State wages ยท Cost of living
Electrical and Electronics Drafters pay by state
The highest published median is in New Hampshire, at $101,680. New Hampshire leads after cost of living, at $97,610. Iowa has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($73,720).
National median
$73,720
Highest state median
$101,680
New Hampshire
Best adjusted pay
$97,610
New Hampshire
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $54,590Higher: $97,610Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| New Hampshire | $101,680 | +37.9% | 104.165 | $97,610 | 1 |
| New Mexico | $88,790 | +20.4% | 92.212 | $96,290 | 2 |
| Missouri | $80,720 | +9.5% | 90.817 | $88,880 | 3 |
| Iowa | $77,050 | +4.5% | 87.762 | $87,790 | 4 |
| Ohio | $80,420 | +9.1% | 92.774 | $86,680 | 5 |
| Massachusetts | $90,820 | +23.2% | 105.757 | $85,880 | 6 |
| Idaho | $81,730 | +10.9% | 95.494 | $85,590 | 7 |
| Tennessee | $77,590 | +5.2% | 91.87 | $84,460 | 8 |
| Kansas | $75,760 | +2.8% | 90.068 | $84,110 | 9 |
| New York | $88,090 | +19.5% | 107.921 | $81,620 | 10 |
| North Carolina | $76,540 | +3.8% | 94.326 | $81,140 | 11 |
| Oklahoma | $70,180 | -4.8% | 87.843 | $79,890 | 12 |
| Georgia | $76,830 | +4.2% | 96.293 | $79,790 | 13 |
| Wisconsin | $73,530 | -0.3% | 94.095 | $78,140 | 14 |
| Minnesota | $74,880 | +1.6% | 98.621 | $75,930 | 15 |
| Kentucky | $66,960 | -9.2% | 90.159 | $74,270 | 16 |
| South Carolina | $69,280 | -6.0% | 93.749 | $73,900 | 17 |
| Maine | $71,070 | -3.6% | 97.05 | $73,230 | 18 |
| Oregon | $75,650 | +2.6% | 103.361 | $73,190 | 19 |
| New Jersey | $79,420 | +7.7% | 108.805 | $72,990 | 20 |
| Arkansas | $61,920 | -16.0% | 86.937 | $71,220 | 21 |
| Mississippi | $61,520 | -16.5% | 86.953 | $70,750 | 22 |
| Maryland | $73,230 | -0.7% | 104.959 | $69,770 | 23 |
| Virginia | $70,180 | -4.8% | 101.104 | $69,410 | 24 |
| California | $76,410 | +3.6% | 110.72 | $69,010 | 25 |
| Indiana | $64,200 | -12.9% | 93.329 | $68,790 | 26 |
| Texas | $65,830 | -10.7% | 97.057 | $67,830 | 27 |
| Nebraska | $60,990 | -17.3% | 90.103 | $67,690 | 28 |
| Pennsylvania | $65,610 | -11.0% | 97.572 | $67,240 | 29 |
| Illinois | $66,950 | -9.2% | 99.958 | $66,980 | 30 |
| Nevada | $66,560 | -9.7% | 99.979 | $66,570 | 31 |
| Colorado | $68,290 | -7.4% | 103.052 | $66,270 | 32 |
| Utah | $64,200 | -12.9% | 98.864 | $64,940 | 33 |
| Michigan | $62,350 | -15.4% | 96.217 | $64,800 | 34 |
| Arizona | $65,220 | -11.5% | 100.677 | $64,780 | 35 |
| Washington | $68,580 | -7.0% | 107.013 | $64,090 | 36 |
| Florida | $65,100 | -11.7% | 103.414 | $62,950 | 37 |
| Connecticut | $65,080 | -11.7% | 103.61 | $62,810 | 38 |
| Louisiana | $55,240 | -25.1% | 88.207 | $62,630 | 39 |
| Delaware | $62,440 | -15.3% | 99.808 | $62,560 | 40 |
| South Dakota | $55,160 | -25.2% | 88.586 | $62,270 | 41 |
| Alabama | $53,490 | -27.4% | 88.823 | $60,220 | 42 |
| Hawaii | $60,020 | -18.6% | 109.951 | $54,590 | 43 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| District of Columbia | Not available | Not available | 109.901 | Not available | Not available |
| Montana | Not available | Not available | 94.645 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Rhode Island | Not available | Not available | 102.28 | Not available | Not available |
| Vermont | Not available | Not available | 97.958 | Not available | Not available |
| West Virginia | Not available | Not available | 89.497 | Not available | Not available |
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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.