Mechanical Drafters · SOC 17-3013
Mechanical Drafters Salary in the Iowa
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Iowa
Figures describe the state of Iowa as a whole.
Mechanical Drafters in the Iowa earned a median of $63,330 per year ($30.45 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $46,760 at the 10th percentile to $95,370 at the 90th. BLS estimates 630 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Mechanical Drafters in the Iowa earn more than $63,330 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $54,230 and $79,900.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $46,760 | $54,230 | $63,330 | $79,900 | $95,370 |
| Hourly | $22.48 | $26.07 | $30.45 | $38.41 | $45.85 |
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
- Iowa$63,330 median for Iowa; middle half earns $54,230 to $79,900
- United Statesnational$71,550 median for United States; middle half earns $58,080 to $86,120
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −11% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Iowa
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for mechanical drafters, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Iowathis page$63,330 median for Iowa; middle half earns $54,230 to $79,900
- $80,550 median for Davenport metro area; middle half earns $59,460 to $94,770
- $75,510 median for Des Moines metro area; middle half earns $57,490 to $99,940
- $57,440 median for Dubuque metro area; middle half earns $56,580 to $59,740
- $57,430 median for Cedar Rapids metro area; middle half earns $54,020 to $74,950
- $53,630 median for Sioux City metro area; middle half earns $48,610 to $63,640
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 mechanical drafterss · Highest-paying occupations in Iowa
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.