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Architectural and Civil Drafters in District of Columbia
$97,880median, a year
$96,900mean (average), a year
370people employed in this job here
$67,850
median $97,880
$120,190
US median $66,150
The bar runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the darker part is the middle half of earners.
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How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
This job is less common here than nationally: 0.5 in every 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.8).
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $57,100
- AK, Alaska, not published
- AZ, Arizona, median $64,750
- AR, Arkansas, median $62,420
- CA, California, median $76,520
- CO, Colorado, median $76,370
- CT, Connecticut, median $76,290
- DE, Delaware, median $73,040
- DC, District of Columbia, median $97,880
- FL, Florida, median $62,640
- GA, Georgia, median $74,940
- HI, Hawaii, median $63,510
- ID, Idaho, median $61,840
- IL, Illinois, median $58,240
- IN, Indiana, median $60,000
- IA, Iowa, median $64,220
- KS, Kansas, median $62,220
- KY, Kentucky, median $60,120
- LA, Louisiana, median $61,010
- ME, Maine, median $66,200
- MD, Maryland, median $75,180
- MA, Massachusetts, median $76,990
- MI, Michigan, median $58,330
- MN, Minnesota, median $70,680
- MS, Mississippi, median $59,920
- MO, Missouri, median $61,940
- MT, Montana, median $65,750
- NE, Nebraska, median $61,550
- NV, Nevada, median $67,000
- NH, New Hampshire, median $65,300
- NJ, New Jersey, median $62,960
- NM, New Mexico, median $50,230
- NY, New York, median $76,260
- NC, North Carolina, median $62,750
- ND, North Dakota, median $64,720
- OH, Ohio, median $61,450
- OK, Oklahoma, median $62,140
- OR, Oregon, median $74,000
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $64,800
- RI, Rhode Island, median $71,700
- SC, South Carolina, median $64,680
- SD, South Dakota, median $52,470
- TN, Tennessee, median $69,220
- TX, Texas, median $63,320
- UT, Utah, median $64,290
- VT, Vermont, median $61,000
- VA, Virginia, median $63,450
- WA, Washington, median $73,000
- WV, West Virginia, median $65,640
- WI, Wisconsin, median $62,930
- WY, Wyoming, median $63,730
- PR, Puerto Rico, median $44,720
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