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

A Control Panel Drafter's salary grows with experience: a CAD Drafter I (0-2 years)earns $67,560, a CAD Drafter II (2-4 years)earns $76,918, a Control Panel Drafter (4-7 years)earns $93,132, a CAD Drafter IV (7+ years)earns $120,366, a CAD Drafter V (7-10 years)earns $141,030,

What are the highest paying states for a Control Panel Drafter?

Control Panel Drafter salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Control Panel Drafter roles are District of Columbia $103,761, California $103,368, Massachusetts $101,990. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Control Panel Drafter roles make?

Salaries for Control Panel Drafter level roles vary by specialization: Electrical Control Panel Builder: $119,991; MEP Mechanical Drafter III: $79,800; Control Panel Wiring Technician III: $79,290; Control Panel Builder: $76,295; Control Panel Wireman: $70,315.

How do different companies affect a Control Panel Drafter's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Control Panel 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.

Control Panel Drafter Salary in the United States

How much does a Control Panel Drafter make in the United States?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Control Panel Drafter in the United States is $93,715 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $108,876
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $85,399 to $101,651
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $77,827

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Control Panel Drafter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,651	$8,471	$1,955	$49
Average	$93,715	$7,810	$1,802	$45
25th Percentile	$85,399	$7,117	$1,642	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Control Panel Drafter Salaries

A Control Panel 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 Control Panel Drafter Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Control Panel 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): $67,560
Early Career (1-2 years): $76,918
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $93,132
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $120,366
Expert (over 8 years): $141,030

Levels	Salary
CAD Draft... Level Control Panel Drafter	$67,560
CAD Draft... Level Control Panel Drafter	$76,918
Control P... Level Control Panel Drafter	$93,132
CAD Draft... Level Control Panel Drafter	$120,366
CAD Draft... Level Control Panel Drafter	$141,030

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How Do Control Panel 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 Control Panel Drafters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $103,761.
California: $103,368.
Massachusetts: $101,990.

District of Columbia $103,761

California $103,368

Massachusetts $101,990

Washington $101,615

New Jersey $101,578

Alaska $101,446

Connecticut $100,153

New York $99,628

Hawaii $97,951

Rhode Island $97,164

Maryland $96,630

Minnesota $95,899

Colorado $95,617

Illinois $95,524

Oregon $95,168

Delaware $94,905

New Hampshire $94,740

Virginia $94,371

Pennsylvania $93,293

Nevada $92,750

North Dakota $92,572

Michigan $92,291

Wisconsin $92,187

Vermont $91,981

Texas $91,410

Maine $91,372

Arizona $91,316

Ohio $91,250

Georgia $90,388

Indiana $89,957

Wyoming $89,873

Utah $89,741

Iowa $89,685

Kansas $89,235

Louisiana $89,104

North Carolina $89,057

Missouri $89,039

Florida $88,673

Montana $88,476

Nebraska $88,289

Kentucky $88,186

South Carolina $87,811

Tennessee $87,577

Idaho $87,483

New Mexico $86,799

Oklahoma $86,649

Alabama $86,096

South Dakota $85,168

Arkansas $84,662

West Virginia $84,390

Mississippi $83,575

Top Paying Cities for Control Panel 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: $118,203
San Francisco: $116,909
Oakland: $114,445

San Jose, CA $118,203

San Francisco, CA $116,909

Oakland, CA $114,445

New York, NY $107,903

Paramus, NJ $106,591

Queens Village, NY $106,586

Passaic, NJ $106,497

Bergenfield, NJ $106,488

Stamford, CT $106,282

Huntington, NY $106,244

Newark, NJ $105,551

Bridgeport, CT $105,353

Vallejo, CA $105,167

New Brunswick, NJ $105,129

Petaluma, CA $105,073

Middlesex, NJ $104,895

Somerset, NJ $104,830

Santa Cruz, CA $104,708

Boston, MA $104,136

Monterey, CA $103,807

Seattle, WA $103,593

Santa Rosa, CA $103,574

Los Angeles, CA $103,546

Juneau, AK $103,302

Washington, DC $103,199

Orange, CA $102,865

Santa Ana, CA $102,618

Long Beach, CA $102,524

Anaheim, CA $102,505

Anchorage, AK $102,459

Santa Maria, CA $102,177

Everett, WA $102,159

Danbury, CT $101,829

Bremerton, WA $101,700

Tacoma, WA $101,362

New Suffolk, NY $101,360

Sacramento, CA $101,334

Santa Barbara, CA $101,231

Trenton, NJ $101,128

San Diego, CA $101,128

Brockton, MA $101,025

Fairbanks, AK $100,795

Lompoc, CA $100,556

Lowell, MA $100,480

Ventura, CA $100,462

Nashua, NH $100,444

Stockton, CA $100,434

Modesto, CA $99,750

Poughkeepsie, NY $99,544

Olympia, WA $99,366

Kennewick, WA $99,366

New Haven, CT $99,329

Lawrence, MA $98,991

Hartford, CT $98,897

Riverside, CA $98,879

New Bedford, MA $98,785

Richland, WA $98,785

Bakersfield, CA $98,654

San Bernardino, CA $98,616

New Britain, CT $98,607

Atlantic City, NJ $98,607

New London, CT $98,569

Norwich, CT $98,541

Portsmouth, NH $98,523

Boulder, CO $98,324

Portland, OR $98,195

Worcester, MA $98,185

Minneapolis, MN $97,895

Philadelphia, PA $97,763

Honolulu, HI $97,454

Saint Paul, MN $97,409

Vineland, NJ $97,389

Providence, RI $97,117

Chicago, IL $96,845

Bellingham, WA $96,733

Springfield, MA $96,658

Baltimore, MD $96,630

Chico, CA $96,395

Pittsfield, MA $96,142

Manchester, NH $95,964

Spokane, WA $95,552

Denver, CO $95,542

Albany, NY $95,102

Troy, NY $95,064

Nassau, NY $94,964

Schenectady, NY $94,868

Wilmington, DE $94,793

Burlington, VT $94,662

Salem, OR $94,624

Portland, ME $94,334

Yakima, WA $94,240

Rochester, MN $93,949

Reno, NV $93,902

Fresno, CA $93,902

Milwaukee, WI $93,818

Detroit, MI $93,724

Ann Arbor, MI $93,708

Allentown, PA $93,696

Colorado Springs, CO $93,537

Syracuse, NY $93,490

Carson City, NV $93,490

Houston, TX $93,359

Eugene, OR $93,312

Gary, IN $93,200

Springfield, OR $93,125

Bismarck, ND $93,106

Galveston, TX $93,040

Medford, OR $92,900

Fort Collins, CO $92,862

Concord, NH $92,815

Austin, TX $92,787

Mesa, AZ $92,590

Reading, PA $92,581

Phoenix, AZ $92,572

Dallas, TX $92,544

Saint Cloud, MN $92,454

Madison, WI $92,328

Utica, NY $92,075

Rochester, NY $91,925

Des Moines, IA $91,916

Raleigh, NC $91,906

Atlanta, GA $91,766

Battle Creek, MI $91,738

Salt Lake City, UT $91,709

Lancaster, PA $91,569

Harrisburg, PA $91,438

Kansas City, MO $91,344

Champaign, IL $91,325

Kansas City, KS $91,325

Fort Worth, TX $91,316

Columbus, OH $91,300

Boca Raton, FL $91,278

Pittsburgh, PA $91,241

Richmond, VA $91,203

Indianapolis, IN $91,185

Cleveland, OH $91,175

Las Vegas, NV $91,063

Cincinnati, OH $91,063

Petersburg, VA $90,922

Huntsville, AL $90,782

Lansing, MI $90,719

Lebanon, PA $90,707

Pueblo, CO $90,697

Appleton, WI $90,669

Buffalo, NY $90,632

Dayton, OH $90,604

Racine, WI $90,585

Charlotte, NC $90,576

Saint Louis, MO $90,547

York, PA $90,491

Elkhart, IN $90,491

Gastonia, NC $90,473

Billings, MT $90,451

Beaumont, TX $90,426

Lorain, OH $90,407

Benton Harbor, MI $90,388

Toledo, OH $90,369

Binghamton, NY $90,323

Rock Hill, SC $90,313

Rockford, IL $90,266

Springfield, IL $90,229

Elyria, OH $90,219

Fargo, ND $90,219

Flagstaff, AZ $90,154

Fort Lauderdale, FL $90,098

Duluth, MN $90,041

Miami, FL $90,041

Cheyenne, WY $89,976

Grand Forks, ND $89,976

Bangor, ME $89,770

Cedar Rapids, IA $89,667

Durham, NC $89,627

Louisville, KY $89,620

Grand Rapids, MI $89,601

Hialeah, FL $89,592

Casper, WY $89,460

Scranton, PA $89,348

New Orleans, LA $89,320

Virginia Beach, VA $89,310

Akron, OH $89,264

Peoria, IL $89,142

Sarasota, FL $89,123

Nashville, TN $89,057

Omaha, NE $89,057

Green Bay, WI $89,057

Baton Rouge, LA $89,011

Charleston, SC $88,992

Jamestown, NY $88,945

Davenport, IA $88,945

Tucson, AZ $88,898

Saint Petersburg, FL $88,842

Tampa, FL $88,823

Evansville, IN $88,767

Port Arthur, TX $88,767

Bradenton, FL $88,729

Santa Fe, NM $88,561

Orlando, FL $88,392

Clearwater, FL $88,364

Canton, OH $88,167

La Crosse, WI $88,167

Albuquerque, NM $88,111

Newport News, VA $88,101

High Point, NC $88,073

Ogden, UT $88,036

Corpus Christi, TX $87,961

Norfolk, VA $87,905

Laramie, WY $87,905

Rock Island, IL $87,848

Saginaw, MI $87,830

Jacksonville, FL $87,820

Salisbury, NC $87,802

Boise, ID $87,783

Moline, IL $87,736

Fort Myers, FL $87,708

Memphis, TN $87,689

Tulsa, OK $87,642

Waterloo, IA $87,586

Spartanburg, SC $87,492

Lincoln, NE $87,445

Fort Wayne, IN $87,427

Provo, UT $87,417

Cedar Falls, IA $87,305

San Antonio, TX $87,267

Greensboro, NC $87,230

South Bend, IN $87,221

Savannah, GA $87,117

Muskegon, MI $87,080

Birmingham, AL $87,071

Winston Salem, NC $87,025

Lake Charles, LA $86,799

Anderson, IN $86,780

Lexington, KY $86,752

Augusta, GA $86,724

Greenville, SC $86,724

Lima, OH $86,649

Wichita, KS $86,640

Tuscaloosa, AL $86,640

Columbia, SC $86,555

Springfield, OH $86,536

Asheville, NC $86,386

Bloomington, IN $86,321

Knoxville, TN $85,984

Shreveport, LA $85,974

Wilmington, NC $85,852

Roanoke, VA $85,852

Topeka, KS $85,684

Frankfort, KY $85,673

Oklahoma City, OK $85,609

Chillicothe, OH $85,571

Longview, TX $85,562

Melbourne, FL $85,552

Sioux Falls, SD $85,402

Mobile, AL $85,393

Terre Haute, IN $85,356

Altoona, PA $85,299

Amarillo, TX $85,234

Killeen, TX $85,206

Fayetteville, AR $85,131

Chattanooga, TN $85,103

Sioux City, IA $85,018

Idaho Falls, ID $85,000

Lynchburg, VA $84,925

Gainesville, FL $84,803

Portsmouth, OH $84,756

Little Rock, AR $84,737

Lafayette, LA $84,700

Youngstown, OH $84,700

Daytona Beach, FL $84,643

Clarksville, TN $84,634

Pensacola, FL $84,625

Temple, TX $84,618

Hopkinsville, KY $84,344

Erie, PA $84,325

Florence, SC $84,287

Charleston, WV $84,137

Great Falls, MT $84,090

Macon, GA $83,959

Tallahassee, FL $83,950

Fayetteville, NC $83,931

Waco, TX $83,912

Helena, MT $83,847

Pine Bluff, AR $83,811

Vincennes, IN $83,697

Lubbock, TX $83,659

Alamogordo, NM $83,603

Twin Falls, ID $83,519

Rapid City, SD $83,491

Jackson, MS $83,322

Huntington, WV $83,315

Greenville, MS $83,313

Parkersburg, WV $83,217

Montgomery, AL $83,200

Wichita Falls, TX $83,106

Springfield, MO $83,106

Biloxi, MS $83,060

Monroe, LA $82,966

Johnstown, PA $82,900

Sumter, SC $82,863

Columbus, GA $82,853

Pascagoula, MS $82,675

Abilene, TX $82,675

Kingsport, TN $82,432

Albany, GA $82,432

Gulfport, MS $82,404

Alexandria, LA $82,094

Fort Smith, AR $81,860

El Paso, TX $81,607

Las Cruces, NM $81,185

Harlingen, TX $80,947

Pocatello, ID $80,932

Florence, AL $80,810

Brownsville, TX $80,792

Mcallen, TX $80,595

Dothan, AL $80,464

Columbus, MS $79,907

Altus, OK $79,470

Lawton, OK $79,292

Pierre, SD $78,955

What Skills Can Increase a Control Panel 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 Control Panel 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	$101,212	8%
Innovation	$99,338	6%
Analysis	$98,401	5%
Leadership	$98,401	5%
Commitment	$97,464	4%
Collaboration	$97,464	4%

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How Education impacts a Control Panel Drafter's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Control Panel 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 Control Panel Drafter with a No Diploma is between $92,048 and $97,709).

Control Panel Drafter Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Control Panel 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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Control Panel Drafter Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Control Panel 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 June 01, 2026

$85,399

Average $93,715/year

$101,651

$7,117

Average $7,810/month

$8,471

$1,642

Average $1,802/week

$1,955

$41

Average $45/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,651	$8,471	$1,955	$49
Average	$93,715	$7,810	$1,802	$45
25th Percentile	$85,399	$7,117	$1,642	$41

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Salary Trends for Control Panel Drafter

Salaries for a Control Panel Drafter can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $101,318 in 2023 to around $98,967 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Control Panel Drafter salary trends, .

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