The median annual wage of drafters was $47,880 in May 2010. (The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.) The lowest 10% earned less than $30,950, and the top 10% earned more than $74,820. The median wages for detailed drafting occupations in May 2010 were as follows:

• $53,020 for architectural and civil drafters
• $48,810 for mechanical drafters
• $46,430 for electrical and electronics drafters
• $45,100 for drafters, all other.