What are the main factors that influence a Draft Technician's salary?

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

How does experience change a Draft Technician's salary?

A Draft Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $57,715 for beginners, reaching about $61,402 at mid-level, and approach $63,562 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Draft Technician?

Draft Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Draft Technician roles are District of Columbia $65,311, California $65,063, Massachusetts $64,196. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Draft Technician roles make?

Salaries for Draft Technician level roles vary by specialization: Technician: $90,466; Or Technician: $87,231; Draft Beer Technician: $71,234; Ophthalmic Technician: $67,308; Mathematical Technician: $64,284.

How do different companies affect a Draft Technician's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Draft Technician 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.

Draft Technician Salary in the United States

How much does a Draft Technician make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Draft Technician in the United States is $58,988 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,001
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,597 to $66,323
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,689

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Draft Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,323	$5,527	$1,275	$32
Average	$58,988	$4,916	$1,134	$28
25th Percentile	$53,597	$4,466	$1,031	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Draft Technician Salaries

A Draft Technician'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 Draft Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Draft Technician'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): $57,715
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,613
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $61,402
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $63,322
Expert (over 8 years): $63,562

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Draft Technician	$57,715
Intermediate Level Draft Technician	$58,613
Senior Level Draft Technician	$61,402
Specialist Level Draft Technician	$63,322
Expert Level Draft Technician	$63,562

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How Do Draft Technician 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 Draft Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $65,311.
California: $65,063.
Massachusetts: $64,196.

District of Columbia $65,311

California $65,063

Massachusetts $64,196

Washington $63,960

New Jersey $63,937

Alaska $63,854

Connecticut $63,040

New York $62,710

Hawaii $61,654

Rhode Island $61,158

Maryland $60,822

Minnesota $60,362

Colorado $60,185

Illinois $60,126

Oregon $59,902

Delaware $59,737

New Hampshire $59,633

Virginia $59,401

Pennsylvania $58,722

Nevada $58,380

North Dakota $58,268

Michigan $58,091

Wisconsin $58,026

Vermont $57,896

Texas $57,537

Maine $57,513

Arizona $57,478

Ohio $57,436

Georgia $56,894

Indiana $56,622

Wyoming $56,569

Utah $56,487

Iowa $56,451

Kansas $56,168

Louisiana $56,085

North Carolina $56,056

Missouri $56,044

Florida $55,814

Montana $55,690

Nebraska $55,572

Kentucky $55,507

South Carolina $55,271

Tennessee $55,124

Idaho $55,065

New Mexico $54,634

Oklahoma $54,540

Alabama $54,192

South Dakota $53,608

Arkansas $53,289

West Virginia $53,118

Mississippi $52,605

Top Paying Cities for Draft Technicians

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: $74,401
San Francisco: $73,670
Oakland: $72,036

San Jose, CA $74,401

San Francisco, CA $73,670

Oakland, CA $72,036

New York, NY $68,361

Queens Village, NY $67,918

Paramus, NJ $67,446

Passaic, NJ $67,387

Bergenfield, NJ $67,328

Stamford, CT $67,240

Huntington, NY $67,181

Newark, NJ $66,798

Bridgeport, CT $66,680

New Brunswick, NJ $66,485

Vallejo, CA $66,361

Middlesex, NJ $66,326

Somerset, NJ $66,273

Petaluma, CA $66,137

Santa Cruz, CA $65,907

Boston, MA $65,789

Monterey, CA $65,494

Fairbanks, AK $65,453

Los Angeles, CA $65,341

Washington, DC $65,311

Seattle, WA $65,205

Santa Rosa, CA $65,193

Juneau, AK $65,022

Orange, CA $64,827

Anchorage, AK $64,721

Anaheim, CA $64,680

Santa Ana, CA $64,591

Nassau, NY $64,556

Long Beach, CA $64,532

Danbury, CT $64,515

Santa Maria, CA $64,314

Everett, WA $64,302

Bremerton, WA $64,013

Trenton, NJ $63,901

Sacramento, CA $63,878

San Diego, CA $63,848

Brockton, MA $63,825

Tacoma, WA $63,801

Santa Barbara, CA $63,718

Lowell, MA $63,482

New Suffolk, NY $63,459

Nashua, NH $63,388

Lompoc, CA $63,294

Ventura, CA $63,235

Stockton, CA $63,217

New Haven, CT $63,099

Atlantic City, NJ $62,946

Hartford, CT $62,816

Modesto, CA $62,786

Poughkeepsie, NY $62,657

New Britain, CT $62,627

Olympia, WA $62,545

Kennewick, WA $62,545

New London, CT $62,533

Norwich, CT $62,515

Lawrence, MA $62,486

Bakersfield, CA $62,320

Riverside, CA $62,238

New Bedford, MA $62,238

Richland, WA $62,179

Portsmouth, NH $62,132

Vineland, NJ $62,120

San Bernardino, CA $62,073

Boulder, CO $61,907

Worcester, MA $61,860

Portland, OR $61,807

Saint Paul, MN $61,736

Minneapolis, MN $61,736

Philadelphia, PA $61,654

Honolulu, HI $61,341

Springfield, MA $61,135

Providence, RI $61,129

Chicago, IL $60,958

Bellingham, WA $60,887

Baltimore, MD $60,822

Chico, CA $60,675

Wilmington, DE $60,574

Pittsfield, MA $60,515

Manchester, NH $60,403

Spokane, WA $60,144

Denver, CO $60,138

Albany, NY $59,861

Troy, NY $59,837

Schenectady, NY $59,713

Burlington, VT $59,583

Portland, ME $59,377

Salem, OR $59,330

Yakima, WA $59,318

Ann Arbor, MI $59,300

Rochester, MN $59,135

Fresno, CA $59,106

Reno, NV $59,106

Milwaukee, WI $59,052

Detroit, MI $58,993

Allentown, PA $58,976

Carson City, NV $58,970

Houston, TX $58,881

Colorado Springs, CO $58,876

Syracuse, NY $58,846

Eugene, OR $58,734

Bismarck, ND $58,663

Gary, IN $58,663

Galveston, TX $58,663

Springfield, OR $58,616

Medford, OR $58,474

Fort Collins, CO $58,451

Austin, TX $58,404

Mesa, AZ $58,280

Phoenix, AZ $58,268

Dallas, TX $58,250

Reading, PA $58,215

Saint Cloud, MN $58,191

Concord, NH $58,138

Madison, WI $58,115

Utica, NY $57,955

Raleigh, NC $57,908

Las Vegas, NV $57,902

Rochester, NY $57,861

Des Moines, IA $57,855

Atlanta, GA $57,761

Battle Creek, MI $57,743

Salt Lake City, UT $57,725

Lancaster, PA $57,637

Champaign, IL $57,625

Harrisburg, PA $57,554

Durham, NC $57,501

Kansas City, MO $57,495

Kansas City, KS $57,483

Fort Worth, TX $57,478

Boca Raton, FL $57,454

Cleveland, OH $57,448

Columbus, OH $57,436

Pittsburgh, PA $57,430

Richmond, VA $57,407

Indianapolis, IN $57,395

Cincinnati, OH $57,318

Petersburg, VA $57,230

Billings, MT $57,100

Lansing, MI $57,100

Huntsville, AL $57,100

Lebanon, PA $57,094

Dayton, OH $57,088

Pueblo, CO $57,088

Appleton, WI $57,071

Buffalo, NY $57,047

Racine, WI $57,017

Charlotte, NC $57,012

Saint Louis, MO $56,994

Springfield, IL $56,970

Elkhart, IN $56,958

York, PA $56,958

Gastonia, NC $56,953

Benton Harbor, MI $56,953

Beaumont, TX $56,917

Lorain, OH $56,905

Toledo, OH $56,882

Binghamton, NY $56,852

Rock Hill, SC $56,846

Rockford, IL $56,817

Fargo, ND $56,787

Elyria, OH $56,787

Flagstaff, AZ $56,746

Fort Lauderdale, FL $56,711

Miami, FL $56,675

Duluth, MN $56,581

Bangor, ME $56,504

Cedar Rapids, IA $56,439

Louisville, KY $56,410

Grand Rapids, MI $56,398

Hialeah, FL $56,392

Casper, WY $56,310

Scranton, PA $56,239

New Orleans, LA $56,221

Virginia Beach, VA $56,215

Akron, OH $56,186

Peoria, IL $56,109

Sarasota, FL $56,097

Green Bay, WI $56,056

Baton Rouge, LA $56,026

Charleston, SC $56,015

Nashville, TN $55,997

Jamestown, NY $55,985

Davenport, IA $55,985

Tucson, AZ $55,956

Cheyenne, WY $55,938

Saint Petersburg, FL $55,920

Tampa, FL $55,908

Omaha, NE $55,897

Port Arthur, TX $55,873

Evansville, IN $55,873

Bradenton, FL $55,849

Santa Fe, NM $55,743

Orlando, FL $55,684

Clearwater, FL $55,619

Canton, OH $55,496

La Crosse, WI $55,496

Grand Forks, ND $55,478

Albuquerque, NM $55,460

Tulsa, OK $55,460

Newport News, VA $55,454

High Point, NC $55,437

Ogden, UT $55,413

Corpus Christi, TX $55,366

Laramie, WY $55,330

Norfolk, VA $55,330

Rock Island, IL $55,295

Saginaw, MI $55,283

Jacksonville, FL $55,277

Salisbury, NC $55,265

Memphis, TN $55,254

Moline, IL $55,224

Fort Myers, FL $55,206

Waterloo, IA $55,130

Spartanburg, SC $55,071

Lincoln, NE $55,041

Fort Wayne, IN $55,030

Birmingham, AL $54,965

Cedar Falls, IA $54,953

Provo, UT $54,947

Springfield, OH $54,941

San Antonio, TX $54,929

Greensboro, NC $54,906

South Bend, IN $54,900

Winston Salem, NC $54,894

Boise, ID $54,876

Savannah, GA $54,835

Muskegon, MI $54,729

Lima, OH $54,658

Lake Charles, LA $54,634

Anderson, IN $54,623

Lexington, KY $54,605

Augusta, GA $54,587

Greenville, SC $54,587

Wichita, KS $54,534

Tuscaloosa, AL $54,534

Columbia, SC $54,481

Bloomington, IN $54,333

Roanoke, VA $54,298

Asheville, NC $54,221

Knoxville, TN $54,121

Shreveport, LA $54,115

Wilmington, NC $54,039

Frankfort, KY $53,926

Oklahoma City, OK $53,885

Chillicothe, OH $53,862

Longview, TX $53,856

Topeka, KS $53,838

Mobile, AL $53,750

Terre Haute, IN $53,726

Erie, PA $53,720

Altoona, PA $53,691

Melbourne, FL $53,673

Amarillo, TX $53,649

Killeen, TX $53,632

Fayetteville, AR $53,584

Sioux Falls, SD $53,543

Chattanooga, TN $53,508

Idaho Falls, ID $53,502

Gainesville, FL $53,378

Portsmouth, OH $53,348

Little Rock, AR $53,337

Lynchburg, VA $53,337

Lafayette, LA $53,313

Youngstown, OH $53,313

Temple, TX $53,289

Daytona Beach, FL $53,278

Clarksville, TN $53,272

Pensacola, FL $53,266

Hopkinsville, KY $53,089

Charleston, WV $53,083

Florence, SC $53,053

Sioux City, IA $53,018

Macon, GA $52,847

Tallahassee, FL $52,841

Fayetteville, NC $52,829

Waco, TX $52,817

Wichita Falls, TX $52,817

Pine Bluff, AR $52,794

Vincennes, IN $52,682

Lubbock, TX $52,658

Great Falls, MT $52,623

Alamogordo, NM $52,617

Abilene, TX $52,570

Rapid City, SD $52,493

Monroe, LA $52,493

Albany, GA $52,458

Huntington, WV $52,452

Jackson, MS $52,446

Greenville, MS $52,440

Parkersburg, WV $52,381

Montgomery, AL $52,369

Johnstown, PA $52,357

Springfield, MO $52,310

Biloxi, MS $52,281

Sumter, SC $52,157

Columbus, GA $52,151

Twin Falls, ID $52,116

Pascagoula, MS $52,039

Kingsport, TN $51,885

Gulfport, MS $51,868

Alexandria, LA $51,673

Fort Smith, AR $51,526

El Paso, TX $51,366

Helena, MT $51,290

Las Cruces, NM $51,101

Harlingen, TX $50,936

Pocatello, ID $50,883

Florence, AL $50,865

Brownsville, TX $50,853

Dothan, AL $50,759

Mcallen, TX $50,729

Columbus, MS $50,293

Altus, OK $50,021

Lawton, OK $49,909

Pierre, SD $49,697

What Skills Can Increase a Draft Technician'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%
Civil Engineering	4.55%

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 Draft Technician'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	$69,605	18%
Illustrator	$61,937	5%
Photoshop	$61,937	5%
Consulting	$60,167	2%
Project Design	$60,167	2%
Communication Skills	$59,577	1%

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Draft Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Draft Technician'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 January 01, 2026

$53,597

Average $58,988/year

$66,323

$4,466

Average $4,916/month

$5,527

$1,031

Average $1,134/week

$1,275

$26

Average $28/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,323	$5,527	$1,275	$32
Average	$58,988	$4,916	$1,134	$28
25th Percentile	$53,597	$4,466	$1,031	$26

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Salaries for a Draft Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $56,260 in 2023 to around $55,064 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Draft Technician salary trends, .

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