What are the main factors that influence an Engineering Cad Technician's salary?

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

How does experience change An Engineering Cad Technician's salary?

An Engineering Cad Technician's salary grows with experience: a CAD Drafter I (0-2 years)earns $64,900, a CAD Drafter II (2-4 years)earns $73,888, a Engineering Cad Technician (4-7 years)earns $89,465, a CAD Drafter IV (7+ years)earns $115,639, a CAD Drafter V (7-10 years)earns $135,493,

What are the highest paying states for an Engineering Cad Technician?

Engineering Cad Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Engineering Cad Technician roles are District of Columbia $98,381, California $98,008, Massachusetts $96,702. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Engineering Cad Technician roles make?

Salaries for Engineering Cad Technician level roles vary by specialization: Civil Cad Technician: $91,546; Cad Design Technician: $91,193; CAD Support Technician IV: $77,843; CAD Support Technician III: $70,300; CAD Technician: $65,061.

How do different companies affect an Engineering Cad Technician's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Engineering Cad 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.

Engineering Cad Technician Salary in the United States

How much does an Engineering Cad Technician make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for an Engineering Cad Technician in the United States is $88,856 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $102,444
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,085 to $95,968
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,100

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Engineering Cad Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,968	$7,997	$1,846	$46
Average	$88,856	$7,405	$1,709	$43
25th Percentile	$80,085	$6,674	$1,540	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Engineering Cad Technician Salaries

An Engineering Cad 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Engineering Cad Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Engineering Cad 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): $64,900
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,888
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $89,465
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $115,639
Expert (over 8 years): $135,493

Levels	Salary
CAD Draft... Level Engineering Cad Technician	$64,900
CAD Draft... Level Engineering Cad Technician	$73,888
Engineeri... Level Engineering Cad Technician	$89,465
CAD Draft... Level Engineering Cad Technician	$115,639
CAD Draft... Level Engineering Cad Technician	$135,493

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

District of Columbia: $98,381.
California: $98,008.
Massachusetts: $96,702.

District of Columbia $98,381

California $98,008

Massachusetts $96,702

Washington $96,346

New Jersey $96,311

Alaska $96,186

Connecticut $94,960

New York $94,462

Hawaii $92,872

Rhode Island $92,125

Maryland $91,619

Minnesota $90,926

Colorado $90,659

Illinois $90,571

Oregon $90,233

Delaware $89,984

New Hampshire $89,828

Virginia $89,478

Pennsylvania $88,456

Nevada $87,940

North Dakota $87,772

Michigan $87,505

Wisconsin $87,407

Vermont $87,212

Texas $86,670

Maine $86,634

Arizona $86,581

Ohio $86,519

Georgia $85,701

Indiana $85,292

Wyoming $85,213

Utah $85,088

Iowa $85,035

Kansas $84,608

Louisiana $84,484

North Carolina $84,439

Missouri $84,422

Florida $84,075

Montana $83,889

Nebraska $83,711

Kentucky $83,613

South Carolina $83,258

Tennessee $83,036

Idaho $82,947

New Mexico $82,298

Oklahoma $82,156

Alabama $81,632

South Dakota $80,752

Arkansas $80,272

West Virginia $80,014

Mississippi $79,241

Top Paying Cities for Engineering Cad 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: $112,074
San Francisco: $110,972
Oakland: $108,510

San Jose, CA $112,074

San Francisco, CA $110,972

Oakland, CA $108,510

New York, NY $102,975

Queens Village, NY $102,308

Paramus, NJ $101,597

Passaic, NJ $101,509

Bergenfield, NJ $101,420

Stamford, CT $101,286

Huntington, NY $101,198

Newark, NJ $100,620

Bridgeport, CT $100,442

New Brunswick, NJ $100,149

Vallejo, CA $99,963

Middlesex, NJ $99,909

Somerset, NJ $99,829

Petaluma, CA $99,625

Santa Cruz, CA $99,278

Boston, MA $99,101

Monterey, CA $98,656

Fairbanks, AK $98,594

Los Angeles, CA $98,425

Washington, DC $98,381

Seattle, WA $98,221

Santa Rosa, CA $98,203

Juneau, AK $97,946

Orange, CA $97,652

Anchorage, AK $97,492

Anaheim, CA $97,430

Santa Ana, CA $97,297

Nassau, NY $97,244

Long Beach, CA $97,208

Danbury, CT $97,181

Santa Maria, CA $96,879

Everett, WA $96,861

Bremerton, WA $96,426

Trenton, NJ $96,257

Sacramento, CA $96,222

San Diego, CA $96,177

Brockton, MA $96,142

Tacoma, WA $96,106

Santa Barbara, CA $95,982

Lowell, MA $95,626

New Suffolk, NY $95,591

Nashua, NH $95,484

Lompoc, CA $95,342

Ventura, CA $95,253

Stockton, CA $95,227

New Haven, CT $95,049

Atlantic City, NJ $94,818

Hartford, CT $94,622

Modesto, CA $94,578

Poughkeepsie, NY $94,382

New Britain, CT $94,338

Olympia, WA $94,214

Kennewick, WA $94,214

New London, CT $94,196

Norwich, CT $94,169

Lawrence, MA $94,125

Bakersfield, CA $93,876

Riverside, CA $93,752

New Bedford, MA $93,752

Richland, WA $93,663

Portsmouth, NH $93,592

Vineland, NJ $93,574

San Bernardino, CA $93,503

Boulder, CO $93,254

Worcester, MA $93,183

Portland, OR $93,103

Saint Paul, MN $92,996

Minneapolis, MN $92,996

Philadelphia, PA $92,872

Honolulu, HI $92,401

Springfield, MA $92,090

Providence, RI $92,081

Chicago, IL $91,823

Bellingham, WA $91,717

Baltimore, MD $91,619

Chico, CA $91,397

Wilmington, DE $91,246

Pittsfield, MA $91,157

Manchester, NH $90,988

Spokane, WA $90,597

Denver, CO $90,588

Albany, NY $90,171

Troy, NY $90,135

Schenectady, NY $89,949

Burlington, VT $89,753

Portland, ME $89,442

Salem, OR $89,371

Yakima, WA $89,353

Ann Arbor, MI $89,327

Rochester, MN $89,078

Fresno, CA $89,033

Reno, NV $89,033

Milwaukee, WI $88,953

Detroit, MI $88,864

Allentown, PA $88,838

Carson City, NV $88,829

Houston, TX $88,696

Colorado Springs, CO $88,687

Syracuse, NY $88,642

Eugene, OR $88,474

Bismarck, ND $88,367

Gary, IN $88,367

Galveston, TX $88,367

Springfield, OR $88,296

Medford, OR $88,083

Fort Collins, CO $88,047

Austin, TX $87,976

Mesa, AZ $87,789

Phoenix, AZ $87,772

Dallas, TX $87,745

Reading, PA $87,692

Saint Cloud, MN $87,656

Concord, NH $87,576

Madison, WI $87,541

Utica, NY $87,301

Raleigh, NC $87,230

Las Vegas, NV $87,221

Rochester, NY $87,158

Des Moines, IA $87,150

Atlanta, GA $87,007

Battle Creek, MI $86,981

Salt Lake City, UT $86,954

Lancaster, PA $86,821

Champaign, IL $86,803

Harrisburg, PA $86,696

Durham, NC $86,616

Kansas City, MO $86,608

Kansas City, KS $86,590

Fort Worth, TX $86,581

Boca Raton, FL $86,545

Cleveland, OH $86,536

Columbus, OH $86,519

Pittsburgh, PA $86,510

Richmond, VA $86,474

Indianapolis, IN $86,456

Cincinnati, OH $86,341

Petersburg, VA $86,208

Billings, MT $86,012

Lansing, MI $86,012

Huntsville, AL $86,012

Lebanon, PA $86,003

Dayton, OH $85,994

Pueblo, CO $85,994

Appleton, WI $85,968

Buffalo, NY $85,932

Racine, WI $85,888

Charlotte, NC $85,879

Saint Louis, MO $85,852

Springfield, IL $85,817

Elkhart, IN $85,799

York, PA $85,799

Gastonia, NC $85,790

Benton Harbor, MI $85,790

Beaumont, TX $85,737

Lorain, OH $85,719

Toledo, OH $85,683

Binghamton, NY $85,639

Rock Hill, SC $85,630

Rockford, IL $85,586

Fargo, ND $85,541

Elyria, OH $85,541

Flagstaff, AZ $85,479

Fort Lauderdale, FL $85,426

Miami, FL $85,372

Duluth, MN $85,230

Bangor, ME $85,115

Cedar Rapids, IA $85,017

Louisville, KY $84,973

Grand Rapids, MI $84,955

Hialeah, FL $84,946

Casper, WY $84,822

Scranton, PA $84,715

New Orleans, LA $84,688

Virginia Beach, VA $84,679

Akron, OH $84,635

Peoria, IL $84,519

Sarasota, FL $84,502

Green Bay, WI $84,439

Baton Rouge, LA $84,395

Charleston, SC $84,377

Nashville, TN $84,351

Jamestown, NY $84,333

Davenport, IA $84,333

Tucson, AZ $84,288

Cheyenne, WY $84,262

Saint Petersburg, FL $84,235

Tampa, FL $84,217

Omaha, NE $84,200

Port Arthur, TX $84,164

Evansville, IN $84,164

Bradenton, FL $84,128

Santa Fe, NM $83,969

Orlando, FL $83,880

Clearwater, FL $83,782

Canton, OH $83,595

La Crosse, WI $83,595

Grand Forks, ND $83,569

Albuquerque, NM $83,542

Tulsa, OK $83,542

Newport News, VA $83,533

High Point, NC $83,506

Ogden, UT $83,471

Corpus Christi, TX $83,400

Laramie, WY $83,347

Norfolk, VA $83,347

Rock Island, IL $83,293

Saginaw, MI $83,275

Jacksonville, FL $83,267

Salisbury, NC $83,249

Memphis, TN $83,231

Moline, IL $83,187

Fort Myers, FL $83,160

Waterloo, IA $83,044

Spartanburg, SC $82,956

Lincoln, NE $82,911

Fort Wayne, IN $82,893

Birmingham, AL $82,796

Cedar Falls, IA $82,778

Provo, UT $82,769

Springfield, OH $82,760

San Antonio, TX $82,742

Greensboro, NC $82,707

South Bend, IN $82,698

Winston Salem, NC $82,689

Boise, ID $82,662

Savannah, GA $82,600

Muskegon, MI $82,440

Lima, OH $82,334

Lake Charles, LA $82,298

Anderson, IN $82,280

Lexington, KY $82,254

Augusta, GA $82,227

Greenville, SC $82,227

Wichita, KS $82,147

Tuscaloosa, AL $82,147

Columbia, SC $82,067

Bloomington, IN $81,845

Roanoke, VA $81,792

Asheville, NC $81,676

Knoxville, TN $81,525

Shreveport, LA $81,516

Wilmington, NC $81,401

Frankfort, KY $81,232

Oklahoma City, OK $81,170

Chillicothe, OH $81,134

Longview, TX $81,125

Topeka, KS $81,099

Mobile, AL $80,965

Terre Haute, IN $80,930

Erie, PA $80,921

Altoona, PA $80,876

Melbourne, FL $80,850

Amarillo, TX $80,814

Killeen, TX $80,788

Fayetteville, AR $80,716

Sioux Falls, SD $80,654

Chattanooga, TN $80,601

Idaho Falls, ID $80,592

Gainesville, FL $80,405

Portsmouth, OH $80,361

Little Rock, AR $80,343

Lynchburg, VA $80,343

Lafayette, LA $80,308

Youngstown, OH $80,308

Temple, TX $80,272

Daytona Beach, FL $80,254

Clarksville, TN $80,245

Pensacola, FL $80,237

Hopkinsville, KY $79,970

Charleston, WV $79,961

Florence, SC $79,917

Sioux City, IA $79,863

Macon, GA $79,606

Tallahassee, FL $79,597

Fayetteville, NC $79,579

Waco, TX $79,561

Wichita Falls, TX $79,561

Pine Bluff, AR $79,526

Vincennes, IN $79,357

Lubbock, TX $79,321

Great Falls, MT $79,268

Alamogordo, NM $79,259

Abilene, TX $79,188

Rapid City, SD $79,073

Monroe, LA $79,073

Albany, GA $79,019

Huntington, WV $79,010

Jackson, MS $79,002

Greenville, MS $78,993

Parkersburg, WV $78,904

Montgomery, AL $78,886

Johnstown, PA $78,868

Springfield, MO $78,797

Biloxi, MS $78,753

Sumter, SC $78,566

Columbus, GA $78,557

Twin Falls, ID $78,504

Pascagoula, MS $78,388

Kingsport, TN $78,157

Gulfport, MS $78,131

Alexandria, LA $77,838

Fort Smith, AR $77,615

El Paso, TX $77,375

Helena, MT $77,260

Las Cruces, NM $76,976

Harlingen, TX $76,727

Pocatello, ID $76,647

Florence, AL $76,620

Brownsville, TX $76,602

Dothan, AL $76,460

Mcallen, TX $76,416

Columbus, MS $75,758

Altus, OK $75,350

Lawton, OK $75,181

Pierre, SD $74,861

What Skills Can Increase an Engineering Cad Technician'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 Engineering Cad Technician'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	$95,964	8%
Innovation	$94,187	6%
Analysis	$93,298	5%
Leadership	$93,298	5%
Commitment	$92,410	4%
Collaboration	$92,410	4%

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How Education impacts an Engineering Cad Technician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Engineering Cad Technicians 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 Engineering Cad Technician with a No Diploma is between $92,048 and $97,709).

Engineering Cad Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Engineering Cad Technician

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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Engineering Cad Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Engineering Cad 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 March 01, 2026

$80,085

Average $88,856/year

$95,968

$6,674

Average $7,405/month

$7,997

$1,540

Average $1,709/week

$1,846

$39

Average $43/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,968	$7,997	$1,846	$46
Average	$88,856	$7,405	$1,709	$43
25th Percentile	$80,085	$6,674	$1,540	$39

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Salary Trends for Engineering Cad Technician

Salaries for an Engineering Cad Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $97,329 in 2023 to around $95,071 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Engineering Cad Technician salary trends, .

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