Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
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Civil Drafters
Civil Drafters prepare drawings and topographical and relief maps used in civil engineering projects, such as highways, bridges, pipelines, flood control projects, and water and sewerage control systems.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Civil Drafters with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $36,590 to $45,770 per year or $18 to $22 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Civil Drafters to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
| Level | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Highest (Top 10%) | $40 | $83,740 |
| Senior (Top 25%) | $34 | $70,170 |
| Middle (Mid 50%) | $28 | $57,500 |
| Junior (Bottom 25%) | $22 | $45,770 |
| No experience (Bottom 10%) | $18 | $36,590 |
Highest paying states
| State | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| DC | $35 | $73,280 |
| AK | $35 | $72,910 |
| MD | $32 | $66,810 |
| NJ | $31 | $65,180 |
| IL | $31 | $64,200 |
| CA | $31 | $64,080 |
| NY | $31 | $63,630 |
| CO | $31 | $63,610 |
| HI | $30 | $62,670 |
| MA | $30 | $61,880 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Civil Drafter is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like DC doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at DC might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Civil Drafters are in the states of DC, AK, MD, NJ and IL.
Highest paying industries
| Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Water, Sewage and Other Systems | $89480 | $43.02 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services | $75460 | $36.28 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution | $74340 | $35.74 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $73090 | $35.14 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $72840 | $35.02 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction | $71210 | $34.24 |
| Telecommunications | $70130 | $33.72 |
| Natural Gas Distribution | $68210 | $32.79 |
| Software Publishers | $67960 | $32.68 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $66050 | $31.76 |
| Machinery Manufacturing | $65530 | $31.50 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | $65350 | $31.42 |
| Land Subdivision | $65250 | $31.37 |
| Real Estate | $65100 | $31.30 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $64060 | $30.80 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | $63360 | $30.46 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | $63260 | $30.41 |
| Employment Services | $62850 | $30.22 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors | $62640 | $30.11 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $62080 | $29.85 |
| Local Government | $61620 | $29.62 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction | $61240 | $29.44 |
| Office Administrative Services | $61220 | $29.43 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $61120 | $29.39 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | $60310 | $28.99 |
| Support Activities for Mining | $60260 | $28.97 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | $60090 | $28.89 |
| Specialized Design Services | $59480 | $28.60 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $59260 | $28.49 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing | $58490 | $28.12 |
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