What are the main factors that influence an Architectural Draftsperson's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Architectural Draftsperson?

The Transportation industry offers the highest average compensation for Architectural Draftsperson roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Architectural Draftsperson's salary?

An Architectural Draftsperson's salary grows with experience: a CAD Drafter I (0-2 years)earns $67,643, a CAD Drafter II (2-4 years)earns $75,518, a Architectural Draftsperson (4-7 years)earns $94,775, a CAD Drafter IV (7+ years)earns $118,155, a CAD Drafter V (7-10 years)earns $138,437,

What are the highest paying states for an Architectural Draftsperson?

Architectural Draftsperson salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Architectural Draftsperson roles are District of Columbia $107,342, California $106,935, Massachusetts $105,510. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Architectural Draftsperson roles make?

Salaries for Architectural Draftsperson level roles vary by specialization: Architectural Manager: $176,587; Architectural Coordinator: $97,645; Draftsperson: $93,438; Architectural Designer: $91,971; Architectural Historian: $81,914.

Architectural Draftsperson Salary in Wisconsin

How much does an Architectural Draftsperson make in Wisconsin?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Architectural Draftsperson in Wisconsin is $95,369 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

However, an Architectural Draftsperson's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $110,798
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $86,905 to $103,445
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $79,200

10% $79,200

50% (Median) $95,369

90% $110,798

Architectural Draftsperson Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,445	$8,620	$1,989	$50
Average	$95,369	$7,947	$1,834	$46
25th Percentile	$86,905	$7,242	$1,671	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Architectural Draftsperson Salaries

An Architectural Draftsperson'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 Architectural Draftsperson Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Architectural Draftsperson'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): $67,643
Early Career (1-2 years): $75,518
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $94,775
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $118,155
Expert (over 8 years): $138,437

Levels	Salary
CAD Draft... Level Architectural Draftsperson	$67,643
CAD Draft... Level Architectural Draftsperson	$75,518
Architect... Level Architectural Draftsperson	$94,775
CAD Draft... Level Architectural Draftsperson	$118,155
CAD Draft... Level Architectural Draftsperson	$138,437

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How Do Architectural Draftsperson 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 Architectural Draftspersons. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $107,342.
California: $106,935.
Massachusetts: $105,510.

District of Columbia $107,342 California $106,935 Massachusetts $105,510 Washington $105,122 New Jersey $105,083 Alaska $104,947 Connecticut $103,610 New York $103,067

Hawaii $101,331 Rhode Island $100,517 Maryland $99,964 Minnesota $99,208 Colorado $98,917 Illinois $98,820 Oregon $98,452 Delaware $98,180

New Hampshire $98,010 Virginia $97,628 Pennsylvania $96,513 Nevada $95,951 North Dakota $95,766 Michigan $95,475 Wisconsin $95,369 Vermont $95,156

Texas $94,564 Maine $94,525 Arizona $94,467 Ohio $94,399 Georgia $93,507 Indiana $93,061 Wyoming $92,974 Utah $92,838

Iowa $92,780 Kansas $92,315 Louisiana $92,179 North Carolina $92,131 Missouri $92,111 Florida $91,733 Montana $91,530 Nebraska $91,336

Kentucky $91,229 South Carolina $90,841 Tennessee $90,599 Idaho $90,502 New Mexico $89,794 Oklahoma $89,639 Alabama $89,067 South Dakota $88,107

Arkansas $87,584 West Virginia $87,303 Mississippi $86,459

Top Paying Cities for Architectural Draftspersons

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:

Green Lake: $92,767
Greenville: $93,649
Hancock: $91,946

Green Lake, WI $92,767

Greenville, WI $93,649

Hancock, WI $91,946

Hortonville, WI $93,452

Iola, WI $92,354

King, WI $93,060

Larsen, WI $93,281

Leopolis, WI $92,239

Manawa, WI $92,697

Marion, WI $92,411

Menasha, WI $93,726

Neenah, WI $93,555

Neshkoro, WI $92,433

New London, WI $93,066

Ogdensburg, WI $92,488

Omro, WI $92,945

Pickett, WI $93,022

Pine River, WI $92,662

Plainfield, WI $92,116

Poy Sippi, WI $92,726

Princeton, WI $92,545

Readfield, WI $93,187

Redgranite, WI $92,751

Ripon, WI $92,930

Rosendale, WI $92,976

Saxeville, WI $92,560

Scandinavia, WI $92,427

Tilleda, WI $92,100

Van Dyne, WI $93,092

Waukau, WI $92,931

Waupaca, WI $92,681

Wautoma, WI $92,465

Weyauwega, WI $92,840

Wild Rose, WI $92,493

Winnebago, WI $93,306

Winneconne, WI $93,089

Wilson, WI $94,615

Boyd, WI $92,165

Cadott, WI $92,231

Chetek, WI $91,981

Chippewa Falls, WI $92,428

Colfax, WI $92,317

Conrath, WI $91,795

Cornell, WI $92,033

Dallas, WI $92,510

Downing, WI $94,172

Downsville, WI $93,488

Durand, WI $93,398

Eau Galle, WI $93,191

Eleva, WI $92,528

Elk Mound, WI $92,324

Elmwood, WI $94,087

Fairchild, WI $92,416

Fall Creek, WI $92,470

Gilmanton, WI $92,950

Holcombe, WI $91,875

Humbird, WI $92,313

Independence, WI $92,681

Jim Falls, WI $92,110

Knapp, WI $94,122

Maiden Rock, WI $94,236

Menomonie, WI $93,399

Merrillan, WI $92,185

Mondovi, WI $92,715

Nelson, WI $93,822

New Auburn, WI $91,945

Osseo, WI $92,744

Pepin, WI $94,560

Pigeon Falls, WI $92,951

Plum City, WI $94,109

Prairie Farm, WI $93,308

Ridgeland, WI $92,807

Rock Falls, WI $92,363

Sand Creek, WI $91,995

Sheldon, WI $91,756

Spring Valley, WI $94,679

Stanley, WI $92,189

Stockholm, WI $94,782

Strum, WI $92,683

Thorp, WI $92,145

Wheeler, WI $93,009

Whitehall, WI $92,562

Spooner, WI $91,727

Almena, WI $93,011

Ashland, WI $91,635

Balsam Lake, WI $94,528

Barron, WI $92,427

Barronett, WI $91,766

Bayfield, WI $91,637

Benoit, WI $91,503

Birchwood, WI $91,602

Brill, WI $91,986

Bruce, WI $91,707

Brule, WI $92,492

Cable, WI $91,316

Cameron, WI $92,009

Centuria, WI $95,047

Comstock, WI $93,264

Cornucopia, WI $91,759

Couderay, WI $91,363

Cumberland, WI $92,579

Danbury, WI $92,275

Drummond, WI $91,588

Edgewater, WI $91,549

Exeland, WI $91,431

Foxboro, WI $92,821

Frederic, WI $93,091

Gordon, WI $92,050

Grand View, WI $91,402

Grantsburg, WI $93,658

Haugen, WI $92,085

Hawthorne, WI $92,796

Hayward, WI $91,431

Herbster, WI $91,885

Hertel, WI $91,753

High Bridge, WI $91,499

Iron River, WI $92,156

Ladysmith, WI $91,715

Lake Nebagamon, WI $92,590

La Pointe, WI $91,481

Luck, WI $94,171

Maple, WI $92,808

Marengo, WI $91,461

Mason, WI $91,473

Mikana, WI $91,976

Milltown, WI $94,563

Minong, WI $92,010

Odanah, WI $91,844

Ojibwa, WI $91,273

Glidden, WI $91,307

Harshaw, WI $91,730

Hawkins, WI $91,556

Hazelhurst, WI $91,745

Heafford Junction, WI $91,822

Hurley, WI $91,561

Iron Belt, WI $91,390

Kennan, WI $91,570

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $91,721

Lake Tomahawk, WI $91,772

Land O Lakes, WI $91,649

Laona, WI $91,699

Long Lake, WI $91,448

Mc Naughton, WI $91,783

Manitowish Waters, WI $91,642

Mellen, WI $91,344

Mercer, WI $91,480

Minocqua, WI $91,817

Montreal, WI $91,585

Park Falls, WI $91,549

Phelps, WI $91,648

Phillips, WI $91,590

Prentice, WI $91,661

Presque Isle, WI $91,604

Saint Germain, WI $91,835

Saxon, WI $91,425

Sayner, WI $91,710

Star Lake, WI $91,471

Three Lakes, WI $91,727

Tony, WI $91,702

Tripoli, WI $91,505

Upson, WI $91,118

Wabeno, WI $91,707

Woodruff, WI $91,855

La Crosse, WI $91,210

Alma, WI $93,534

Alma Center, WI $92,300

Arcadia, WI $92,638

Arkdale, WI $91,951

Bangor, WI $91,409

Black River Falls, WI $92,001

Blair, WI $92,280

Camp Douglas, WI $92,086

Cashton, WI $91,508

Cataract, WI $91,655

Chaseburg, WI $91,360

Cochrane, WI $93,372

Coon Valley, WI $91,323

De Soto, WI $91,518

Dodge, WI $92,378

Eastman, WI $91,778

Ettrick, WI $91,693

Ferryville, WI $91,667

Fountain City, WI $92,968

Galesville, WI $91,973

Gays Mills, WI $91,954

Genoa, WI $91,428

Hillsboro, WI $92,282

Hixton, WI $92,299

Holmen, WI $91,422

Hustler, WI $92,423

Kendall, WI $92,169

La Farge, WI $92,027

Lynxville, WI $91,786

Mather, WI $91,976

Melrose, WI $91,676

Millston, WI $91,779

Mindoro, WI $91,487

Mount Sterling, WI $92,106

Necedah, WI $91,986

Norwalk, WI $91,617

Oakdale, WI $92,091

Onalaska, WI $91,280

Ontario, WI $92,018

Readstown, WI $91,922

Rockland, WI $91,392

Seneca, WI $92,196

Soldiers Grove, WI $92,023

Sparta, WI $91,582

Steuben, WI $91,944

Stoddard, WI $91,284

Taylor, WI $92,099

Tomah, WI $92,138

Trempealeau, WI $91,961

Palmyra, WI $94,040

Tunnel City, WI $92,093

Viola, WI $92,085

Viroqua, WI $91,510

Warrens, WI $91,948

Westby, WI $91,464

West Salem, WI $91,327

Wilton, WI $92,086

Eau Claire, WI $92,681

Altoona, WI $92,807

Arkansaw, WI $93,781

Augusta, WI $92,450

Bay City, WI $94,633

Bloomer, WI $92,132

Boyceville, WI $93,585

Glen Flora, WI $91,553

Wales, WI $95,326

Bagley, WI $91,793

Beetown, WI $91,885

Benton, WI $92,248

Bloomington, WI $91,902

Boscobel, WI $92,100

Cassville, WI $91,792

Cuba City, WI $92,084

Dickeyville, WI $92,162

Fennimore, WI $92,210

Glen Haven, WI $91,742

Hazel Green, WI $91,935

Kieler, WI $92,188

Lancaster, WI $92,000

Mount Hope, WI $91,887

Patch Grove, WI $92,219

Platteville, WI $92,392

Potosi, WI $91,818

Prairie Du Chien, WI $92,017

Sinsinawa, WI $91,898

Stitzer, WI $92,181

Wauzeka, WI $91,933

Woodman, WI $91,832

Portage, WI $93,854

Adams, WI $92,374

Arlington, WI $94,804

Baraboo, WI $93,862

Beaver Dam, WI $93,778

Brandon, WI $92,779

Briggsville, WI $93,271

Burnett, WI $93,145

Cambria, WI $93,724

Cazenovia, WI $92,450

Columbus, WI $94,517

Dalton, WI $93,189

Dellwood, WI $92,063

Doylestown, WI $94,369

Elroy, WI $92,195

Endeavor, WI $93,154

Fairwater, WI $92,961

Fall River, WI $94,249

Fox Lake, WI $93,315

Friendship, WI $92,096

Friesland, WI $93,603

Grand Marsh, WI $92,415

Hillpoint, WI $92,990

Kingston, WI $93,278

Lake Delton, WI $93,517

La Valle, WI $92,578

Lime Ridge, WI $92,924

Loganville, WI $93,204

Lyndon Station, WI $92,702

Markesan, WI $92,827

Marquette, WI $93,148

Mauston, WI $92,352

Montello, WI $92,825

New Lisbon, WI $92,097

North Freedom, WI $93,908

Oxford, WI $92,840

Packwaukee, WI $93,210

Pardeeville, WI $93,911

Poynette, WI $94,506

Randolph, WI $93,721

Reedsburg, WI $93,177

Rio, WI $94,405

Rock Springs, WI $93,300

Union Center, WI $92,612

Waupun, WI $92,973

Westfield, WI $92,394

Wisconsin Dells, WI $93,133

Wonewoc, WI $92,262

Wyocena, WI $94,122

Amery, WI $95,071

Baldwin, WI $95,642

Beldenville, WI $95,466

Clayton, WI $93,827

Clear Lake, WI $94,583

Cushing, WI $94,750

Deer Park, WI $95,262

Dresser, WI $95,904

East Ellsworth, WI $95,223

Ellsworth, WI $95,379

Glenwood City, WI $94,793

Hager City, WI $95,624

Hammond, WI $96,769

Hudson, WI $98,301

New Richmond, WI $97,002

Osceola, WI $97,253

Prescott, WI $97,520

River Falls, WI $97,398

Roberts, WI $97,371

Saint Croix Falls, WI $95,336

Somerset, WI $97,916

Star Prairie, WI $96,746

Pell Lake, WI $93,785

Pleasant Prairie, WI $93,872

Powers Lake, WI $93,945

Rochester, WI $94,323

Salem, WI $94,019

Silver Lake, WI $94,043

Somers, WI $93,757

South Milwaukee, WI $96,531

Springfield, WI $93,825

Sturtevant, WI $93,775

Sullivan, WI $94,260

Trevor, WI $94,064

Twin Lakes, WI $94,023

Union Grove, WI $93,979

Walworth, WI $93,628

Radisson, WI $91,389

Waterford, WI $94,820

Waukesha, WI $96,260

Whitewater, WI $93,504

Williams Bay, WI $93,537

Wilmot, WI $94,059

Woodworth, WI $93,945

Zenda, WI $93,533

Milwaukee, WI $97,056

Saint Francis, WI $97,013

Racine, WI $93,711

Afton, WI $93,439

Albany, WI $94,076

Arena, WI $94,108

Argyle, WI $93,550

Avalon, WI $93,452

Avoca, WI $92,915

Barneveld, WI $94,115

Belleville, WI $94,696

Belmont, WI $92,649

Beloit, WI $93,352

Black Earth, WI $94,701

Blanchardville, WI $93,796

Blue Mounds, WI $94,421

Blue River, WI $92,066

Brodhead, WI $93,434

Brooklyn, WI $94,742

Browntown, WI $92,816

Cambridge, WI $94,696

Gile, WI $91,867

Clinton, WI $93,506

Wausau, WI $92,171

Marshfield, WI $92,211

Abbotsford, WI $92,120

Amherst, WI $92,365

Amherst Junction, WI $92,262

Aniwa, WI $91,810

Antigo, WI $91,901

Arpin, WI $92,029

Athens, WI $91,909

Auburndale, WI $91,983

Babcock, WI $91,840

Birnamwood, WI $91,865

Blenker, WI $91,971

Bowler, WI $92,043

Brokaw, WI $92,048

Bryant, WI $91,702

Chili, WI $92,100

Colby, WI $92,071

Curtiss, WI $92,029

Custer, WI $92,132

Deerbrook, WI $91,696

Dorchester, WI $92,035

Edgar, WI $91,981

Eland, WI $91,970

Elcho, WI $91,741

Elderon, WI $92,025

Elton, WI $91,820

Galloway, WI $92,112

Gilman, WI $91,827

Jump River, WI $91,747

Gleason, WI $91,716

Granton, WI $92,095

Greenwood, WI $92,142

Hannibal, WI $91,812

Hatley, WI $91,934

Hewitt, WI $92,376

Irma, WI $91,757

Junction City, WI $91,935

Loyal, WI $92,134

Lublin, WI $91,905

Marathon, WI $91,965

Mattoon, WI $92,148

Medford, WI $91,936

Merrill, WI $91,905

Milladore, WI $91,968

Mosinee, WI $92,028

Neillsville, WI $92,222

Nekoosa, WI $92,060

Nelsonville, WI $92,462

Ogema, WI $91,688

Owen, WI $92,048

Pearson, WI $91,665

Pelican Lake, WI $91,671

Phlox, WI $92,080

Woodville, WI $95,115

Houlton, WI $98,542

Abrams, WI $92,174

Amberg, WI $91,617

Armstrong Creek, WI $91,640

Athelstane, WI $91,676

Black Creek, WI $93,173

Bonduel, WI $92,430

Brillion, WI $93,090

Cecil, WI $92,288

Coleman, WI $92,095

Combined Locks, WI $93,791

Crivitz, WI $91,929

De Pere, WI $92,372

Dunbar, WI $91,579

Fence, WI $91,483

Florence, WI $91,618

Forest Junction, WI $93,355

Gillett, WI $92,221

Goodman, WI $91,636

Greenleaf, WI $92,726

Green Valley, WI $92,246

Gresham, WI $92,188

Hilbert, WI $93,320

Kaukauna, WI $93,676

Freedom, WI $93,560

Keshena, WI $92,287

Kimberly, WI $93,797

Krakow, WI $92,247

Lakewood, WI $91,788

Lena, WI $92,158

Little Chute, WI $93,793

Little Suamico, WI $92,151

Marinette, WI $92,210

Mountain, WI $91,841

Neopit, WI $92,061

Niagara, WI $91,718

Nichols, WI $92,761

Oconto, WI $92,149

Oconto Falls, WI $92,200

Oneida, WI $92,256

Pembine, WI $91,659

Peshtigo, WI $92,133

Porterfield, WI $91,892

Potter, WI $93,139

Pound, WI $91,995

Pulaski, WI $92,281

Pickerel, WI $91,752

Pittsville, WI $91,961

Plover, WI $92,270

Port Edwards, WI $92,319

Rib Lake, WI $91,814

Ringle, WI $91,905

Rosholt, WI $92,094

Rothschild, WI $92,257

Rudolph, WI $91,998

Schofield, WI $92,181

Spencer, WI $92,116

Stetsonville, WI $91,978

Stevens Point, WI $92,230

Stratford, WI $92,039

Summit Lake, WI $91,768

Tigerton, WI $92,186

Tomahawk, WI $91,825

Unity, WI $92,043

Vesper, WI $92,011

Westboro, WI $91,694

White Lake, WI $91,741

Willard, WI $92,122

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $92,175

Withee, WI $91,993

Wittenberg, WI $92,074

Rhinelander, WI $91,877

Argonne, WI $91,582

Boulder Junction, WI $91,639

Brantwood, WI $91,554

Butternut, WI $91,405

Catawba, WI $91,583

Clam Lake, WI $91,088

Conover, WI $91,687

Crandon, WI $91,829

Eagle River, WI $91,823

Fifield, WI $91,525

Poplar, WI $92,943

Port Wing, WI $92,179

Seymour, WI $92,649

Oak Creek, WI $95,879

Adell, WI $94,006

Allenton, WI $94,349

Ashippun, WI $94,652

Belgium, WI $94,928

Brookfield, WI $96,841

Brownsville, WI $93,068

Butler, WI $96,898

Campbellsport, WI $93,528

Cascade, WI $93,450

Cedarburg, WI $96,016

Cedar Grove, WI $94,491

Chilton, WI $93,143

Cleveland, WI $92,770

Clyman, WI $93,911

Colgate, WI $95,863

Delafield, WI $95,288

Eden, WI $93,039

Elkhart Lake, WI $93,032

Fredonia, WI $94,903

Germantown, WI $96,262

Glenbeulah, WI $92,987

Grafton, WI $96,034

Greenbush, WI $92,984

Hartford, WI $95,018

Hartland, WI $95,578

Hingham, WI $93,856

Horicon, WI $93,638

Hubertus, WI $95,735

Hustisford, WI $94,013

Iron Ridge, WI $94,153

Ixonia, WI $94,446

Jackson, WI $95,743

Johnson Creek, WI $94,155

Juneau, WI $93,637

Kewaskum, WI $94,389

Kiel, WI $92,869

Kohler, WI $93,270

Lannon, WI $96,396

Lebanon, WI $94,105

Lomira, WI $93,504

Malone, WI $93,063

Mayville, WI $93,536

Menomonee Falls, WI $96,540

Merton, WI $95,735

Mount Calvary, WI $93,142

Nashotah, WI $95,267

Neosho, WI $94,480

Newburg, WI $95,288

New Holstein, WI $93,011

Newton, WI $92,681

North Lake, WI $96,068

Oakfield, WI $92,896

Oconomowoc, WI $94,893

Okauchee, WI $95,163

Oostburg, WI $94,027

Pewaukee, WI $95,992

Plymouth, WI $93,158

Port Washington, WI $95,452

Random Lake, WI $94,453

Richfield, WI $95,787

Rubicon, WI $94,644

Saint Cloud, WI $93,133

Saukville, WI $95,570

Sheboygan, WI $93,537

Sheboygan Falls, WI $93,222

Slinger, WI $95,316

Stockbridge, WI $93,351

Sussex, WI $96,066

West Bend, WI $94,821

Theresa, WI $94,064

Thiensville, WI $96,725

Waldo, WI $93,772

Watertown, WI $94,037

Mequon, WI $96,477

Woodland, WI $94,237

Bassett, WI $94,024

Benet Lake, WI $93,936

Big Bend, WI $95,490

Bristol, WI $93,948

Burlington, WI $94,124

Caledonia, WI $94,476

Camp Lake, WI $94,052

Cudahy, WI $96,937

Darien, WI $93,608

Delavan, WI $93,568

Dousman, WI $94,636

Eagle, WI $94,462

Cobb, WI $92,966

Cottage Grove, WI $95,239

Cross Plains, WI $95,000

Dane, WI $94,995

Darlington, WI $92,914

Deerfield, WI $94,977

De Forest, WI $95,101

Dodgeville, WI $93,383

Edgerton, WI $94,489

Edmund, WI $93,170

Evansville, WI $94,230

Footville, WI $93,640

Fort Atkinson, WI $94,083

Gotham, WI $93,380

Gratiot, WI $92,498

Hanover, WI $93,621

Highland, WI $92,841

Hollandale, WI $93,946

Janesville, WI $93,695

Shawano, WI $92,340

Sherwood, WI $93,595

Shiocton, WI $92,936

Sobieski, WI $92,167

Suamico, WI $92,141

Suring, WI $92,026

Townsend, WI $91,829

Wausaukee, WI $91,775

Wrightstown, WI $93,318

Zachow, WI $92,317

Algoma, WI $92,147

Baileys Harbor, WI $91,894

Brussels, WI $92,138

Casco, WI $92,156

Collins, WI $92,878

Denmark, WI $92,265

Egg Harbor, WI $91,967

Ellison Bay, WI $91,810

Ephraim, WI $91,966

Fish Creek, WI $91,905

Forestville, WI $92,139

Francis Creek, WI $92,372

Kellnersville, WI $92,433

Kewaunee, WI $92,200

Luxemburg, WI $92,158

Manitowoc, WI $92,546

Maplewood, WI $92,123

Maribel, WI $92,375

Mishicot, WI $92,297

New Franken, WI $92,144

Reedsville, WI $92,621

Saint Nazianz, WI $92,804

Sister Bay, WI $91,912

Sturgeon Bay, WI $92,155

Tisch Mills, WI $92,256

Two Rivers, WI $92,290

Valders, WI $92,760

Washington Island, WI $91,757

Whitelaw, WI $92,437

Green Bay, WI $92,131

East Troy, WI $94,462

Elkhorn, WI $93,812

Elm Grove, WI $96,898

Fontana, WI $93,591

Franksville, WI $94,414

Genesee Depot, WI $95,141

Genoa City, WI $93,857

Greendale, WI $96,828

Hales Corners, WI $96,662

Franklin, WI $96,105

Helenville, WI $93,932

Honey Creek, WI $94,167

Kansasville, WI $94,134

Kenosha, WI $93,734

New Berlin, WI $96,360

Lake Geneva, WI $93,539

Lyons, WI $94,043

Mukwonago, WI $95,039

Muskego, WI $95,641

New Munster, WI $94,053

North Prairie, WI $94,988

Fremont, WI $93,014

Rice Lake, WI $91,902

Sarona, WI $91,677

Shell Lake, WI $91,756

Siren, WI $92,683

Solon Springs, WI $92,163

South Range, WI $93,032

Springbrook, WI $91,501

Stone Lake, WI $91,534

Superior, WI $93,131

Trego, WI $91,598

Turtle Lake, WI $93,673

Wascott, WI $92,070

Washburn, WI $91,717

Webster, WI $91,828

Weyerhaeuser, WI $91,679

Winter, WI $91,242

Oshkosh, WI $93,258

Almond, WI $92,250

Appleton, WI $93,798

Bancroft, WI $91,962

Bear Creek, WI $92,787

Berlin, WI $92,851

Big Falls, WI $92,573

Butte Des Morts, WI $93,210

Caroline, WI $92,323

Clintonville, WI $92,561

Coloma, WI $92,008

Dale, WI $93,379

Eldorado, WI $93,037

Embarrass, WI $92,530

Eureka, WI $92,876

Fond Du Lac, WI $93,490

Jefferson, WI $94,005

Juda, WI $93,317

Lake Mills, WI $94,455

Linden, WI $93,073

Livingston, WI $92,595

Lodi, WI $94,691

Lone Rock, WI $93,099

Lowell, WI $94,088

Mc Farland, WI $95,345

Marshall, WI $94,875

Mazomanie, WI $94,652

Merrimac, WI $94,279

Middleton, WI $95,276

Milton, WI $93,735

Mineral Point, WI $93,114

Monroe, WI $93,260

Montfort, WI $92,635

Monticello, WI $93,968

Morrisonville, WI $95,003

Mount Horeb, WI $94,556

Muscoda, WI $92,478

New Glarus, WI $94,353

Oregon, WI $95,186

Orfordville, WI $93,533

Plain, WI $93,382

Prairie Du Sac, WI $94,329

Reeseville, WI $94,279

Rewey, WI $92,700

Richland Center, WI $92,385

Ridgeway, WI $94,053

Sauk City, WI $94,356

Sextonville, WI $93,234

Sharon, WI $93,586

Shullsburg, WI $92,321

South Wayne, WI $92,695

Spring Green, WI $93,742

Stoughton, WI $95,005

Sun Prairie, WI $95,101

Verona, WI $95,075

Waterloo, WI $94,583

Waunakee, WI $95,314

Windsor, WI $95,253

Woodford, WI $93,245

Madison, WI $95,514

Architectural Draftsperson Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Architectural Draftsperson roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Transportation and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Architectural Draftsperson positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Construction typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Architectural Draftsperson as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Architectural Draftsperson

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Transportation	$123,979	$60.0	30%
Energy & Utilities	$104,906	$50.0	10%
Financial Services	$104,906	$50.0	10%
Software & Networking	$102,998	$50.0	8%
Biotechnology	$100,137	$48.0	5%

Architectural Draftsperson Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Architectural Draftsperson'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.

$86,905

Average $95,369/year

$103,445

$7,242

Average $7,947/month

$8,620

$1,671

Average $1,834/week

$1,989

$42

Average $46/hour

$50

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,445	$8,620	$1,989	$50
Average	$95,369	$7,947	$1,834	$46
25th Percentile	$86,905	$7,242	$1,671	$42

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