State wages ยท Cost of living
Mechanical Drafters pay by state
The highest published median is in New Mexico, at $85,220. New Mexico leads after cost of living, at $92,420. Louisiana has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($68,510).
National median
$68,510
Highest state median
$85,220
New Mexico
Best adjusted pay
$92,420
New Mexico
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $54,200Higher: $92,420Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| New Mexico | $85,220 | +24.4% | 92.212 | $92,420 | 1 |
| Louisiana | $75,230 | +9.8% | 88.207 | $85,290 | 2 |
| Vermont | $81,840 | +19.5% | 97.958 | $83,550 | 3 |
| Colorado | $85,050 | +24.1% | 103.052 | $82,530 | 4 |
| Kansas | $73,800 | +7.7% | 90.068 | $81,940 | 5 |
| Arizona | $80,270 | +17.2% | 100.677 | $79,730 | 6 |
| Nevada | $79,710 | +16.3% | 99.979 | $79,730 | 6 |
| Texas | $76,740 | +12.0% | 97.057 | $79,070 | 8 |
| Michigan | $74,390 | +8.6% | 96.217 | $77,310 | 9 |
| Oregon | $79,660 | +16.3% | 103.361 | $77,070 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | $66,280 | -3.3% | 87.843 | $75,450 | 11 |
| Rhode Island | $76,390 | +11.5% | 102.28 | $74,690 | 12 |
| North Dakota | $66,140 | -3.5% | 88.959 | $74,350 | 13 |
| Iowa | $65,160 | -4.9% | 87.762 | $74,250 | 14 |
| Minnesota | $73,140 | +6.8% | 98.621 | $74,160 | 15 |
| Maryland | $77,300 | +12.8% | 104.959 | $73,650 | 16 |
| Missouri | $66,740 | -2.6% | 90.817 | $73,490 | 17 |
| New Jersey | $79,190 | +15.6% | 108.805 | $72,780 | 18 |
| California | $80,430 | +17.4% | 110.72 | $72,640 | 19 |
| Illinois | $72,530 | +5.9% | 99.958 | $72,560 | 20 |
| Kentucky | $65,110 | -5.0% | 90.159 | $72,220 | 21 |
| Ohio | $66,290 | -3.2% | 92.774 | $71,450 | 22 |
| South Carolina | $66,450 | -3.0% | 93.749 | $70,880 | 23 |
| Washington | $75,190 | +9.8% | 107.013 | $70,260 | 24 |
| Tennessee | $64,180 | -6.3% | 91.87 | $69,860 | 25 |
| Arkansas | $60,620 | -11.5% | 86.937 | $69,730 | 26 |
| Utah | $68,520 | 0.0% | 98.864 | $69,310 | 27 |
| Pennsylvania | $66,170 | -3.4% | 97.572 | $67,820 | 28 |
| Massachusetts | $71,610 | +4.5% | 105.757 | $67,710 | 29 |
| Mississippi | $58,760 | -14.2% | 86.953 | $67,580 | 30 |
| Georgia | $65,050 | -5.1% | 96.293 | $67,550 | 31 |
| Idaho | $63,900 | -6.7% | 95.494 | $66,920 | 32 |
| Indiana | $62,240 | -9.2% | 93.329 | $66,690 | 33 |
| Wisconsin | $61,960 | -9.6% | 94.095 | $65,850 | 34 |
| North Carolina | $61,990 | -9.5% | 94.326 | $65,720 | 35 |
| Connecticut | $67,420 | -1.6% | 103.61 | $65,070 | 36 |
| New York | $69,440 | +1.4% | 107.921 | $64,340 | 37 |
| Virginia | $64,820 | -5.4% | 101.104 | $64,110 | 38 |
| West Virginia | $57,040 | -16.7% | 89.497 | $63,730 | 39 |
| Delaware | $63,560 | -7.2% | 99.808 | $63,680 | 40 |
| Maine | $59,960 | -12.5% | 97.05 | $61,780 | 41 |
| Montana | $57,590 | -15.9% | 94.645 | $60,850 | 42 |
| Florida | $62,360 | -9.0% | 103.414 | $60,300 | 43 |
| Nebraska | $52,620 | -23.2% | 90.103 | $58,400 | 44 |
| South Dakota | $51,270 | -25.2% | 88.586 | $57,880 | 45 |
| Wyoming | $52,660 | -23.1% | 92.691 | $56,810 | 46 |
| Alabama | $49,580 | -27.6% | 88.823 | $55,820 | 47 |
| New Hampshire | $56,460 | -17.6% | 104.165 | $54,200 | 48 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| District of Columbia | Not available | Not available | 109.901 | 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.