The annual salary statistics of mechanical drafters in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical drafters in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $49,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $88,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $114,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $114,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical drafters in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical drafters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $88,390 | 31.60% | 42.02% |
| 2021 | $60,460 | 2.71% | - |
| 2020 | $58,820 | -4.00% | - |
| 2019 | $61,170 | 4.84% | - |
| 2018 | $58,210 | -0.12% | - |
| 2017 | $58,280 | -4.48% | - |
| 2016 | $60,890 | 3.20% | - |
| 2015 | $58,940 | 8.23% | - |
| 2014 | $54,090 | 2.87% | - |
| 2013 | $52,540 | 2.46% | - |
| 2012 | $51,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $88,390, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for mechanical drafters in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Bellevue-Everett (median annual salary of $92,620). Compared with Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, the median annual salary of mechanical drafters in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 4.6 percent (4.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Longview | |
| Bellingham | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Spokane | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Tacoma | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes | |
| Yakima |