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: a CAD Support Technician I (0-1 years)earns $53,919, a Draft Technician (1-3 years)earns $59,355, a CAD Support Technician III (3-5 years)earns $71,954, a CAD Support Technician IV (5-7 years)earns $79,670, a CAD Supervisor (7+ years)earns $96,053,

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 $65,301, California $65,054, Massachusetts $64,187. 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: $90,369; Or Technician: $87,122; Draft Beer Technician: $71,277; Ophthalmic Technician: $67,375; Mathematical Technician: $64,759.

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 May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Draft Technician in the United States is $58,979 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): $72,970
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,563 to $66,302
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,632

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Draft Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,302	$5,525	$1,275	$32
Average	$58,979	$4,915	$1,134	$28
25th Percentile	$53,563	$4,464	$1,030	$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): $53,919
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,355
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $71,954
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $79,670
Expert (over 8 years): $96,053

Levels	Salary
CAD Suppo... Level Draft Technician	$53,919
Draft Tec... Level Draft Technician	$59,355
CAD Suppo... Level Draft Technician	$71,954
CAD Suppo... Level Draft Technician	$79,670
CAD Super... Level Draft Technician	$96,053

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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: $65,301.
California: $65,054.
Massachusetts: $64,187.

District of Columbia $65,301

California $65,054

Massachusetts $64,187

Washington $63,951

New Jersey $63,927

Alaska $63,844

Connecticut $63,031

New York $62,700

Hawaii $61,645

Rhode Island $61,149

Maryland $60,813

Minnesota $60,353

Colorado $60,176

Illinois $60,117

Oregon $59,893

Delaware $59,728

New Hampshire $59,624

Virginia $59,392

Pennsylvania $58,713

Nevada $58,371

North Dakota $58,259

Michigan $58,082

Wisconsin $58,017

Vermont $57,888

Texas $57,528

Maine $57,504

Arizona $57,469

Ohio $57,428

Georgia $56,885

Indiana $56,614

Wyoming $56,561

Utah $56,478

Iowa $56,443

Kansas $56,160

Louisiana $56,077

North Carolina $56,047

Missouri $56,036

Florida $55,806

Montana $55,682

Nebraska $55,564

Kentucky $55,499

South Carolina $55,263

Tennessee $55,116

Idaho $55,057

New Mexico $54,626

Oklahoma $54,532

Alabama $54,184

South Dakota $53,600

Arkansas $53,281

West Virginia $53,110

Mississippi $52,597

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: $74,390
San Francisco: $73,575
Oakland: $72,025

San Jose, CA $74,390

San Francisco, CA $73,575

Oakland, CA $72,025

New York, NY $67,907

Paramus, NJ $67,082

Queens Village, NY $67,079

Passaic, NJ $67,023

Bergenfield, NJ $67,017

Stamford, CT $66,888

Huntington, NY $66,864

Newark, NJ $66,428

Bridgeport, CT $66,303

Vallejo, CA $66,186

New Brunswick, NJ $66,162

Petaluma, CA $66,127

Middlesex, NJ $66,015

Somerset, NJ $65,974

Santa Cruz, CA $65,897

Boston, MA $65,537

Monterey, CA $65,330

Seattle, WA $65,195

Santa Rosa, CA $65,183

Los Angeles, CA $65,166

Juneau, AK $65,012

Washington, DC $64,947

Orange, CA $64,737

Santa Ana, CA $64,582

Long Beach, CA $64,523

Anaheim, CA $64,511

Anchorage, AK $64,481

Santa Maria, CA $64,304

Everett, WA $64,293

Danbury, CT $64,085

Bremerton, WA $64,004

Tacoma, WA $63,791

New Suffolk, NY $63,790

Sacramento, CA $63,774

Santa Barbara, CA $63,709

Trenton, NJ $63,644

San Diego, CA $63,644

Brockton, MA $63,579

Fairbanks, AK $63,435

Lompoc, CA $63,284

Lowell, MA $63,236

Ventura, CA $63,225

Nashua, NH $63,213

Stockton, CA $63,207

Modesto, CA $62,777

Poughkeepsie, NY $62,647

Olympia, WA $62,535

Kennewick, WA $62,535

New Haven, CT $62,512

Lawrence, MA $62,299

Hartford, CT $62,240

Riverside, CA $62,228

New Bedford, MA $62,169

Richland, WA $62,169

Bakersfield, CA $62,087

San Bernardino, CA $62,063

New Britain, CT $62,057

Atlantic City, NJ $62,057

New London, CT $62,034

Norwich, CT $62,016

Portsmouth, NH $62,004

Boulder, CO $61,879

Portland, OR $61,798

Worcester, MA $61,792

Minneapolis, MN $61,609

Philadelphia, PA $61,527

Honolulu, HI $61,332

Saint Paul, MN $61,304

Vineland, NJ $61,291

Providence, RI $61,120

Chicago, IL $60,949

Bellingham, WA $60,878

Springfield, MA $60,831

Baltimore, MD $60,813

Chico, CA $60,665

Pittsfield, MA $60,506

Manchester, NH $60,394

Spokane, WA $60,135

Denver, CO $60,129

Albany, NY $59,852

Troy, NY $59,828

Nassau, NY $59,765

Schenectady, NY $59,704

Wilmington, DE $59,657

Burlington, VT $59,574

Salem, OR $59,551

Portland, ME $59,368

Yakima, WA $59,309

Rochester, MN $59,126

Reno, NV $59,097

Fresno, CA $59,097

Milwaukee, WI $59,044

Detroit, MI $58,985

Ann Arbor, MI $58,975

Allentown, PA $58,967

Colorado Springs, CO $58,867

Syracuse, NY $58,837

Carson City, NV $58,837

Houston, TX $58,755

Eugene, OR $58,725

Gary, IN $58,654

Springfield, OR $58,607

Bismarck, ND $58,595

Galveston, TX $58,554

Medford, OR $58,466

Fort Collins, CO $58,442

Concord, NH $58,413

Austin, TX $58,395

Mesa, AZ $58,271

Reading, PA $58,265

Phoenix, AZ $58,259

Dallas, TX $58,241

Saint Cloud, MN $58,185

Madison, WI $58,106

Utica, NY $57,947

Rochester, NY $57,852

Des Moines, IA $57,846

Raleigh, NC $57,840

Atlanta, GA $57,752

Battle Creek, MI $57,734

Salt Lake City, UT $57,717

Lancaster, PA $57,628

Harrisburg, PA $57,546

Kansas City, MO $57,487

Champaign, IL $57,475

Kansas City, KS $57,475

Fort Worth, TX $57,469

Columbus, OH $57,459

Boca Raton, FL $57,445

Pittsburgh, PA $57,422

Richmond, VA $57,398

Indianapolis, IN $57,386

Cleveland, OH $57,380

Las Vegas, NV $57,310

Cincinnati, OH $57,310

Petersburg, VA $57,221

Huntsville, AL $57,133

Lansing, MI $57,093

Lebanon, PA $57,085

Pueblo, CO $57,080

Appleton, WI $57,062

Buffalo, NY $57,038

Dayton, OH $57,021

Racine, WI $57,009

Charlotte, NC $57,003

Saint Louis, MO $56,985

York, PA $56,950

Elkhart, IN $56,950

Gastonia, NC $56,939

Billings, MT $56,924

Beaumont, TX $56,909

Lorain, OH $56,897

Benton Harbor, MI $56,885

Toledo, OH $56,873

Binghamton, NY $56,844

Rock Hill, SC $56,838

Rockford, IL $56,808

Springfield, IL $56,785

Elyria, OH $56,779

Fargo, ND $56,779

Flagstaff, AZ $56,738

Fort Lauderdale, FL $56,702

Duluth, MN $56,667

Miami, FL $56,667

Cheyenne, WY $56,625

Grand Forks, ND $56,625

Bangor, ME $56,496

Cedar Rapids, IA $56,431

Durham, NC $56,406

Louisville, KY $56,401

Grand Rapids, MI $56,390

Hialeah, FL $56,384

Casper, WY $56,301

Scranton, PA $56,230

New Orleans, LA $56,213

Virginia Beach, VA $56,207

Akron, OH $56,177

Peoria, IL $56,101

Sarasota, FL $56,089

Nashville, TN $56,047

Omaha, NE $56,047

Green Bay, WI $56,047

Baton Rouge, LA $56,018

Charleston, SC $56,006

Jamestown, NY $55,977

Davenport, IA $55,977

Tucson, AZ $55,947

Saint Petersburg, FL $55,912

Tampa, FL $55,900

Evansville, IN $55,865

Port Arthur, TX $55,865

Bradenton, FL $55,841

Santa Fe, NM $55,735

Orlando, FL $55,629

Clearwater, FL $55,611

Canton, OH $55,487

La Crosse, WI $55,487

Albuquerque, NM $55,452

Newport News, VA $55,446

High Point, NC $55,428

Ogden, UT $55,405

Corpus Christi, TX $55,357

Norfolk, VA $55,322

Laramie, WY $55,322

Rock Island, IL $55,287

Saginaw, MI $55,275

Jacksonville, FL $55,269

Salisbury, NC $55,257

Boise, ID $55,245

Moline, IL $55,216

Fort Myers, FL $55,198

Memphis, TN $55,186

Tulsa, OK $55,157

Waterloo, IA $55,121

Spartanburg, SC $55,063

Lincoln, NE $55,033

Fort Wayne, IN $55,021

Provo, UT $55,015

Cedar Falls, IA $54,945

San Antonio, TX $54,921

Greensboro, NC $54,897

South Bend, IN $54,891

Savannah, GA $54,827

Muskegon, MI $54,803

Birmingham, AL $54,797

Winston Salem, NC $54,768

Lake Charles, LA $54,626

Anderson, IN $54,614

Lexington, KY $54,597

Augusta, GA $54,579

Greenville, SC $54,579

Lima, OH $54,532

Wichita, KS $54,526

Tuscaloosa, AL $54,526

Columbia, SC $54,473

Springfield, OH $54,461

Asheville, NC $54,367

Bloomington, IN $54,325

Knoxville, TN $54,113

Shreveport, LA $54,107

Wilmington, NC $54,030

Roanoke, VA $54,030

Topeka, KS $53,924

Frankfort, KY $53,918

Oklahoma City, OK $53,877

Chillicothe, OH $53,853

Longview, TX $53,848

Melbourne, FL $53,842

Sioux Falls, SD $53,747

Mobile, AL $53,741

Terre Haute, IN $53,718

Altoona, PA $53,682

Amarillo, TX $53,641

Killeen, TX $53,623

Fayetteville, AR $53,576

Chattanooga, TN $53,559

Sioux City, IA $53,505

Idaho Falls, ID $53,494

Lynchburg, VA $53,446

Gainesville, FL $53,370

Portsmouth, OH $53,340

Little Rock, AR $53,329

Lafayette, LA $53,305

Youngstown, OH $53,305

Daytona Beach, FL $53,270

Clarksville, TN $53,264

Pensacola, FL $53,258

Temple, TX $53,254

Hopkinsville, KY $53,081

Erie, PA $53,069

Florence, SC $53,045

Charleston, WV $52,951

Great Falls, MT $52,922

Macon, GA $52,839

Tallahassee, FL $52,833

Fayetteville, NC $52,821

Waco, TX $52,810

Helena, MT $52,768

Pine Bluff, AR $52,746

Vincennes, IN $52,674

Lubbock, TX $52,650

Alamogordo, NM $52,615

Twin Falls, ID $52,562

Rapid City, SD $52,544

Jackson, MS $52,438

Huntington, WV $52,434

Greenville, MS $52,432

Parkersburg, WV $52,372

Montgomery, AL $52,361

Wichita Falls, TX $52,302

Springfield, MO $52,302

Biloxi, MS $52,273

Monroe, LA $52,214

Johnstown, PA $52,173

Sumter, SC $52,149

Columbus, GA $52,143

Pascagoula, MS $52,031

Abilene, TX $52,031

Kingsport, TN $51,878

Albany, GA $51,878

Gulfport, MS $51,860

Alexandria, LA $51,665

Fort Smith, AR $51,518

El Paso, TX $51,359

Las Cruces, NM $51,093

Harlingen, TX $50,943

Pocatello, ID $50,934

Florence, AL $50,857

Brownsville, TX $50,846

Mcallen, TX $50,722

Dothan, AL $50,639

Columbus, MS $50,289

Altus, OK $50,014

Lawton, OK $49,902

Pierre, SD $49,690

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	$69,595	18%
Illustrator	$61,928	5%
Photoshop	$61,928	5%
Consulting	$60,158	2%
Project Design	$60,158	2%
Communication Skills	$59,568	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 May 01, 2026

$53,563

Average $58,979/year

$66,302

$4,464

Average $4,915/month

$5,525

$1,030

Average $1,134/week

$1,275

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Average $28/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,302	$5,525	$1,275	$32
Average	$58,979	$4,915	$1,134	$28
25th Percentile	$53,563	$4,464	$1,030	$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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