State wages ยท Cost of living
Architectural and Civil Drafters pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $88,430. Alaska leads after cost of living, at $83,720. Louisiana has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($64,280).
National median
$64,280
Highest state median
$88,430
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$83,720
Alaska
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $52,610Higher: $83,720Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Alaska | $85,700 | +33.3% | 102.359 | $83,720 | 1 |
| Louisiana | $72,580 | +12.9% | 88.207 | $82,280 | 2 |
| District of Columbia | $88,430 | +37.6% | 109.901 | $80,460 | 3 |
| North Dakota | $68,010 | +5.8% | 88.959 | $76,450 | 4 |
| Colorado | $76,960 | +19.7% | 103.052 | $74,680 | 5 |
| Maine | $70,760 | +10.1% | 97.05 | $72,910 | 6 |
| Iowa | $63,640 | -1.0% | 87.762 | $72,510 | 7 |
| Montana | $68,010 | +5.8% | 94.645 | $71,860 | 8 |
| Oklahoma | $63,050 | -1.9% | 87.843 | $71,780 | 9 |
| Massachusetts | $75,850 | +18.0% | 105.757 | $71,720 | 10 |
| Nevada | $71,460 | +11.2% | 99.979 | $71,480 | 11 |
| West Virginia | $63,880 | -0.6% | 89.497 | $71,380 | 12 |
| Tennessee | $64,980 | +1.1% | 91.87 | $70,730 | 13 |
| Arkansas | $60,390 | -6.1% | 86.937 | $69,460 | 14 |
| New York | $74,760 | +16.3% | 107.921 | $69,270 | 15 |
| Missouri | $62,290 | -3.1% | 90.817 | $68,590 | 16 |
| Maryland | $71,810 | +11.7% | 104.959 | $68,420 | 17 |
| Minnesota | $67,150 | +4.5% | 98.621 | $68,090 | 18 |
| Georgia | $65,220 | +1.5% | 96.293 | $67,730 | 19 |
| Kansas | $60,940 | -5.2% | 90.068 | $67,660 | 20 |
| North Carolina | $63,590 | -1.1% | 94.326 | $67,420 | 21 |
| Wyoming | $62,360 | -3.0% | 92.691 | $67,280 | 22 |
| California | $74,390 | +15.7% | 110.72 | $67,190 | 23 |
| South Carolina | $62,890 | -2.2% | 93.749 | $67,080 | 24 |
| Nebraska | $60,240 | -6.3% | 90.103 | $66,860 | 25 |
| Mississippi | $57,570 | -10.4% | 86.953 | $66,210 | 26 |
| Wisconsin | $62,260 | -3.1% | 94.095 | $66,170 | 27 |
| Rhode Island | $66,820 | +4.0% | 102.28 | $65,330 | 28 |
| Ohio | $60,540 | -5.8% | 92.774 | $65,260 | 29 |
| Oregon | $67,430 | +4.9% | 103.361 | $65,240 | 30 |
| Indiana | $60,860 | -5.3% | 93.329 | $65,210 | 31 |
| Pennsylvania | $63,370 | -1.4% | 97.572 | $64,950 | 32 |
| Connecticut | $66,920 | +4.1% | 103.61 | $64,590 | 33 |
| New Mexico | $59,050 | -8.1% | 92.212 | $64,040 | 34 |
| Texas | $61,530 | -4.3% | 97.057 | $63,400 | 35 |
| Virginia | $64,100 | -0.3% | 101.104 | $63,400 | 35 |
| Alabama | $56,030 | -12.8% | 88.823 | $63,080 | 37 |
| Utah | $62,350 | -3.0% | 98.864 | $63,070 | 38 |
| Delaware | $62,230 | -3.2% | 99.808 | $62,350 | 39 |
| Vermont | $60,470 | -5.9% | 97.958 | $61,730 | 40 |
| Idaho | $58,690 | -8.7% | 95.494 | $61,460 | 41 |
| Arizona | $61,460 | -4.4% | 100.677 | $61,050 | 42 |
| Washington | $65,140 | +1.3% | 107.013 | $60,870 | 43 |
| Michigan | $57,990 | -9.8% | 96.217 | $60,270 | 44 |
| Kentucky | $54,260 | -15.6% | 90.159 | $60,180 | 45 |
| South Dakota | $53,060 | -17.5% | 88.586 | $59,900 | 46 |
| New Hampshire | $62,090 | -3.4% | 104.165 | $59,610 | 47 |
| Florida | $61,080 | -5.0% | 103.414 | $59,060 | 48 |
| Hawaii | $64,110 | -0.3% | 109.951 | $58,310 | 49 |
| Illinois | $56,580 | -12.0% | 99.958 | $56,600 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.