factors that influence a Structural Detailer's salary?

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

How does experience change A Structural Detailer's salary?

A Structural Detailer's salary grows with experience: a CAD Support Technician I (0-1 years)earns $52,460, a Structural Detailer (1-3 years)earns $57,748, a CAD Support Technician III (3-5 years)earns $70,007, a CAD Support Technician IV (5-7 years)earns $77,514, a CAD Supervisor (7+ years)earns $93,454,

What are the highest paying states for a Structural Detailer?

Structural Detailer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Structural Detailer roles are District of Columbia $62,724, California $62,486, Massachusetts $61,653. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Structural Detailer roles make?

Salaries for Structural Detailer level roles vary by specialization: Architect - Structural Steel Detailer: $93,174; Structural Steel Detailer: $91,793; CAD Detailer: $67,114; Pharmaceutical Detailer: $64,438; Car Detailer: $62,628.

How do different companies affect a Structural Detailer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Structural Detailer 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.

Structural Detailer Salary in the United States

How much does a Structural Detailer make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Structural Detailer in the United States is $56,651 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,657
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,381 to $63,459
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,584

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Structural Detailer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,459	$5,288	$1,220	$31
Average	$56,651	$4,721	$1,089	$27
25th Percentile	$51,381	$4,282	$988	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Structural Detailer Salaries

A Structural Detailer'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Structural Detailer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Structural Detailer'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): $52,460
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,748
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $70,007
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $77,514
Expert (over 8 years): $93,454

Levels	Salary
CAD Suppo... Level Structural Detailer	$52,460
Structura... Level Structural Detailer	$57,748
CAD Suppo... Level Structural Detailer	$70,007
CAD Suppo... Level Structural Detailer	$77,514
CAD Super... Level Structural Detailer	$93,454

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How Do Structural Detailer 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 Structural Detailers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $62,724.
California: $62,486.
Massachusetts: $61,653.

District of Columbia $62,724

California $62,486

Massachusetts $61,653

Washington $61,426

New Jersey $61,404

Alaska $61,324

Connecticut $60,543

New York $60,225

Hawaii $59,211

Rhode Island $58,735

Maryland $58,413

Minnesota $57,971

Colorado $57,801

Illinois $57,744

Oregon $57,529

Delaware $57,370

New Hampshire $57,270

Virginia $57,047

Pennsylvania $56,396

Nevada $56,067

North Dakota $55,960

Michigan $55,790

Wisconsin $55,727

Vermont $55,603

Texas $55,257

Maine $55,234

Arizona $55,200

Ohio $55,161

Georgia $54,640

Indiana $54,379

Wyoming $54,328

Utah $54,249

Iowa $54,215

Kansas $53,943

Louisiana $53,863

North Carolina $53,835

Missouri $53,824

Florida $53,603

Montana $53,484

Nebraska $53,371

Kentucky $53,308

South Carolina $53,082

Tennessee $52,940

Idaho $52,883

New Mexico $52,470

Oklahoma $52,379

Alabama $52,045

South Dakota $51,484

Arkansas $51,178

West Virginia $51,014

Mississippi $50,521

Top Paying Cities for Structural Detailers

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: $71,454
San Francisco: $70,671
Oakland: $69,182

San Jose, CA $71,454

San Francisco, CA $70,671

Oakland, CA $69,182

New York, NY $65,227

Paramus, NJ $64,434

Queens Village, NY $64,431

Passaic, NJ $64,377

Bergenfield, NJ $64,372

Stamford, CT $64,248

Huntington, NY $64,224

Newark, NJ $63,806

Bridgeport, CT $63,686

Vallejo, CA $63,573

New Brunswick, NJ $63,551

Petaluma, CA $63,517

Middlesex, NJ $63,409

Somerset, NJ $63,369

Santa Cruz, CA $63,296

Boston, MA $62,950

Monterey, CA $62,751

Seattle, WA $62,622

Santa Rosa, CA $62,610

Los Angeles, CA $62,593

Juneau, AK $62,446

Washington, DC $62,384

Orange, CA $62,182

Santa Ana, CA $62,033

Long Beach, CA $61,976

Anaheim, CA $61,965

Anchorage, AK $61,936

Santa Maria, CA $61,766

Everett, WA $61,755

Danbury, CT $61,556

Bremerton, WA $61,477

Tacoma, WA $61,273

New Suffolk, NY $61,272

Sacramento, CA $61,256

Santa Barbara, CA $61,194

Trenton, NJ $61,132

San Diego, CA $61,132

Brockton, MA $61,069

Fairbanks, AK $60,931

Lompoc, CA $60,786

Lowell, MA $60,740

Ventura, CA $60,730

Nashua, NH $60,718

Stockton, CA $60,713

Modesto, CA $60,299

Poughkeepsie, NY $60,174

Olympia, WA $60,067

Kennewick, WA $60,067

New Haven, CT $60,044

Lawrence, MA $59,840

Hartford, CT $59,783

Riverside, CA $59,772

New Bedford, MA $59,716

Richland, WA $59,716

Bakersfield, CA $59,636

San Bernardino, CA $59,614

New Britain, CT $59,608

Atlantic City, NJ $59,608

New London, CT $59,585

Norwich, CT $59,568

Portsmouth, NH $59,557

Boulder, CO $59,437

Portland, OR $59,359

Worcester, MA $59,353

Minneapolis, MN $59,177

Philadelphia, PA $59,098

Honolulu, HI $58,911

Saint Paul, MN $58,884

Vineland, NJ $58,871

Providence, RI $58,707

Chicago, IL $58,543

Bellingham, WA $58,475

Springfield, MA $58,430

Baltimore, MD $58,413

Chico, CA $58,271

Pittsfield, MA $58,118

Manchester, NH $58,010

Spokane, WA $57,761

Denver, CO $57,755

Albany, NY $57,489

Troy, NY $57,466

Nassau, NY $57,406

Schenectady, NY $57,348

Wilmington, DE $57,302

Burlington, VT $57,223

Salem, OR $57,200

Portland, ME $57,025

Yakima, WA $56,968

Rochester, MN $56,792

Reno, NV $56,764

Fresno, CA $56,764

Milwaukee, WI $56,713

Detroit, MI $56,656

Ann Arbor, MI $56,647

Allentown, PA $56,639

Colorado Springs, CO $56,543

Syracuse, NY $56,515

Carson City, NV $56,515

Houston, TX $56,435

Eugene, OR $56,407

Gary, IN $56,339

Springfield, OR $56,294

Bismarck, ND $56,282

Galveston, TX $56,243

Medford, OR $56,158

Fort Collins, CO $56,135

Concord, NH $56,107

Austin, TX $56,090

Mesa, AZ $55,971

Reading, PA $55,965

Phoenix, AZ $55,960

Dallas, TX $55,943

Saint Cloud, MN $55,888

Madison, WI $55,812

Utica, NY $55,659

Rochester, NY $55,569

Des Moines, IA $55,563

Raleigh, NC $55,557

Atlanta, GA $55,472

Battle Creek, MI $55,455

Salt Lake City, UT $55,438

Lancaster, PA $55,353

Harrisburg, PA $55,274

Kansas City, MO $55,217

Champaign, IL $55,206

Kansas City, KS $55,206

Fort Worth, TX $55,200

Columbus, OH $55,191

Boca Raton, FL $55,178

Pittsburgh, PA $55,155

Richmond, VA $55,132

Indianapolis, IN $55,121

Cleveland, OH $55,115

Las Vegas, NV $55,047

Cincinnati, OH $55,047

Petersburg, VA $54,963

Huntsville, AL $54,878

Lansing, MI $54,840

Lebanon, PA $54,832

Pueblo, CO $54,827

Appleton, WI $54,810

Buffalo, NY $54,787

Dayton, OH $54,770

Racine, WI $54,759

Charlotte, NC $54,753

Saint Louis, MO $54,736

York, PA $54,702

Elkhart, IN $54,702

Gastonia, NC $54,691

Billings, MT $54,678

Beaumont, TX $54,662

Lorain, OH $54,651

Benton Harbor, MI $54,640

Toledo, OH $54,628

Binghamton, NY $54,600

Rock Hill, SC $54,594

Rockford, IL $54,566

Springfield, IL $54,543

Elyria, OH $54,538

Fargo, ND $54,538

Flagstaff, AZ $54,498

Fort Lauderdale, FL $54,464

Duluth, MN $54,430

Miami, FL $54,430

Cheyenne, WY $54,390

Grand Forks, ND $54,390

Bangor, ME $54,266

Cedar Rapids, IA $54,203

Durham, NC $54,180

Louisville, KY $54,175

Grand Rapids, MI $54,164

Hialeah, FL $54,158

Casper, WY $54,079

Scranton, PA $54,011

New Orleans, LA $53,994

Virginia Beach, VA $53,988

Akron, OH $53,960

Peoria, IL $53,886

Sarasota, FL $53,875

Nashville, TN $53,835

Omaha, NE $53,835

Green Bay, WI $53,835

Baton Rouge, LA $53,807

Charleston, SC $53,796

Jamestown, NY $53,767

Davenport, IA $53,767

Tucson, AZ $53,739

Saint Petersburg, FL $53,705

Tampa, FL $53,694

Evansville, IN $53,660

Port Arthur, TX $53,660

Bradenton, FL $53,637

Santa Fe, NM $53,535

Orlando, FL $53,433

Clearwater, FL $53,416

Canton, OH $53,297

La Crosse, WI $53,297

Albuquerque, NM $53,263

Newport News, VA $53,257

High Point, NC $53,240

Ogden, UT $53,218

Corpus Christi, TX $53,172

Norfolk, VA $53,138

Laramie, WY $53,138

Rock Island, IL $53,104

Saginaw, MI $53,093

Jacksonville, FL $53,087

Salisbury, NC $53,076

Boise, ID $53,065

Moline, IL $53,036

Fort Myers, FL $53,019

Memphis, TN $53,008

Tulsa, OK $52,980

Waterloo, IA $52,946

Spartanburg, SC $52,889

Lincoln, NE $52,861

Fort Wayne, IN $52,849

Provo, UT $52,844

Cedar Falls, IA $52,776

San Antonio, TX $52,753

Greensboro, NC $52,730

South Bend, IN $52,725

Savannah, GA $52,662

Muskegon, MI $52,640

Birmingham, AL $52,634

Winston Salem, NC $52,606

Lake Charles, LA $52,470

Anderson, IN $52,459

Lexington, KY $52,442

Augusta, GA $52,425

Greenville, SC $52,425

Lima, OH $52,379

Wichita, KS $52,374

Tuscaloosa, AL $52,374

Columbia, SC $52,323

Springfield, OH $52,311

Asheville, NC $52,221

Bloomington, IN $52,181

Knoxville, TN $51,977

Shreveport, LA $51,971

Wilmington, NC $51,898

Roanoke, VA $51,898

Topeka, KS $51,796

Frankfort, KY $51,790

Oklahoma City, OK $51,750

Chillicothe, OH $51,728

Longview, TX $51,722

Melbourne, FL $51,716

Sioux Falls, SD $51,626

Mobile, AL $51,620

Terre Haute, IN $51,597

Altoona, PA $51,563

Amarillo, TX $51,524

Killeen, TX $51,507

Fayetteville, AR $51,461

Chattanooga, TN $51,445

Sioux City, IA $51,394

Idaho Falls, ID $51,382

Lynchburg, VA $51,337

Gainesville, FL $51,263

Portsmouth, OH $51,235

Little Rock, AR $51,224

Lafayette, LA $51,201

Youngstown, OH $51,201

Daytona Beach, FL $51,167

Clarksville, TN $51,161

Pensacola, FL $51,156

Temple, TX $51,152

Hopkinsville, KY $50,986

Erie, PA $50,974

Florence, SC $50,952

Charleston, WV $50,861

Great Falls, MT $50,833

Macon, GA $50,753

Tallahassee, FL $50,748

Fayetteville, NC $50,736

Waco, TX $50,725

Helena, MT $50,685

Pine Bluff, AR $50,664

Vincennes, IN $50,595

Lubbock, TX $50,572

Alamogordo, NM $50,538

Twin Falls, ID $50,487

Rapid City, SD $50,470

Jackson, MS $50,368

Huntington, WV $50,364

Greenville, MS $50,362

Parkersburg, WV $50,305

Montgomery, AL $50,294

Wichita Falls, TX $50,238

Springfield, MO $50,238

Biloxi, MS $50,210

Monroe, LA $50,153

Johnstown, PA $50,113

Sumter, SC $50,091

Columbus, GA $50,085

Pascagoula, MS $49,977

Abilene, TX $49,977

Kingsport, TN $49,830

Albany, GA $49,830

Gulfport, MS $49,813

Alexandria, LA $49,626

Fort Smith, AR $49,484

El Paso, TX $49,331

Las Cruces, NM $49,077

Harlingen, TX $48,933

Pocatello, ID $48,924

Florence, AL $48,850

Brownsville, TX $48,839

Mcallen, TX $48,720

Dothan, AL $48,640

Columbus, MS $48,304

Altus, OK $48,040

Lawton, OK $47,932

Pierre, SD $47,728

What Skills Can Increase a Structural Detailer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Communication Skills (Mentioned in 4.55% Job Postings): Communication skills are your ability to share or understand information, ideas, and feelings successfully.
Computer Aided Design (Mentioned in 9.09% Job Postings): CAD (computer-aided design) is the use of computer-based software to aid in design processes. CAD software is frequently used by different types of engineers and designers.
Civil Engineering (Mentioned in 4.55% Job Postings): Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewerage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways. Civil engineering is traditionally broken into a number of sub-disciplines. It is considered the second-oldest engineering discipline after military engineering, and it is defined to distinguish non-military engineering from military engineering. Civil engineering takes place in the public sector from municipal through to national governments, and in the private sector from individual homeowners through to international companies.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Communication Skills	4.55%
Computer Aided Design	9.09%
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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 Structural Detailer's salary.

Application Design: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Illustrator: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Photoshop: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Application Design	$66,848	18%
Illustrator	$59,483	5%
Photoshop	$59,483	5%
Consulting	$57,784	2%
Project Design	$57,784	2%
Communication Skills	$57,217	1%

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Structural Detailer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Structural Detailer'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

$51,381

Average $56,651/year

$63,459

$4,282

Average $4,721/month

$5,288

$988

Average $1,089/week

$1,220

$25

Average $27/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,459	$5,288	$1,220	$31
Average	$56,651	$4,721	$1,089	$27
25th Percentile	$51,381	$4,282	$988	$25

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Salary Trends for Structural Detailer

Salaries for a Structural Detailer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,737 in 2023 to around $53,574 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Structural Detailer salary trends, .

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2024

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