What are the main factors that influence an Autocad Designer's salary?

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

How does experience change An Autocad Designer's salary?

An Autocad Designer's salary grows with experience: a CAD Drafter I (0-2 years)earns $66,640, a CAD Drafter II (2-4 years)earns $75,870, a Autocad Designer (4-7 years)earns $91,864, a CAD Drafter IV (7+ years)earns $118,736, a CAD Drafter V (7-10 years)earns $139,121,

What are the highest paying states for an Autocad Designer?

Autocad Designer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Autocad Designer roles are District of Columbia $101,019, California $100,636, Massachusetts $99,295. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Autocad Designer roles make?

Salaries for Autocad Designer level roles vary by specialization: AutoCAD Engineer: $136,245; Autocad Specialist: $118,194; Autocad Detailer: $91,445; Autocad Operator: $90,505; Autocad Drafter: $87,424.

How do different companies affect an Autocad Designer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Autocad Designer 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.

Autocad Designer Salary in the United States

How much does an Autocad Designer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Autocad Designer in the United States is $91,239 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $105,189
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,239 to $98,541
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,045

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Autocad Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,541	$8,212	$1,895	$47
Average	$91,239	$7,603	$1,755	$44
25th Percentile	$82,239	$6,853	$1,582	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Autocad Designer Salaries

An Autocad Designer'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 Autocad Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Autocad Designer'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): $66,640
Early Career (1-2 years): $75,870
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $91,864
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $118,736
Expert (over 8 years): $139,121

Levels	Salary
CAD Draft... Level Autocad Designer	$66,640
CAD Draft... Level Autocad Designer	$75,870
Autocad D... Level Autocad Designer	$91,864
CAD Draft... Level Autocad Designer	$118,736
CAD Draft... Level Autocad Designer	$139,121

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How Do Autocad Designer 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 Autocad Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $101,019.
California: $100,636.
Massachusetts: $99,295.

District of Columbia $101,019 California $100,636 Massachusetts $99,295 Washington $98,930 New Jersey $98,894 Alaska $98,766 Connecticut $97,507 New York $96,996

Hawaii $95,363 Rhode Island $94,596 Maryland $94,076 Minnesota $93,364 Colorado $93,091 Illinois $93,000 Oregon $92,653 Delaware $92,397

New Hampshire $92,237 Virginia $91,877 Pennsylvania $90,828 Nevada $90,299 North Dakota $90,125 Michigan $89,852 Wisconsin $89,751 Vermont $89,551

Texas $88,994 Maine $88,958 Arizona $88,903 Ohio $88,839 Georgia $88,000 Indiana $87,580 Wyoming $87,498 Utah $87,370

Iowa $87,315 Kansas $86,877 Louisiana $86,750 North Carolina $86,704 Missouri $86,686 Florida $86,330 Montana $86,138 Nebraska $85,956

Kentucky $85,856 South Carolina $85,491 Tennessee $85,262 Idaho $85,171 New Mexico $84,505 Oklahoma $84,359 Alabama $83,821 South Dakota $82,918

Arkansas $82,425 West Virginia $82,160 Mississippi $81,367

Top Paying Cities for Autocad Designers

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: $115,079
San Francisco: $113,948
Oakland: $111,421

San Jose, CA $115,079

San Francisco, CA $113,948

Oakland, CA $111,421

New York, NY $105,736

Queens Village, NY $105,052

Paramus, NJ $104,322

Passaic, NJ $104,231

Bergenfield, NJ $104,140

Stamford, CT $104,003

Huntington, NY $103,912

Newark, NJ $103,319

Bridgeport, CT $103,136

New Brunswick, NJ $102,835

Vallejo, CA $102,643

Middlesex, NJ $102,589

Somerset, NJ $102,507

Petaluma, CA $102,297

Santa Cruz, CA $101,941

Boston, MA $101,758

Monterey, CA $101,302

Fairbanks, AK $101,238

Los Angeles, CA $101,065

Washington, DC $101,019

Seattle, WA $100,855

Santa Rosa, CA $100,837

Juneau, AK $100,572

Orange, CA $100,271

Anchorage, AK $100,107

Anaheim, CA $100,043

Santa Ana, CA $99,906

Nassau, NY $99,852

Long Beach, CA $99,815

Danbury, CT $99,788

Santa Maria, CA $99,477

Everett, WA $99,459

Bremerton, WA $99,012

Trenton, NJ $98,839

Sacramento, CA $98,802

San Diego, CA $98,757

Brockton, MA $98,720

Tacoma, WA $98,684

Santa Barbara, CA $98,556

Lowell, MA $98,191

New Suffolk, NY $98,154

Nashua, NH $98,045

Lompoc, CA $97,899

Ventura, CA $97,808

Stockton, CA $97,780

New Haven, CT $97,598

Atlantic City, NJ $97,361

Hartford, CT $97,160

Modesto, CA $97,114

Poughkeepsie, NY $96,914

New Britain, CT $96,868

Olympia, WA $96,740

Kennewick, WA $96,740

New London, CT $96,722

Norwich, CT $96,695

Lawrence, MA $96,649

Bakersfield, CA $96,394

Riverside, CA $96,266

New Bedford, MA $96,266

Richland, WA $96,175

Portsmouth, NH $96,102

Vineland, NJ $96,083

San Bernardino, CA $96,010

Boulder, CO $95,755

Worcester, MA $95,682

Portland, OR $95,600

Saint Paul, MN $95,490

Minneapolis, MN $95,490

Philadelphia, PA $95,363

Honolulu, HI $94,879

Springfield, MA $94,560

Providence, RI $94,551

Chicago, IL $94,286

Bellingham, WA $94,176

Baltimore, MD $94,076

Chico, CA $93,848

Wilmington, DE $93,693

Pittsfield, MA $93,602

Manchester, NH $93,428

Spokane, WA $93,027

Denver, CO $93,018

Albany, NY $92,589

Troy, NY $92,552

Schenectady, NY $92,361

Burlington, VT $92,160

Portland, ME $91,841

Salem, OR $91,768

Yakima, WA $91,750

Ann Arbor, MI $91,722

Rochester, MN $91,467

Fresno, CA $91,421

Reno, NV $91,421

Milwaukee, WI $91,339

Detroit, MI $91,248

Allentown, PA $91,220

Carson City, NV $91,211

Houston, TX $91,074

Colorado Springs, CO $91,065

Syracuse, NY $91,020

Eugene, OR $90,846

Bismarck, ND $90,737

Gary, IN $90,737

Galveston, TX $90,737

Springfield, OR $90,664

Medford, OR $90,445

Fort Collins, CO $90,408

Austin, TX $90,335

Mesa, AZ $90,144

Phoenix, AZ $90,125

Dallas, TX $90,098

Reading, PA $90,043

Saint Cloud, MN $90,007

Concord, NH $89,925

Madison, WI $89,888

Utica, NY $89,642

Raleigh, NC $89,569

Las Vegas, NV $89,560

Rochester, NY $89,496

Des Moines, IA $89,487

Atlanta, GA $89,341

Battle Creek, MI $89,313

Salt Lake City, UT $89,286

Lancaster, PA $89,149

Champaign, IL $89,131

Harrisburg, PA $89,022

Durham, NC $88,939

Kansas City, MO $88,930

Kansas City, KS $88,912

Fort Worth, TX $88,903

Boca Raton, FL $88,866

Cleveland, OH $88,857

Columbus, OH $88,839

Pittsburgh, PA $88,830

Richmond, VA $88,793

Indianapolis, IN $88,775

Cincinnati, OH $88,657

Petersburg, VA $88,520

Billings, MT $88,319

Lansing, MI $88,319

Huntsville, AL $88,319

Lebanon, PA $88,310

Dayton, OH $88,301

Pueblo, CO $88,301

Appleton, WI $88,273

Buffalo, NY $88,237

Racine, WI $88,191

Charlotte, NC $88,182

Saint Louis, MO $88,155

Springfield, IL $88,118

Elkhart, IN $88,100

York, PA $88,100

Gastonia, NC $88,091

Benton Harbor, MI $88,091

Beaumont, TX $88,036

Lorain, OH $88,018

Toledo, OH $87,981

Binghamton, NY $87,936

Rock Hill, SC $87,927

Rockford, IL $87,881

Fargo, ND $87,835

Elyria, OH $87,835

Flagstaff, AZ $87,772

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,717

Miami, FL $87,662

Duluth, MN $87,516

Bangor, ME $87,397

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,297

Louisville, KY $87,251

Grand Rapids, MI $87,233

Hialeah, FL $87,224

Casper, WY $87,096

Scranton, PA $86,987

New Orleans, LA $86,960

Virginia Beach, VA $86,950

Akron, OH $86,905

Peoria, IL $86,786

Sarasota, FL $86,768

Green Bay, WI $86,704

Baton Rouge, LA $86,658

Charleston, SC $86,640

Nashville, TN $86,613

Jamestown, NY $86,595

Davenport, IA $86,595

Tucson, AZ $86,549

Cheyenne, WY $86,522

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,494

Tampa, FL $86,476

Omaha, NE $86,458

Port Arthur, TX $86,421

Evansville, IN $86,421

Bradenton, FL $86,385

Santa Fe, NM $86,220

Orlando, FL $86,129

Clearwater, FL $86,029

Canton, OH $85,837

La Crosse, WI $85,837

Grand Forks, ND $85,810

Albuquerque, NM $85,783

Tulsa, OK $85,783

Newport News, VA $85,773

High Point, NC $85,746

Ogden, UT $85,710

Corpus Christi, TX $85,637

Laramie, WY $85,582

Norfolk, VA $85,582

Rock Island, IL $85,527

Saginaw, MI $85,509

Jacksonville, FL $85,500

Salisbury, NC $85,481

Memphis, TN $85,463

Moline, IL $85,418

Fort Myers, FL $85,390

Waterloo, IA $85,272

Spartanburg, SC $85,180

Lincoln, NE $85,135

Fort Wayne, IN $85,116

Birmingham, AL $85,016

Cedar Falls, IA $84,998

Provo, UT $84,989

Springfield, OH $84,980

San Antonio, TX $84,961

Greensboro, NC $84,925

South Bend, IN $84,916

Winston Salem, NC $84,907

Boise, ID $84,879

Savannah, GA $84,815

Muskegon, MI $84,651

Lima, OH $84,542

Lake Charles, LA $84,505

Anderson, IN $84,487

Lexington, KY $84,460

Augusta, GA $84,432

Greenville, SC $84,432

Wichita, KS $84,350

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,350

Columbia, SC $84,268

Bloomington, IN $84,040

Roanoke, VA $83,985

Asheville, NC $83,867

Knoxville, TN $83,711

Shreveport, LA $83,702

Wilmington, NC $83,584

Frankfort, KY $83,410

Oklahoma City, OK $83,346

Chillicothe, OH $83,310

Longview, TX $83,301

Topeka, KS $83,273

Mobile, AL $83,137

Terre Haute, IN $83,100

Erie, PA $83,091

Altoona, PA $83,045

Melbourne, FL $83,018

Amarillo, TX $82,982

Killeen, TX $82,954

Fayetteville, AR $82,881

Sioux Falls, SD $82,817

Chattanooga, TN $82,763

Idaho Falls, ID $82,753

Gainesville, FL $82,562

Portsmouth, OH $82,516

Little Rock, AR $82,498

Lynchburg, VA $82,498

Lafayette, LA $82,461

Youngstown, OH $82,461

Temple, TX $82,425

Daytona Beach, FL $82,407

Clarksville, TN $82,398

Pensacola, FL $82,388

Hopkinsville, KY $82,115

Charleston, WV $82,106

Florence, SC $82,060

Sioux City, IA $82,005

Macon, GA $81,741

Tallahassee, FL $81,732

Fayetteville, NC $81,713

Waco, TX $81,695

Wichita Falls, TX $81,695

Pine Bluff, AR $81,659

Vincennes, IN $81,485

Lubbock, TX $81,449

Great Falls, MT $81,394

Alamogordo, NM $81,385

Abilene, TX $81,312

Rapid City, SD $81,193

Monroe, LA $81,193

Albany, GA $81,138

Huntington, WV $81,129

Jackson, MS $81,120

Greenville, MS $81,111

Parkersburg, WV $81,020

Montgomery, AL $81,002

Johnstown, PA $80,983

Springfield, MO $80,910

Biloxi, MS $80,865

Sumter, SC $80,673

Columbus, GA $80,664

Twin Falls, ID $80,609

Pascagoula, MS $80,491

Kingsport, TN $80,253

Gulfport, MS $80,226

Alexandria, LA $79,925

Fort Smith, AR $79,697

El Paso, TX $79,451

Helena, MT $79,332

Las Cruces, NM $79,040

Harlingen, TX $78,785

Pocatello, ID $78,702

Florence, AL $78,675

Brownsville, TX $78,657

Dothan, AL $78,511

Mcallen, TX $78,465

Columbus, MS $77,790

Altus, OK $77,370

Lawton, OK $77,197

Pierre, SD $76,869

What Skills Can Increase an Autocad Designer'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 an Autocad Designer'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	$98,538	8%
Innovation	$96,713	6%
Analysis	$95,801	5%
Leadership	$95,801	5%
Commitment	$94,888	4%
Collaboration	$94,888	4%

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How Education impacts an Autocad Designer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Autocad Designers 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 an Autocad Designer with a No Diploma is between $92,048 and $97,709).

Autocad Designer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Autocad Designer

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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Autocad Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Autocad Designer'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 April 01, 2026

$82,239

Average $91,239/year

$98,541

$6,853

Average $7,603/month

$8,212

$1,582

Average $1,755/week

$1,895

$40

Average $44/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,541	$8,212	$1,895	$47
Average	$91,239	$7,603	$1,755	$44
25th Percentile	$82,239	$6,853	$1,582	$40

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Salary Trends for Autocad Designer

Salaries for an Autocad Designer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $99,939 in 2023 to around $97,620 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Autocad Designer salary trends, .

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