What are the main factors that influence an Architect-Draftsman'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-Draftsman?

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

How does experience change An Architect-Draftsman's salary?

An Architect-Draftsman's salary grows with experience: starting around $64,427 for beginners, reaching about $88,814 at mid-level, and approach $134,476 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Architect-Draftsman?

Architect-Draftsman salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Architect-Draftsman roles are District of Columbia $73,759, California $73,479, Massachusetts $72,500. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Architect-Draftsman Salary in Wisconsin

How much does an Architect-Draftsman make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Architect-Draftsman in Wisconsin is $65,532 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

However, an Architect-Draftsman's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,656
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,112 to $70,831
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,177

10% $55,177

50% (Median) $65,532

90% $75,656

Architect-Draftsman Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,831	$5,903	$1,362	$34
Average	$65,532	$5,461	$1,260	$32
25th Percentile	$60,112	$5,009	$1,156	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Architect-Draftsman Salaries

An Architect-Draftsman'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-Draftsman Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Architect-Draftsman'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): $64,427
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,353
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $88,814
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $114,773
Expert (over 8 years): $134,476

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Architect-Draftsman	less than 1 year	$64,427
CAD Drafter II	1-2 years	$73,353
CAD Drafter III	2-4 years	$88,814
CAD Drafter IV	5-8 years	$114,773
CAD Drafter V	over 8 years	$134,476

How Do Architect-Draftsman 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-Draftsmans. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $73,759.
California: $73,479.
Massachusetts: $72,500.

District of Columbia $73,759 California $73,479 Massachusetts $72,500 Washington $72,233 New Jersey $72,207 Alaska $72,113 Connecticut $71,194 New York $70,821

Hawaii $69,629 Rhode Island $69,069 Maryland $68,689 Minnesota $68,170 Colorado $67,970 Illinois $67,903 Oregon $67,650 Delaware $67,464

New Hampshire $67,346 Virginia $67,084 Pennsylvania $66,318 Nevada $65,931 North Dakota $65,805 Michigan $65,605 Wisconsin $65,532 Vermont $65,385

Texas $64,979 Maine $64,952 Arizona $64,912 Ohio $64,865 Georgia $64,253 Indiana $63,946 Wyoming $63,886 Utah $63,793

Iowa $63,753 Kansas $63,433 Louisiana $63,340 North Carolina $63,307 Missouri $63,293 Florida $63,033 Montana $62,894 Nebraska $62,760

Kentucky $62,687 South Carolina $62,421 Tennessee $62,254 Idaho $62,187 New Mexico $61,701 Oklahoma $61,595 Alabama $61,201 South Dakota $60,542

Arkansas $60,182 West Virginia $59,989 Mississippi $59,409

Top Paying Cities for Architect-Draftsman

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: $63,744
Greenville: $64,350
Hancock: $63,179

Green Lake, WI $63,744

Greenville, WI $64,350

Hancock, WI $63,179

Hortonville, WI $64,215

Iola, WI $63,460

King, WI $63,945

Larsen, WI $64,097

Leopolis, WI $63,381

Manawa, WI $63,696

Marion, WI $63,499

Menasha, WI $64,402

Neenah, WI $64,285

Neshkoro, WI $63,514

New London, WI $63,949

Ogdensburg, WI $63,552

Omro, WI $63,866

Pickett, WI $63,919

Pine River, WI $63,672

Plainfield, WI $63,297

Poy Sippi, WI $63,716

Princeton, WI $63,591

Readfield, WI $64,032

Redgranite, WI $63,733

Ripon, WI $63,856

Rosendale, WI $63,888

Saxeville, WI $63,602

Scandinavia, WI $63,510

Tilleda, WI $63,285

Van Dyne, WI $63,967

Waukau, WI $63,856

Waupaca, WI $63,685

Wautoma, WI $63,536

Weyauwega, WI $63,794

Wild Rose, WI $63,556

Winnebago, WI $64,114

Winneconne, WI $63,965

Wilson, WI $65,013

Boyd, WI $63,330

Cadott, WI $63,375

Chetek, WI $63,204

Chippewa Falls, WI $63,511

Colfax, WI $63,435

Conrath, WI $63,076

Cornell, WI $63,239

Dallas, WI $63,567

Downing, WI $64,709

Downsville, WI $64,239

Durand, WI $64,177

Eau Galle, WI $64,035

Eleva, WI $63,580

Elk Mound, WI $63,439

Elmwood, WI $64,651

Fairchild, WI $63,502

Fall Creek, WI $63,540

Gilmanton, WI $63,870

Holcombe, WI $63,131

Humbird, WI $63,432

Independence, WI $63,685

Jim Falls, WI $63,293

Knapp, WI $64,675

Maiden Rock, WI $64,754

Menomonie, WI $64,178

Merrillan, WI $63,344

Mondovi, WI $63,708

Nelson, WI $64,468

New Auburn, WI $63,179

Osseo, WI $63,728

Pepin, WI $64,976

Pigeon Falls, WI $63,870

Plum City, WI $64,666

Prairie Farm, WI $64,115

Ridgeland, WI $63,772

Rock Falls, WI $63,466

Sand Creek, WI $63,213

Sheldon, WI $63,049

Spring Valley, WI $65,057

Stanley, WI $63,347

Stockholm, WI $65,129

Strum, WI $63,686

Thorp, WI $63,317

Wheeler, WI $63,910

Whitehall, WI $63,603

Spooner, WI $63,029

Almena, WI $63,911

Ashland, WI $62,966

Balsam Lake, WI $64,954

Barron, WI $63,510

Barronett, WI $63,056

Bayfield, WI $62,968

Benoit, WI $62,876

Birchwood, WI $62,944

Brill, WI $63,207

Bruce, WI $63,015

Brule, WI $63,555

Cable, WI $62,747

Cameron, WI $63,223

Centuria, WI $65,310

Comstock, WI $64,085

Cornucopia, WI $63,051

Couderay, WI $62,779

Cumberland, WI $63,614

Danbury, WI $63,406

Drummond, WI $62,934

Edgewater, WI $62,907

Exeland, WI $62,826

Foxboro, WI $63,781

Frederic, WI $63,967

Gordon, WI $63,251

Grand View, WI $62,806

Grantsburg, WI $64,356

Haugen, WI $63,275

Hawthorne, WI $63,764

Hayward, WI $62,826

Herbster, WI $63,138

Hertel, WI $63,047

High Bridge, WI $62,872

Iron River, WI $63,324

Ladysmith, WI $63,021

Lake Nebagamon, WI $63,622

La Pointe, WI $62,860

Luck, WI $64,708

Maple, WI $63,772

Marengo, WI $62,846

Mason, WI $62,855

Mikana, WI $63,200

Milltown, WI $64,978

Minong, WI $63,223

Odanah, WI $63,109

Ojibwa, WI $62,717

Glidden, WI $62,740

Harshaw, WI $63,031

Hawkins, WI $62,912

Hazelhurst, WI $63,041

Heafford Junction, WI $63,095

Hurley, WI $62,915

Iron Belt, WI $62,798

Kennan, WI $62,922

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $63,025

Lake Tomahawk, WI $63,060

Land O Lakes, WI $62,976

Laona, WI $63,010

Long Lake, WI $62,838

Mc Naughton, WI $63,067

Manitowish Waters, WI $62,971

Mellen, WI $62,766

Mercer, WI $62,860

Minocqua, WI $63,091

Montreal, WI $62,932

Park Falls, WI $62,907

Phelps, WI $62,975

Phillips, WI $62,935

Prentice, WI $62,984

Presque Isle, WI $62,945

Saint Germain, WI $63,103

Saxon, WI $62,822

Sayner, WI $63,017

Star Lake, WI $62,854

Three Lakes, WI $63,029

Tony, WI $63,012

Tripoli, WI $62,877

Upson, WI $62,610

Wabeno, WI $63,015

Woodruff, WI $63,117

La Crosse, WI $62,674

Alma, WI $64,271

Alma Center, WI $63,423

Arcadia, WI $63,655

Arkdale, WI $63,183

Bangor, WI $62,811

Black River Falls, WI $63,217

Blair, WI $63,409

Camp Douglas, WI $63,276

Cashton, WI $62,879

Cataract, WI $62,980

Chaseburg, WI $62,777

Cochrane, WI $64,159

Coon Valley, WI $62,752

De Soto, WI $62,886

Dodge, WI $63,476

Eastman, WI $63,064

Ettrick, WI $63,006

Ferryville, WI $62,988

Fountain City, WI $63,882

Galesville, WI $63,198

Gays Mills, WI $63,185

Genoa, WI $62,824

Hillsboro, WI $63,411

Hixton, WI $63,423

Holmen, WI $62,820

Hustler, WI $63,507

Kendall, WI $63,333

La Farge, WI $63,235

Lynxville, WI $63,069

Mather, WI $63,200

Melrose, WI $62,994

Millston, WI $63,065

Mindoro, WI $62,864

Mount Sterling, WI $63,289

Necedah, WI $63,207

Norwalk, WI $62,954

Oakdale, WI $63,279

Onalaska, WI $62,722

Ontario, WI $63,229

Readstown, WI $63,163

Rockland, WI $62,799

Seneca, WI $63,351

Soldiers Grove, WI $63,233

Sparta, WI $62,930

Steuben, WI $63,178

Stoddard, WI $62,725

Taylor, WI $63,285

Tomah, WI $63,311

Trempealeau, WI $63,190

Palmyra, WI $64,618

Tunnel City, WI $63,281

Viola, WI $63,275

Viroqua, WI $62,880

Warrens, WI $63,181

Westby, WI $62,848

West Salem, WI $62,754

Wilton, WI $63,276

Eau Claire, WI $63,685

Altoona, WI $63,772

Arkansaw, WI $64,440

Augusta, WI $63,526

Bay City, WI $65,026

Bloomer, WI $63,307

Boyceville, WI $64,306

Glen Flora, WI $62,910

Wales, WI $65,502

Bagley, WI $63,075

Beetown, WI $63,138

Benton, WI $63,387

Bloomington, WI $63,149

Boscobel, WI $63,285

Cassville, WI $63,074

Cuba City, WI $63,275

Dickeyville, WI $63,328

Fennimore, WI $63,361

Glen Haven, WI $63,039

Hazel Green, WI $63,172

Kieler, WI $63,346

Lancaster, WI $63,217

Mount Hope, WI $63,139

Patch Grove, WI $63,367

Platteville, WI $63,486

Potosi, WI $63,091

Prairie Du Chien, WI $63,229

Sinsinawa, WI $63,147

Stitzer, WI $63,341

Wauzeka, WI $63,171

Woodman, WI $63,101

Portage, WI $64,491

Adams, WI $63,474

Arlington, WI $65,143

Baraboo, WI $64,496

Beaver Dam, WI $64,438

Brandon, WI $63,752

Briggsville, WI $64,090

Burnett, WI $64,003

Cambria, WI $64,401

Cazenovia, WI $63,526

Columbus, WI $64,946

Dalton, WI $64,034

Dellwood, WI $63,260

Doylestown, WI $64,845

Elroy, WI $63,351

Endeavor, WI $64,009

Fairwater, WI $63,877

Fall River, WI $64,762

Fox Lake, WI $64,121

Friendship, WI $63,283

Friesland, WI $64,319

Grand Marsh, WI $63,502

Hillpoint, WI $63,897

Kingston, WI $64,095

Lake Delton, WI $64,259

La Valle, WI $63,614

Lime Ridge, WI $63,852

Loganville, WI $64,044

Lyndon Station, WI $63,699

Markesan, WI $63,785

Marquette, WI $64,005

Mauston, WI $63,458

Montello, WI $63,784

New Lisbon, WI $63,283

North Freedom, WI $64,528

Oxford, WI $63,794

Packwaukee, WI $64,048

Pardeeville, WI $64,530

Poynette, WI $64,939

Randolph, WI $64,399

Reedsburg, WI $64,025

Rio, WI $64,869

Rock Springs, WI $64,110

Union Center, WI $63,637

Waupun, WI $63,886

Westfield, WI $63,488

Wisconsin Dells, WI $63,995

Wonewoc, WI $63,397

Wyocena, WI $64,675

Amery, WI $65,327

Baldwin, WI $65,719

Beldenville, WI $65,598

Clayton, WI $64,472

Clear Lake, WI $64,991

Cushing, WI $65,107

Deer Park, WI $65,458

Dresser, WI $65,899

East Ellsworth, WI $65,432

Ellsworth, WI $65,539

Glenwood City, WI $65,136

Hager City, WI $65,707

Hammond, WI $66,494

Hudson, WI $67,546

New Richmond, WI $66,654

Osceola, WI $66,826

Prescott, WI $67,010

River Falls, WI $66,926

Roberts, WI $66,907

Saint Croix Falls, WI $65,509

Somerset, WI $67,282

Star Prairie, WI $66,478

Pell Lake, WI $64,443

Pleasant Prairie, WI $64,503

Powers Lake, WI $64,553

Rochester, WI $64,813

Salem, WI $64,604

Silver Lake, WI $64,620

Somers, WI $64,424

South Milwaukee, WI $66,330

Springfield, WI $64,471

Sturtevant, WI $64,436

Sullivan, WI $64,770

Trevor, WI $64,635

Twin Lakes, WI $64,607

Union Grove, WI $64,576

Walworth, WI $64,335

Radisson, WI $62,797

Waterford, WI $65,155

Waukesha, WI $66,144

Whitewater, WI $64,250

Williams Bay, WI $64,273

Wilmot, WI $64,632

Woodworth, WI $64,553

Zenda, WI $64,270

Milwaukee, WI $66,691

Saint Francis, WI $66,661

Racine, WI $64,392

Afton, WI $64,205

Albany, WI $64,643

Arena, WI $64,665

Argyle, WI $64,282

Avalon, WI $64,215

Avoca, WI $63,846

Barneveld, WI $64,670

Belleville, WI $65,069

Belmont, WI $63,663

Beloit, WI $64,146

Black Earth, WI $65,073

Blanchardville, WI $64,451

Blue Mounds, WI $64,880

Blue River, WI $63,262

Brodhead, WI $64,202

Brooklyn, WI $65,101

Browntown, WI $63,778

Cambridge, WI $65,069

Gile, WI $63,125

Clinton, WI $64,252

Wausau, WI $63,335

Marshfield, WI $63,362

Abbotsford, WI $63,299

Amherst, WI $63,468

Amherst Junction, WI $63,397

Aniwa, WI $63,086

Antigo, WI $63,149

Arpin, WI $63,237

Athens, WI $63,154

Auburndale, WI $63,205

Babcock, WI $63,107

Birnamwood, WI $63,124

Blenker, WI $63,197

Bowler, WI $63,247

Brokaw, WI $63,250

Bryant, WI $63,012

Chili, WI $63,285

Colby, WI $63,265

Curtiss, WI $63,237

Custer, WI $63,307

Deerbrook, WI $63,008

Dorchester, WI $63,241

Edgar, WI $63,204

Eland, WI $63,196

Elcho, WI $63,039

Elderon, WI $63,234

Elton, WI $63,093

Galloway, WI $63,294

Gilman, WI $63,098

Jump River, WI $63,043

Gleason, WI $63,021

Granton, WI $63,282

Greenwood, WI $63,315

Hannibal, WI $63,087

Hatley, WI $63,171

Hewitt, WI $63,475

Irma, WI $63,050

Junction City, WI $63,172

Loyal, WI $63,309

Lublin, WI $63,151

Marathon, WI $63,193

Mattoon, WI $63,319

Medford, WI $63,173

Merrill, WI $63,151

Milladore, WI $63,195

Mosinee, WI $63,236

Neillsville, WI $63,369

Nekoosa, WI $63,258

Nelsonville, WI $63,534

Ogema, WI $63,002

Owen, WI $63,250

Pearson, WI $62,987

Pelican Lake, WI $62,991

Phlox, WI $63,272

Woodville, WI $65,357

Houlton, WI $67,712

Abrams, WI $63,337

Amberg, WI $62,954

Armstrong Creek, WI $62,970

Athelstane, WI $62,994

Black Creek, WI $64,023

Bonduel, WI $63,512

Brillion, WI $63,965

Cecil, WI $63,415

Coleman, WI $63,282

Combined Locks, WI $64,448

Crivitz, WI $63,168

De Pere, WI $63,472

Dunbar, WI $62,928

Fence, WI $62,862

Florence, WI $62,954

Forest Junction, WI $64,148

Gillett, WI $63,369

Goodman, WI $62,967

Greenleaf, WI $63,716

Green Valley, WI $63,386

Gresham, WI $63,346

Hilbert, WI $64,124

Kaukauna, WI $64,368

Freedom, WI $64,289

Keshena, WI $63,414

Kimberly, WI $64,452

Krakow, WI $63,387

Lakewood, WI $63,071

Lena, WI $63,325

Little Chute, WI $64,449

Little Suamico, WI $63,321

Marinette, WI $63,361

Mountain, WI $63,107

Neopit, WI $63,259

Niagara, WI $63,023

Nichols, WI $63,740

Oconto, WI $63,319

Oconto Falls, WI $63,354

Oneida, WI $63,393

Pembine, WI $62,982

Peshtigo, WI $63,308

Porterfield, WI $63,143

Potter, WI $63,999

Pound, WI $63,213

Pulaski, WI $63,410

Pickerel, WI $63,046

Pittsville, WI $63,190

Plover, WI $63,403

Port Edwards, WI $63,436

Rib Lake, WI $63,089

Ringle, WI $63,151

Rosholt, WI $63,281

Rothschild, WI $63,393

Rudolph, WI $63,215

Schofield, WI $63,341

Spencer, WI $63,297

Stetsonville, WI $63,201

Stevens Point, WI $63,375

Stratford, WI $63,243

Summit Lake, WI $63,057

Tigerton, WI $63,345

Tomahawk, WI $63,097

Unity, WI $63,247

Vesper, WI $63,225

Westboro, WI $63,007

White Lake, WI $63,039

Willard, WI $63,301

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $63,337

Withee, WI $63,212

Wittenberg, WI $63,268

Rhinelander, WI $63,132

Argonne, WI $62,930

Boulder Junction, WI $62,969

Brantwood, WI $62,910

Butternut, WI $62,808

Catawba, WI $62,930

Clam Lake, WI $62,590

Conover, WI $63,002

Crandon, WI $63,099

Eagle River, WI $63,095

Fifield, WI $62,890

Poplar, WI $63,865

Port Wing, WI $63,340

Seymour, WI $63,663

Oak Creek, WI $65,882

Adell, WI $64,595

Allenton, WI $64,831

Ashippun, WI $65,039

Belgium, WI $65,229

Brookfield, WI $66,544

Brownsville, WI $63,951

Butler, WI $66,582

Campbellsport, WI $64,267

Cascade, WI $64,213

Cedarburg, WI $65,977

Cedar Grove, WI $64,929

Chilton, WI $64,002

Cleveland, WI $63,746

Clyman, WI $64,530

Colgate, WI $65,871

Delafield, WI $65,476

Eden, WI $63,931

Elkhart Lake, WI $63,926

Fredonia, WI $65,212

Germantown, WI $66,145

Glenbeulah, WI $63,895

Grafton, WI $65,989

Greenbush, WI $63,893

Hartford, WI $65,290

Hartland, WI $65,676

Hingham, WI $64,492

Horicon, WI $64,343

Hubertus, WI $65,783

Hustisford, WI $64,600

Iron Ridge, WI $64,696

Ixonia, WI $64,897

Jackson, WI $65,789

Johnson Creek, WI $64,698

Juneau, WI $64,342

Kewaskum, WI $64,858

Kiel, WI $63,814

Kohler, WI $64,089

Lannon, WI $66,237

Lebanon, WI $64,663

Lomira, WI $64,251

Malone, WI $63,947

Mayville, WI $64,272

Menomonee Falls, WI $66,336

Merton, WI $65,783

Mount Calvary, WI $64,001

Nashotah, WI $65,462

Neosho, WI $64,921

Newburg, WI $65,476

New Holstein, WI $63,911

Newton, WI $63,685

North Lake, WI $66,012

Oakfield, WI $63,832

Oconomowoc, WI $65,205

Okauchee, WI $65,390

Oostburg, WI $64,610

Pewaukee, WI $65,960

Plymouth, WI $64,013

Port Washington, WI $65,589

Random Lake, WI $64,902

Richfield, WI $65,819

Rubicon, WI $65,033

Saint Cloud, WI $63,995

Saukville, WI $65,670

Sheboygan, WI $64,273

Sheboygan Falls, WI $64,057

Slinger, WI $65,496

Stockbridge, WI $64,145

Sussex, WI $66,011

West Bend, WI $65,155

Theresa, WI $64,635

Thiensville, WI $66,464

Waldo, WI $64,434

Watertown, WI $64,616

Mequon, WI $66,293

Woodland, WI $64,754

Bassett, WI $64,608

Benet Lake, WI $64,547

Big Bend, WI $65,615

Bristol, WI $64,555

Burlington, WI $64,676

Caledonia, WI $64,918

Camp Lake, WI $64,627

Cudahy, WI $66,610

Darien, WI $64,322

Delavan, WI $64,295

Dousman, WI $65,028

Eagle, WI $64,909

Cobb, WI $63,881

Cottage Grove, WI $65,442

Cross Plains, WI $65,278

Dane, WI $65,274

Darlington, WI $63,845

Deerfield, WI $65,263

De Forest, WI $65,348

Dodgeville, WI $64,167

Edgerton, WI $64,927

Edmund, WI $64,021

Evansville, WI $64,749

Footville, WI $64,344

Fort Atkinson, WI $64,648

Gotham, WI $64,165

Gratiot, WI $63,559

Hanover, WI $64,331

Highland, WI $63,795

Hollandale, WI $64,554

Janesville, WI $64,381

Shawano, WI $63,451

Sherwood, WI $64,313

Shiocton, WI $63,860

Sobieski, WI $63,331

Suamico, WI $63,314

Suring, WI $63,235

Townsend, WI $63,099

Wausaukee, WI $63,062

Wrightstown, WI $64,123

Zachow, WI $63,435

Algoma, WI $63,318

Baileys Harbor, WI $63,144

Brussels, WI $63,311

Casco, WI $63,324

Collins, WI $63,820

Denmark, WI $63,399

Egg Harbor, WI $63,194

Ellison Bay, WI $63,086

Ephraim, WI $63,193

Fish Creek, WI $63,151

Forestville, WI $63,313

Francis Creek, WI $63,472

Kellnersville, WI $63,514

Kewaunee, WI $63,354

Luxemburg, WI $63,325

Manitowoc, WI $63,592

Maplewood, WI $63,301

Maribel, WI $63,474

Mishicot, WI $63,421

New Franken, WI $63,316

Reedsville, WI $63,644

Saint Nazianz, WI $63,769

Sister Bay, WI $63,156

Sturgeon Bay, WI $63,323

Tisch Mills, WI $63,393

Two Rivers, WI $63,416

Valders, WI $63,739

Washington Island, WI $63,049

Whitelaw, WI $63,517

Green Bay, WI $63,307

East Troy, WI $64,909

Elkhorn, WI $64,462

Elm Grove, WI $66,582

Fontana, WI $64,310

Franksville, WI $64,875

Genesee Depot, WI $65,375

Genoa City, WI $64,493

Greendale, WI $66,534

Hales Corners, WI $66,420

Franklin, WI $66,037

Helenville, WI $64,544

Honey Creek, WI $64,706

Kansasville, WI $64,683

Kenosha, WI $64,408

New Berlin, WI $66,212

Lake Geneva, WI $64,275

Lyons, WI $64,620

Mukwonago, WI $65,305

Muskego, WI $65,719

New Munster, WI $64,628

North Prairie, WI $65,270

Fremont, WI $63,913

Rice Lake, WI $63,149

Sarona, WI $62,995

Shell Lake, WI $63,049

Siren, WI $63,686

Solon Springs, WI $63,329

South Range, WI $63,926

Springbrook, WI $62,874

Stone Lake, WI $62,897

Superior, WI $63,994

Trego, WI $62,941

Turtle Lake, WI $64,366

Wascott, WI $63,265

Washburn, WI $63,022

Webster, WI $63,099

Weyerhaeuser, WI $62,996

Winter, WI $62,696

Oshkosh, WI $64,081

Almond, WI $63,389

Appleton, WI $64,452

Bancroft, WI $63,191

Bear Creek, WI $63,758

Berlin, WI $63,802

Big Falls, WI $63,610

Butte Des Morts, WI $64,048

Caroline, WI $63,439

Clintonville, WI $63,602

Coloma, WI $63,222

Dale, WI $64,165

Eldorado, WI $63,929

Embarrass, WI $63,581

Eureka, WI $63,819

Fond Du Lac, WI $64,241

Jefferson, WI $64,594

Juda, WI $64,122

Lake Mills, WI $64,903

Linden, WI $63,954

Livingston, WI $63,626

Lodi, WI $65,066

Lone Rock, WI $63,972

Lowell, WI $64,652

Mc Farland, WI $65,515

Marshall, WI $65,193

Mazomanie, WI $65,039

Merrimac, WI $64,783

Middleton, WI $65,468

Milton, WI $64,409

Mineral Point, WI $63,982

Monroe, WI $64,083

Montfort, WI $63,653

Monticello, WI $64,569

Morrisonville, WI $65,280

Mount Horeb, WI $64,973

Muscoda, WI $63,545

New Glarus, WI $64,833

Oregon, WI $65,406

Orfordville, WI $64,270

Plain, WI $64,167

Prairie Du Sac, WI $64,817

Reeseville, WI $64,783

Rewey, WI $63,698

Richland Center, WI $63,481

Ridgeway, WI $64,628

Sauk City, WI $64,835

Sextonville, WI $64,065

Sharon, WI $64,307

Shullsburg, WI $63,437

South Wayne, WI $63,694

Spring Green, WI $64,414

Stoughton, WI $65,282

Sun Prairie, WI $65,348

Verona, WI $65,330

Waterloo, WI $64,991

Waunakee, WI $65,494

Windsor, WI $65,452

Woodford, WI $64,072

Madison, WI $65,632

Architect-Draftsman Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Architect-Draftsman 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-Draftsman positions in Biotechnology or Chemicals typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Architect-Draftsman as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Architect-Draftsman

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$78,638	$38.0	20%
Business Services	$77,327	$37.0	18%
Construction	$76,017	$37.0	16%
Energy & Utilities	$74,706	$36.0	14%
Healthcare	$73,395	$35.0	12%

Architect-Draftsman Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Architect-Draftsman'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.

$60,112

Average $65,532/year

$70,831

$5,009

Average $5,461/month

$5,903

$1,156

Average $1,260/week

$1,362

$29

Average $32/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,831	$5,903	$1,362	$34
Average	$65,532	$5,461	$1,260	$32
25th Percentile	$60,112	$5,009	$1,156	$29

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