SOC 17-3011 · Area 4800001 · May 2025

Architectural and Civil Drafters

Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Published pay and employment

BLS May 2025, Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Published annual and hourly estimates.
Measure	Annual pay	Hourly pay
10th percentile	$38,830	$18.67
25th percentile	$47,360	$22.77
Median	$59,320	$28.52
75th percentile	$81,610	$39.24
90th percentile	$97,720	$46.98
Average	$63,430	$30.49

A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.

Estimated employment: 50. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

What these figures tell you

The middle half of annual wages runs from $47,360 to $81,610 in 2025, a span of $34,250.

The area median is $4,000 (6.3%) below Texas's $63,320 median for this occupation in 2025.

Compare with 23 other published areas

This area's median is $11,530 (24.1%) above the $47,790 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
This area's median is $10,610 (21.8%) above the $48,710 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
This area's median is $7,930 (15.4%) above the $51,390 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $6,540 (12.4%) above the $52,780 median in Lubbock, TX.
This area's median is $5,590 (10.4%) above the $53,730 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $4,700 (8.6%) above the $54,620 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
This area's median is $4,480 (8.2%) above the $54,840 median in El Paso, TX.
This area's median is $2,920 (5.2%) above the $56,400 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $1,670 (2.9%) above the $57,650 median in Waco, TX.
This area's median is $1,090 (1.9%) above the $58,230 median in Tyler, TX.
This area's median is $1,030 (1.8%) above the $58,290 median in Abilene, TX.
This area's median is $690 (1.2%) above the $58,630 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
This area's median is $570 (1.0%) above the $58,750 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
This area's median is $420 (0.7%) above the $58,900 median in Amarillo, TX.
This area's median is $2,290 (3.7%) below the $61,610 median in Midland, TX.
This area's median is $2,640 (4.3%) below the $61,960 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
This area's median is $3,140 (5.0%) below the $62,460 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $3,800 (6.0%) below the $63,120 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
This area's median is $5,150 (8.0%) below the $64,470 median in Longview, TX.
This area's median is $5,380 (8.3%) below the $64,700 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
This area's median is $7,570 (11.3%) below the $66,890 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
This area's median is $11,410 (16.1%) below the $70,730 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
This area's median is $14,910 (20.1%) below the $74,230 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.

Which counties share this estimate?

The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.

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