What are the main factors that influence an Architect//CAD Drafter's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Architect//CAD Drafter?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Architect//CAD Drafter roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Architect//CAD Drafter's salary?

An Architect//CAD Drafter's salary grows with experience: starting around $66,966 for beginners, reaching about $92,313 at mid-level, and approach $139,775 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Architect//CAD Drafter?

Architect//CAD Drafter salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Architect//CAD Drafter roles are District of Columbia $76,665, California $76,374, Massachusetts $75,356. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Architect//CAD Drafter roles make?

Salaries for Architect//CAD Drafter level roles vary by specialization: Pipe Drafter: $97,998; Design Drafter: $92,996; Engineering Drafter: $91,980; Construction Drafter: $89,055; Residential Drafter: $77,165.

Architect//CAD Drafter Salary in Wisconsin

How much does an Architect//CAD Drafter make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Architect//CAD Drafter in Wisconsin is $68,114 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

However, an Architect//CAD Drafter's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,637
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $62,480 to $73,622
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $57,351

10% $57,351

50% (Median) $68,114

90% $78,637

Architect//CAD Drafter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,622	$6,135	$1,416	$35
Average	$68,114	$5,676	$1,310	$33
25th Percentile	$62,480	$5,207	$1,202	$30

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Key Factors That Influence Architect//CAD Drafter Salaries

An Architect//CAD Drafter's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Architect//CAD Drafter Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Architect//CAD Drafter's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $66,966
Early Career (1-2 years): $76,243
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $92,313
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $119,295
Expert (over 8 years): $139,775

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Architect//CAD Drafter	less than 1 year	$66,966
CAD Drafter II	1-2 years	$76,243
CAD Drafter III	2-4 years	$92,313
CAD Drafter IV	5-8 years	$119,295
CAD Drafter V	over 8 years	$139,775

How Do Architect//CAD Drafter Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Architect//CAD Drafters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $76,665.
California: $76,374.
Massachusetts: $75,356.

District of Columbia $76,665 California $76,374 Massachusetts $75,356 Washington $75,079 New Jersey $75,052 Alaska $74,955 Connecticut $73,999 New York $73,611

Hawaii $72,372 Rhode Island $71,790 Maryland $71,396 Minnesota $70,856 Colorado $70,648 Illinois $70,579 Oregon $70,316 Delaware $70,122

New Hampshire $70,000 Virginia $69,727 Pennsylvania $68,931 Nevada $68,529 North Dakota $68,398 Michigan $68,190 Wisconsin $68,114 Vermont $67,961

Texas $67,539 Maine $67,511 Arizona $67,470 Ohio $67,421 Georgia $66,784 Indiana $66,466 Wyoming $66,403 Utah $66,306

Iowa $66,265 Kansas $65,933 Louisiana $65,836 North Carolina $65,801 Missouri $65,787 Florida $65,517 Montana $65,372 Nebraska $65,233

Kentucky $65,157 South Carolina $64,880 Tennessee $64,707 Idaho $64,638 New Mexico $64,132 Oklahoma $64,021 Alabama $63,613 South Dakota $62,927

Arkansas $62,553 West Virginia $62,353 Mississippi $61,750

Top Paying Cities for Architect//CAD Drafter

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Green Lake: $66,255
Greenville: $66,885
Hancock: $65,669

Green Lake, WI $66,255

Greenville, WI $66,885

Hancock, WI $65,669

Hortonville, WI $66,745

Iola, WI $65,960

King, WI $66,465

Larsen, WI $66,622

Leopolis, WI $65,879

Manawa, WI $66,205

Marion, WI $66,001

Menasha, WI $66,940

Neenah, WI $66,818

Neshkoro, WI $66,017

New London, WI $66,469

Ogdensburg, WI $66,056

Omro, WI $66,383

Pickett, WI $66,437

Pine River, WI $66,180

Plainfield, WI $65,791

Poy Sippi, WI $66,226

Princeton, WI $66,097

Readfield, WI $66,555

Redgranite, WI $66,244

Ripon, WI $66,372

Rosendale, WI $66,405

Saxeville, WI $66,108

Scandinavia, WI $66,013

Tilleda, WI $65,779

Van Dyne, WI $66,488

Waukau, WI $66,372

Waupaca, WI $66,194

Wautoma, WI $66,040

Weyauwega, WI $66,308

Wild Rose, WI $66,060

Winnebago, WI $66,640

Winneconne, WI $66,485

Wilson, WI $67,575

Boyd, WI $65,825

Cadott, WI $65,872

Chetek, WI $65,694

Chippewa Falls, WI $66,014

Colfax, WI $65,934

Conrath, WI $65,561

Cornell, WI $65,731

Dallas, WI $66,072

Downing, WI $67,259

Downsville, WI $66,770

Durand, WI $66,706

Eau Galle, WI $66,558

Eleva, WI $66,085

Elk Mound, WI $65,939

Elmwood, WI $67,198

Fairchild, WI $66,005

Fall Creek, WI $66,043

Gilmanton, WI $66,386

Holcombe, WI $65,618

Humbird, WI $65,931

Independence, WI $66,194

Jim Falls, WI $65,786

Knapp, WI $67,223

Maiden Rock, WI $67,305

Menomonie, WI $66,707

Merrillan, WI $65,840

Mondovi, WI $66,218

Nelson, WI $67,009

New Auburn, WI $65,668

Osseo, WI $66,239

Pepin, WI $67,536

Pigeon Falls, WI $66,387

Plum City, WI $67,214

Prairie Farm, WI $66,642

Ridgeland, WI $66,284

Rock Falls, WI $65,967

Sand Creek, WI $65,704

Sheldon, WI $65,533

Spring Valley, WI $67,621

Stanley, WI $65,843

Stockholm, WI $67,695

Strum, WI $66,196

Thorp, WI $65,811

Wheeler, WI $66,428

Whitehall, WI $66,109

Spooner, WI $65,513

Almena, WI $66,430

Ashland, WI $65,447

Balsam Lake, WI $67,513

Barron, WI $66,013

Barronett, WI $65,541

Bayfield, WI $65,449

Benoit, WI $65,353

Birchwood, WI $65,424

Brill, WI $65,698

Bruce, WI $65,498

Brule, WI $66,059

Cable, WI $65,219

Cameron, WI $65,714

Centuria, WI $67,884

Comstock, WI $66,610

Cornucopia, WI $65,536

Couderay, WI $65,253

Cumberland, WI $66,121

Danbury, WI $65,904

Drummond, WI $65,413

Edgewater, WI $65,386

Exeland, WI $65,301

Foxboro, WI $66,294

Frederic, WI $66,487

Gordon, WI $65,743

Grand View, WI $65,280

Grantsburg, WI $66,892

Haugen, WI $65,768

Hawthorne, WI $66,276

Hayward, WI $65,301

Herbster, WI $65,626

Hertel, WI $65,531

High Bridge, WI $65,349

Iron River, WI $65,819

Ladysmith, WI $65,504

Lake Nebagamon, WI $66,129

La Pointe, WI $65,337

Luck, WI $67,258

Maple, WI $66,285

Marengo, WI $65,322

Mason, WI $65,331

Mikana, WI $65,690

Milltown, WI $67,538

Minong, WI $65,714

Odanah, WI $65,596

Ojibwa, WI $65,188

Glidden, WI $65,212

Harshaw, WI $65,515

Hawkins, WI $65,390

Hazelhurst, WI $65,525

Heafford Junction, WI $65,581

Hurley, WI $65,394

Iron Belt, WI $65,272

Kennan, WI $65,401

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $65,508

Lake Tomahawk, WI $65,545

Land O Lakes, WI $65,457

Laona, WI $65,493

Long Lake, WI $65,313

Mc Naughton, WI $65,552

Manitowish Waters, WI $65,452

Mellen, WI $65,239

Mercer, WI $65,336

Minocqua, WI $65,577

Montreal, WI $65,411

Park Falls, WI $65,386

Phelps, WI $65,456

Phillips, WI $65,415

Prentice, WI $65,465

Presque Isle, WI $65,425

Saint Germain, WI $65,590

Saxon, WI $65,297

Sayner, WI $65,500

Star Lake, WI $65,330

Three Lakes, WI $65,513

Tony, WI $65,495

Tripoli, WI $65,354

Upson, WI $65,077

Wabeno, WI $65,498

Woodruff, WI $65,604

La Crosse, WI $65,143

Alma, WI $66,803

Alma Center, WI $65,922

Arcadia, WI $66,163

Arkdale, WI $65,673

Bangor, WI $65,286

Black River Falls, WI $65,708

Blair, WI $65,908

Camp Douglas, WI $65,769

Cashton, WI $65,356

Cataract, WI $65,461

Chaseburg, WI $65,250

Cochrane, WI $66,687

Coon Valley, WI $65,224

De Soto, WI $65,363

Dodge, WI $65,978

Eastman, WI $65,549

Ettrick, WI $65,489

Ferryville, WI $65,470

Fountain City, WI $66,399

Galesville, WI $65,688

Gays Mills, WI $65,675

Genoa, WI $65,299

Hillsboro, WI $65,909

Hixton, WI $65,921

Holmen, WI $65,295

Hustler, WI $66,009

Kendall, WI $65,828

La Farge, WI $65,727

Lynxville, WI $65,554

Mather, WI $65,690

Melrose, WI $65,476

Millston, WI $65,550

Mindoro, WI $65,341

Mount Sterling, WI $65,783

Necedah, WI $65,698

Norwalk, WI $65,434

Oakdale, WI $65,773

Onalaska, WI $65,193

Ontario, WI $65,721

Readstown, WI $65,652

Rockland, WI $65,273

Seneca, WI $65,847

Soldiers Grove, WI $65,724

Sparta, WI $65,409

Steuben, WI $65,667

Stoddard, WI $65,196

Taylor, WI $65,778

Tomah, WI $65,806

Trempealeau, WI $65,680

Palmyra, WI $67,164

Tunnel City, WI $65,774

Viola, WI $65,768

Viroqua, WI $65,358

Warrens, WI $65,671

Westby, WI $65,325

West Salem, WI $65,227

Wilton, WI $65,769

Eau Claire, WI $66,194

Altoona, WI $66,284

Arkansaw, WI $66,979

Augusta, WI $66,029

Bay City, WI $67,588

Bloomer, WI $65,802

Boyceville, WI $66,840

Glen Flora, WI $65,388

Wales, WI $68,083

Bagley, WI $65,560

Beetown, WI $65,626

Benton, WI $65,885

Bloomington, WI $65,638

Boscobel, WI $65,779

Cassville, WI $65,559

Cuba City, WI $65,768

Dickeyville, WI $65,823

Fennimore, WI $65,858

Glen Haven, WI $65,523

Hazel Green, WI $65,661

Kieler, WI $65,842

Lancaster, WI $65,707

Mount Hope, WI $65,627

Patch Grove, WI $65,864

Platteville, WI $65,987

Potosi, WI $65,577

Prairie Du Chien, WI $65,720

Sinsinawa, WI $65,635

Stitzer, WI $65,837

Wauzeka, WI $65,660

Woodman, WI $65,588

Portage, WI $67,032

Adams, WI $65,975

Arlington, WI $67,710

Baraboo, WI $67,038

Beaver Dam, WI $66,977

Brandon, WI $66,264

Briggsville, WI $66,615

Burnett, WI $66,525

Cambria, WI $66,939

Cazenovia, WI $66,029

Columbus, WI $67,505

Dalton, WI $66,557

Dellwood, WI $65,752

Doylestown, WI $67,400

Elroy, WI $65,847

Endeavor, WI $66,531

Fairwater, WI $66,394

Fall River, WI $67,314

Fox Lake, WI $66,647

Friendship, WI $65,776

Friesland, WI $66,853

Grand Marsh, WI $66,004

Hillpoint, WI $66,414

Kingston, WI $66,620

Lake Delton, WI $66,791

La Valle, WI $66,120

Lime Ridge, WI $66,367

Loganville, WI $66,567

Lyndon Station, WI $66,209

Markesan, WI $66,298

Marquette, WI $66,527

Mauston, WI $65,959

Montello, WI $66,297

New Lisbon, WI $65,777

North Freedom, WI $67,070

Oxford, WI $66,308

Packwaukee, WI $66,572

Pardeeville, WI $67,072

Poynette, WI $67,497

Randolph, WI $66,937

Reedsburg, WI $66,548

Rio, WI $67,425

Rock Springs, WI $66,636

Union Center, WI $66,144

Waupun, WI $66,403

Westfield, WI $65,989

Wisconsin Dells, WI $66,517

Wonewoc, WI $65,894

Wyocena, WI $67,223

Amery, WI $67,901

Baldwin, WI $68,309

Beldenville, WI $68,183

Clayton, WI $67,013

Clear Lake, WI $67,552

Cushing, WI $67,672

Deer Park, WI $68,037

Dresser, WI $68,496

East Ellsworth, WI $68,010

Ellsworth, WI $68,121

Glenwood City, WI $67,702

Hager City, WI $68,296

Hammond, WI $69,114

Hudson, WI $70,208

New Richmond, WI $69,280

Osceola, WI $69,459

Prescott, WI $69,650

River Falls, WI $69,563

Roberts, WI $69,544

Saint Croix Falls, WI $68,090

Somerset, WI $69,933

Star Prairie, WI $69,097

Pell Lake, WI $66,982

Pleasant Prairie, WI $67,045

Powers Lake, WI $67,096

Rochester, WI $67,367

Salem, WI $67,150

Silver Lake, WI $67,166

Somers, WI $66,962

South Milwaukee, WI $68,944

Springfield, WI $67,011

Sturtevant, WI $66,975

Sullivan, WI $67,322

Trevor, WI $67,182

Twin Lakes, WI $67,153

Union Grove, WI $67,121

Walworth, WI $66,870

Radisson, WI $65,271

Waterford, WI $67,722

Waukesha, WI $68,750

Whitewater, WI $66,781

Williams Bay, WI $66,806

Wilmot, WI $67,178

Woodworth, WI $67,096

Zenda, WI $66,802

Milwaukee, WI $69,318

Saint Francis, WI $69,288

Racine, WI $66,930

Afton, WI $66,735

Albany, WI $67,190

Arena, WI $67,213

Argyle, WI $66,815

Avalon, WI $66,745

Avoca, WI $66,361

Barneveld, WI $67,218

Belleville, WI $67,633

Belmont, WI $66,171

Beloit, WI $66,673

Black Earth, WI $67,637

Blanchardville, WI $66,991

Blue Mounds, WI $67,436

Blue River, WI $65,755

Brodhead, WI $66,732

Brooklyn, WI $67,666

Browntown, WI $66,291

Cambridge, WI $67,633

Gile, WI $65,613

Clinton, WI $66,784

Wausau, WI $65,830

Marshfield, WI $65,858

Abbotsford, WI $65,793

Amherst, WI $65,969

Amherst Junction, WI $65,894

Aniwa, WI $65,572

Antigo, WI $65,637

Arpin, WI $65,728

Athens, WI $65,642

Auburndale, WI $65,696

Babcock, WI $65,593

Birnamwood, WI $65,611

Blenker, WI $65,687

Bowler, WI $65,739

Brokaw, WI $65,742

Bryant, WI $65,495

Chili, WI $65,779

Colby, WI $65,758

Curtiss, WI $65,728

Custer, WI $65,802

Deerbrook, WI $65,491

Dorchester, WI $65,732

Edgar, WI $65,694

Eland, WI $65,686

Elcho, WI $65,523

Elderon, WI $65,725

Elton, WI $65,579

Galloway, WI $65,788

Gilman, WI $65,584

Jump River, WI $65,527

Gleason, WI $65,505

Granton, WI $65,775

Greenwood, WI $65,809

Hannibal, WI $65,573

Hatley, WI $65,660

Hewitt, WI $65,976

Irma, WI $65,534

Junction City, WI $65,661

Loyal, WI $65,803

Lublin, WI $65,640

Marathon, WI $65,683

Mattoon, WI $65,813

Medford, WI $65,662

Merrill, WI $65,640

Milladore, WI $65,685

Mosinee, WI $65,728

Neillsville, WI $65,866

Nekoosa, WI $65,750

Nelsonville, WI $66,038

Ogema, WI $65,485

Owen, WI $65,742

Pearson, WI $65,469

Pelican Lake, WI $65,473

Phlox, WI $65,765

Woodville, WI $67,932

Houlton, WI $70,380

Abrams, WI $65,832

Amberg, WI $65,434

Armstrong Creek, WI $65,451

Athelstane, WI $65,476

Black Creek, WI $66,545

Bonduel, WI $66,015

Brillion, WI $66,486

Cecil, WI $65,913

Coleman, WI $65,775

Combined Locks, WI $66,987

Crivitz, WI $65,657

De Pere, WI $65,973

Dunbar, WI $65,407

Fence, WI $65,338

Florence, WI $65,435

Forest Junction, WI $66,675

Gillett, WI $65,865

Goodman, WI $65,448

Greenleaf, WI $66,226

Green Valley, WI $65,883

Gresham, WI $65,842

Hilbert, WI $66,651

Kaukauna, WI $66,905

Freedom, WI $66,822

Keshena, WI $65,912

Kimberly, WI $66,991

Krakow, WI $65,884

Lakewood, WI $65,556

Lena, WI $65,820

Little Chute, WI $66,988

Little Suamico, WI $65,815

Marinette, WI $65,858

Mountain, WI $65,594

Neopit, WI $65,751

Niagara, WI $65,506

Nichols, WI $66,251

Oconto, WI $65,814

Oconto Falls, WI $65,850

Oneida, WI $65,890

Pembine, WI $65,464

Peshtigo, WI $65,802

Porterfield, WI $65,631

Potter, WI $66,521

Pound, WI $65,704

Pulaski, WI $65,908

Pickerel, WI $65,530

Pittsville, WI $65,680

Plover, WI $65,901

Port Edwards, WI $65,935

Rib Lake, WI $65,575

Ringle, WI $65,640

Rosholt, WI $65,775

Rothschild, WI $65,891

Rudolph, WI $65,706

Schofield, WI $65,837

Spencer, WI $65,791

Stetsonville, WI $65,692

Stevens Point, WI $65,872

Stratford, WI $65,735

Summit Lake, WI $65,542

Tigerton, WI $65,840

Tomahawk, WI $65,583

Unity, WI $65,739

Vesper, WI $65,716

Westboro, WI $65,489

White Lake, WI $65,523

Willard, WI $65,795

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $65,833

Withee, WI $65,703

Wittenberg, WI $65,761

Rhinelander, WI $65,620

Argonne, WI $65,409

Boulder Junction, WI $65,450

Brantwood, WI $65,389

Butternut, WI $65,282

Catawba, WI $65,410

Clam Lake, WI $65,056

Conover, WI $65,484

Crandon, WI $65,586

Eagle River, WI $65,581

Fifield, WI $65,368

Poplar, WI $66,381

Port Wing, WI $65,836

Seymour, WI $66,171

Oak Creek, WI $68,478

Adell, WI $67,140

Allenton, WI $67,385

Ashippun, WI $67,602

Belgium, WI $67,799

Brookfield, WI $69,165

Brownsville, WI $66,471

Butler, WI $69,206

Campbellsport, WI $66,799

Cascade, WI $66,743

Cedarburg, WI $68,576

Cedar Grove, WI $67,487

Chilton, WI $66,524

Cleveland, WI $66,257

Clyman, WI $67,072

Colgate, WI $68,467

Delafield, WI $68,056

Eden, WI $66,450

Elkhart Lake, WI $66,445

Fredonia, WI $67,781

Germantown, WI $68,751

Glenbeulah, WI $66,412

Grafton, WI $68,589

Greenbush, WI $66,410

Hartford, WI $67,863

Hartland, WI $68,263

Hingham, WI $67,033

Horicon, WI $66,878

Hubertus, WI $68,375

Hustisford, WI $67,146

Iron Ridge, WI $67,245

Ixonia, WI $67,454

Jackson, WI $68,381

Johnson Creek, WI $67,247

Juneau, WI $66,877

Kewaskum, WI $67,414

Kiel, WI $66,329

Kohler, WI $66,615

Lannon, WI $68,847

Lebanon, WI $67,211

Lomira, WI $66,782

Malone, WI $66,467

Mayville, WI $66,804

Menomonee Falls, WI $68,950

Merton, WI $68,375

Mount Calvary, WI $66,523

Nashotah, WI $68,041

Neosho, WI $67,479

Newburg, WI $68,056

New Holstein, WI $66,430

Newton, WI $66,194

North Lake, WI $68,613

Oakfield, WI $66,347

Oconomowoc, WI $67,774

Okauchee, WI $67,967

Oostburg, WI $67,155

Pewaukee, WI $68,559

Plymouth, WI $66,535

Port Washington, WI $68,173

Random Lake, WI $67,459

Richfield, WI $68,412

Rubicon, WI $67,596

Saint Cloud, WI $66,517

Saukville, WI $68,258

Sheboygan, WI $66,806

Sheboygan Falls, WI $66,581

Slinger, WI $68,076

Stockbridge, WI $66,673

Sussex, WI $68,612

West Bend, WI $67,722

Theresa, WI $67,182

Thiensville, WI $69,082

Waldo, WI $66,973

Watertown, WI $67,162

Mequon, WI $68,905

Woodland, WI $67,306

Bassett, WI $67,153

Benet Lake, WI $67,090

Big Bend, WI $68,200

Bristol, WI $67,099

Burlington, WI $67,225

Caledonia, WI $67,476

Camp Lake, WI $67,173

Cudahy, WI $69,234

Darien, WI $66,856

Delavan, WI $66,828

Dousman, WI $67,590

Eagle, WI $67,466

Cobb, WI $66,398

Cottage Grove, WI $68,021

Cross Plains, WI $67,851

Dane, WI $67,846

Darlington, WI $66,360

Deerfield, WI $67,834

De Forest, WI $67,923

Dodgeville, WI $66,696

Edgerton, WI $67,485

Edmund, WI $66,543

Evansville, WI $67,300

Footville, WI $66,879

Fort Atkinson, WI $67,195

Gotham, WI $66,693

Gratiot, WI $66,063

Hanover, WI $66,865

Highland, WI $66,309

Hollandale, WI $67,097

Janesville, WI $66,918

Shawano, WI $65,951

Sherwood, WI $66,847

Shiocton, WI $66,376

Sobieski, WI $65,827

Suamico, WI $65,809

Suring, WI $65,726

Townsend, WI $65,586

Wausaukee, WI $65,547

Wrightstown, WI $66,649

Zachow, WI $65,934

Algoma, WI $65,813

Baileys Harbor, WI $65,632

Brussels, WI $65,806

Casco, WI $65,819

Collins, WI $66,335

Denmark, WI $65,897

Egg Harbor, WI $65,684

Ellison Bay, WI $65,572

Ephraim, WI $65,683

Fish Creek, WI $65,640

Forestville, WI $65,807

Francis Creek, WI $65,973

Kellnersville, WI $66,017

Kewaunee, WI $65,850

Luxemburg, WI $65,820

Manitowoc, WI $66,097

Maplewood, WI $65,795

Maribel, WI $65,975

Mishicot, WI $65,920

New Franken, WI $65,811

Reedsville, WI $66,151

Saint Nazianz, WI $66,281

Sister Bay, WI $65,644

Sturgeon Bay, WI $65,818

Tisch Mills, WI $65,890

Two Rivers, WI $65,915

Valders, WI $66,250

Washington Island, WI $65,534

Whitelaw, WI $66,020

Green Bay, WI $65,801

East Troy, WI $67,466

Elkhorn, WI $67,002

Elm Grove, WI $69,206

Fontana, WI $66,844

Franksville, WI $67,432

Genesee Depot, WI $67,951

Genoa City, WI $67,034

Greendale, WI $69,156

Hales Corners, WI $69,037

Franklin, WI $68,639

Helenville, WI $67,087

Honey Creek, WI $67,255

Kansasville, WI $67,232

Kenosha, WI $66,946

New Berlin, WI $68,821

Lake Geneva, WI $66,807

Lyons, WI $67,166

Mukwonago, WI $67,878

Muskego, WI $68,308

New Munster, WI $67,174

North Prairie, WI $67,842

Fremont, WI $66,432

Rice Lake, WI $65,638

Sarona, WI $65,477

Shell Lake, WI $65,533

Siren, WI $66,196

Solon Springs, WI $65,824

South Range, WI $66,445

Springbrook, WI $65,351

Stone Lake, WI $65,375

Superior, WI $66,516

Trego, WI $65,421

Turtle Lake, WI $66,903

Wascott, WI $65,757

Washburn, WI $65,505

Webster, WI $65,585

Weyerhaeuser, WI $65,478

Winter, WI $65,166

Oshkosh, WI $66,606

Almond, WI $65,886

Appleton, WI $66,992

Bancroft, WI $65,680

Bear Creek, WI $66,270

Berlin, WI $66,315

Big Falls, WI $66,117

Butte Des Morts, WI $66,572

Caroline, WI $65,938

Clintonville, WI $66,108

Coloma, WI $65,713

Dale, WI $66,693

Eldorado, WI $66,448

Embarrass, WI $66,086

Eureka, WI $66,333

Fond Du Lac, WI $66,772

Jefferson, WI $67,139

Juda, WI $66,648

Lake Mills, WI $67,461

Linden, WI $66,474

Livingston, WI $66,133

Lodi, WI $67,630

Lone Rock, WI $66,493

Lowell, WI $67,199

Mc Farland, WI $68,096

Marshall, WI $67,761

Mazomanie, WI $67,602

Merrimac, WI $67,335

Middleton, WI $68,047

Milton, WI $66,947

Mineral Point, WI $66,503

Monroe, WI $66,608

Montfort, WI $66,161

Monticello, WI $67,113

Morrisonville, WI $67,853

Mount Horeb, WI $67,533

Muscoda, WI $66,049

New Glarus, WI $67,388

Oregon, WI $67,983

Orfordville, WI $66,802

Plain, WI $66,695

Prairie Du Sac, WI $67,371

Reeseville, WI $67,335

Rewey, WI $66,207

Richland Center, WI $65,982

Ridgeway, WI $67,174

Sauk City, WI $67,390

Sextonville, WI $66,589

Sharon, WI $66,840

Shullsburg, WI $65,937

South Wayne, WI $66,204

Spring Green, WI $66,952

Stoughton, WI $67,854

Sun Prairie, WI $67,923

Verona, WI $67,904

Waterloo, WI $67,552

Waunakee, WI $68,074

Windsor, WI $68,031

Woodford, WI $66,597

Madison, WI $68,218

Architect//CAD Drafter Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Architect//CAD Drafter roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Business Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Architect//CAD Drafter positions in Biotechnology or Chemicals typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Architect//CAD Drafter as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Architect//CAD Drafter

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$81,736	$39.0	20%
Business Services	$80,374	$39.0	18%
Construction	$79,012	$38.0	16%
Energy & Utilities	$77,650	$37.0	14%
Healthcare	$76,287	$37.0	12%

Architect//CAD Drafter Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Architect//CAD Drafter's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$62,480

Average $68,114/year

$73,622

$5,207

Average $5,676/month

$6,135

$1,202

Average $1,310/week

$1,416

$30

Average $33/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,622	$6,135	$1,416	$35
Average	$68,114	$5,676	$1,310	$33
25th Percentile	$62,480	$5,207	$1,202	$30

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