Architectural and Civil Drafters · SOC 17-3011
Architectural and Civil Drafters Salary in the North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Architectural and Civil Drafters in the North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $56,400 per year ($27.12 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $33,710 at the 10th percentile to $79,690 at the 90th. BLS estimates 100 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Architectural and Civil Drafters in the North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area earn more than $56,400 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $47,280 and $66,590.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $33,710 | $47,280 | $56,400 | $66,590 | $79,690 |
| Hourly | $16.21 | $22.73 | $27.12 | $32.02 | $38.31 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$56,400 median for North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $47,280 to $66,590
- Texasstate$63,320 median for Texas; middle half earns $50,810 to $81,050
- United Statesnational$66,150 median for United States; middle half earns $55,650 to $80,870
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −11% vs Texas overall and −15% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Texas
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for architectural and civil drafters, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areathis page$56,400 median for North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $47,280 to $66,590
- $74,230 median for Austin metro area; middle half earns $57,860 to $93,600
- $70,730 median for Beaumont metro area; middle half earns $51,180 to $81,360
- $66,890 median for Dallas metro area; middle half earns $54,600 to $83,220
- $64,700 median for Killeen metro area; middle half earns $50,340 to $80,980
- $64,470 median for Longview metro area; middle half earns $49,660 to $84,740
- $63,120 median for Houston metro area; middle half earns $50,070 to $80,970
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for architectural and civil drafterss · Highest-paying occupations in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.