SOC 17-3013 · Area 41700 · May 2025
Mechanical Drafters
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $50,680 | $24.36 |
| 25th percentile | $60,860 | $29.26 |
| Median | $78,110 | $37.56 |
| 75th percentile | $88,500 | $42.55 |
| 90th percentile | $103,320 | $49.67 |
| Average | $76,280 | $36.67 |
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: 190. 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 $60,860 to $88,500 in 2025, a span of $27,640.
The area median is $1,270 (1.6%) below Texas's $79,380 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 12 other published areas
- This area's median is $30,710 (64.8%) above the $47,400 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $19,530 (33.3%) above the $58,580 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $14,870 (23.5%) above the $63,240 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $12,960 (19.9%) above the $65,150 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $7,860 (11.2%) above the $70,250 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $6,320 (8.8%) above the $71,790 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $950 (1.2%) above the $77,160 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $710 (0.9%) below the $78,820 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $1,270 (1.6%) below the $79,380 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,090 (6.1%) below the $83,200 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $7,990 (9.3%) below the $86,100 median in Midland, TX.
- This area's median is $9,110 (10.4%) below the $87,220 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, 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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