What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Drafter's salary?

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

How does experience change An Assistant Drafter's salary?

An Assistant Drafter's salary grows with experience: starting around $52,505 for beginners, reaching about $55,598 at mid-level, and approach $57,506 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Drafter?

Assistant Drafter salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Drafter roles are District of Columbia $63,436, California $63,195, Massachusetts $62,353. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Drafter roles make?

Salaries for Assistant 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.

Assistant Drafter Salary in Vermont

How much does an Assistant Drafter make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Drafter in Vermont is $56,234 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $64,984
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,100 to $60,814
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,605

10% $42,605

50% (Median) $56,234

90% $64,984

Assistant Drafter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,814	$5,068	$1,169	$29
Average	$56,234	$4,686	$1,081	$27
25th Percentile	$49,100	$4,092	$944	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Drafter Salaries

An Assistant 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 Assistant Drafter Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant 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): $52,505
Early Career (1-2 years): $52,757
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $55,598
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $57,379
Expert (over 8 years): $57,506

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Drafter	less than 1 year	$52,505
Early Career Level Assistant Drafter	1-2 years	$52,757
Mid-Level Level Assistant Drafter	2-4 years	$55,598
Senior-Level Level Assistant Drafter	5-8 years	$57,379
Expert Level Assistant Drafter	over 8 years	$57,506

How Do Assistant 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 Assistant Drafters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $63,436.
California: $63,195.
Massachusetts: $62,353.

District of Columbia $63,436 California $63,195 Massachusetts $62,353 Washington $62,124 New Jersey $62,101 Alaska $62,020 Connecticut $61,230 New York $60,909

Hawaii $59,883 Rhode Island $59,402 Maryland $59,076 Minnesota $58,629 Colorado $58,457 Illinois $58,399 Oregon $58,182 Delaware $58,021

New Hampshire $57,920 Virginia $57,695 Pennsylvania $57,036 Nevada $56,704 North Dakota $56,595 Michigan $56,423 Wisconsin $56,360 Vermont $56,234

Texas $55,884 Maine $55,861 Arizona $55,827 Ohio $55,787 Georgia $55,260 Indiana $54,996 Wyoming $54,945 Utah $54,864

Iowa $54,830 Kansas $54,555 Louisiana $54,475 North Carolina $54,446 Missouri $54,435 Florida $54,211 Montana $54,091 Nebraska $53,976

Kentucky $53,913 South Carolina $53,684 Tennessee $53,541 Idaho $53,484 New Mexico $53,065 Oklahoma $52,974 Alabama $52,636 South Dakota $52,069

Arkansas $51,759 West Virginia $51,593 Mississippi $51,095

Top Paying Cities for Assistant 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:

Adamant: $57,560
Barre: $57,647
Cabot: $57,520

Adamant, VT $57,560

Barre, VT $57,647

Cabot, VT $57,520

Calais, VT $57,570

East Barre, VT $57,559

East Calais, VT $57,560

East Montpelier, VT $57,599

Eden, VT $57,522

Eden Mills, VT $57,470

Graniteville, VT $57,643

Hyde Park, VT $57,607

Johnson, VT $57,680

Lake Elmore, VT $57,543

Marshfield, VT $57,530

Moretown, VT $57,684

Morrisville, VT $57,677

Moscow, VT $57,706

Northfield, VT $57,613

Northfield Falls, VT $57,883

North Hyde Park, VT $57,603

North Montpelier, VT $57,545

Plainfield, VT $57,537

Roxbury, VT $57,440

South Barre, VT $57,714

Waterbury, VT $57,700

Stowe, VT $57,709

Waitsfield, VT $57,676

Warren, VT $57,569

Washington, VT $57,456

Waterbury Center, VT $57,699

Websterville, VT $57,634

Williamstown, VT $57,567

Wolcott, VT $57,535

Woodbury, VT $57,479

Worcester, VT $57,536

Rutland, VT $57,534

Belmont, VT $57,357

Benson, VT $57,356

Bomoseen, VT $57,447

Brandon, VT $57,489

Bridport, VT $57,495

Castleton, VT $57,458

Center Rutland, VT $57,497

Chittenden, VT $57,365

Cuttingsville, VT $57,345

Danby, VT $57,443

East Middlebury, VT $57,527

East Poultney, VT $57,449

East Wallingford, VT $57,387

Fair Haven, VT $57,407

Florence, VT $57,387

Forest Dale, VT $57,491

Gaysville, VT $57,126

Granville, VT $57,396

Hancock, VT $57,387

Hydeville, VT $57,454

Killington, VT $57,381

Middlebury, VT $57,616

Middletown Springs, VT $57,418

Mount Holly, VT $57,365

North Clarendon, VT $57,449

Orwell, VT $57,443

Pawlet, VT $57,463

Pittsfield, VT $57,414

Pittsford, VT $57,469

Poultney, VT $57,458

Proctor, VT $57,522

Ripton, VT $57,455

Rochester, VT $57,425

Rupert, VT $57,420

Salisbury, VT $57,511

Shoreham, VT $57,463

Stockbridge, VT $57,361

Wallingford, VT $57,392

Wells, VT $57,466

West Pawlet, VT $57,485

West Rupert, VT $57,471

West Rutland, VT $57,436

Whiting, VT $57,465

Saint Johnsbury, VT $57,527

Albany, VT $57,494

Barnet, VT $57,466

Barton, VT $57,487

Beebe Plain, VT $57,505

Concord, VT $57,411

Coventry, VT $57,572

Craftsbury, VT $57,510

Craftsbury Common, VT $57,513

Danville, VT $57,478

Derby, VT $57,505

Derby Line, VT $57,462

East Burke, VT $57,460

East Charleston, VT $57,466

East Hardwick, VT $57,497

East Haven, VT $57,334

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $57,526

Glover, VT $57,470

Granby, VT $57,264

Greensboro, VT $57,451

Greensboro Bend, VT $57,487

Hardwick, VT $57,551

Irasburg, VT $57,473

Island Pond, VT $57,379

Lowell, VT $57,454

Lower Waterford, VT $57,519

Lyndon, VT $57,509

Lyndon Center, VT $57,574

Lyndonville, VT $57,511

Morgan, VT $57,408

Newport, VT $57,539

Newport Center, VT $57,466

North Concord, VT $57,315

North Troy, VT $57,474

Orleans, VT $57,452

Passumpsic, VT $57,530

Peacham, VT $57,415

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $57,532

Sheffield, VT $57,430

Sutton, VT $57,425

Troy, VT $57,479

West Burke, VT $57,464

West Charleston, VT $57,437

West Danville, VT $57,482

Westfield, VT $57,436

West Glover, VT $57,475

Averill, VT $57,141

Beecher Falls, VT $57,511

Canaan, VT $57,368

Gilman, VT $57,621

Guildhall, VT $57,293

Lunenburg, VT $57,417

Norton, VT $57,255

North Bennington, VT $57,895

North Pownal, VT $58,012

Pownal, VT $58,044

White River Junction, VT $57,519

Ascutney, VT $57,546

Barnard, VT $57,389

Bethel, VT $57,424

Bradford, VT $57,484

Bridgewater, VT $57,448

Bridgewater Corners, VT $57,334

Brookfield, VT $57,480

Brownsville, VT $57,449

Chelsea, VT $57,447

Corinth, VT $57,432

East Corinth, VT $57,456

East Randolph, VT $57,467

East Ryegate, VT $57,417

East Thetford, VT $57,488

Fairlee, VT $57,426

Groton, VT $57,442

Hartford, VT $57,669

Hartland, VT $57,467

Hartland Four Corners, VT $57,465

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $57,613

Newbury, VT $57,435

North Hartland, VT $57,508

North Pomfret, VT $57,409

North Thetford, VT $57,487

Norwich, VT $57,475

Plymouth, VT $57,293

Post Mills, VT $57,474

Quechee, VT $57,534

Randolph, VT $57,523

Randolph Center, VT $57,494

Reading, VT $57,340

Sharon, VT $57,423

South Pomfret, VT $57,368

South Royalton, VT $57,440

South Ryegate, VT $57,451

South Strafford, VT $57,437

South Woodstock, VT $57,354

Strafford, VT $57,387

Taftsville, VT $57,538

Thetford, VT $57,488

Thetford Center, VT $57,428

Topsham, VT $57,411

Tunbridge, VT $57,421

Vershire, VT $57,395

Wells River, VT $57,455

West Fairlee, VT $57,561

West Hartford, VT $57,411

West Newbury, VT $57,433

West Topsham, VT $57,456

Wilder, VT $57,672

Windsor, VT $57,491

Woodstock, VT $57,420

Bellows Falls, VT $57,630

Cambridgeport, VT $57,564

Cavendish, VT $57,373

Chester, VT $57,430

Chester Depot, VT $57,409

Grafton, VT $57,387

Londonderry, VT $57,490

Ludlow, VT $57,403

North Springfield, VT $57,603

Perkinsville, VT $57,447

Peru, VT $57,429

Proctorsville, VT $57,383

Saxtons River, VT $57,618

South Londonderry, VT $57,525

Springfield, VT $57,575

Westminster, VT $57,629

Westminster Station, VT $57,633

Weston, VT $57,370

Shaftsbury, VT $57,826

Brattleboro, VT $57,747

Bondville, VT $57,509

East Dover, VT $57,625

Jacksonville, VT $57,770

Jamaica, VT $57,510

Marlboro, VT $58,033

Newfane, VT $57,588

Putney, VT $57,576

Readsboro, VT $58,040

South Newfane, VT $57,608

Stamford, VT $57,998

Townshend, VT $57,535

Vernon, VT $57,924

Wardsboro, VT $57,577

West Dover, VT $57,672

West Dummerston, VT $57,602

West Halifax, VT $57,691

West Townshend, VT $57,458

West Wardsboro, VT $57,459

Whitingham, VT $57,750

Williamsville, VT $57,602

Wilmington, VT $57,715

Burlington, VT $57,872

South Burlington, VT $57,869

Winooski, VT $57,872

Colchester, VT $57,872

Alburgh, VT $57,584

Bakersfield, VT $57,669

Belvidere Center, VT $57,460

Bristol, VT $57,681

Cambridge, VT $57,750

Charlotte, VT $57,794

East Berkshire, VT $57,613

East Fairfield, VT $57,699

Enosburg Falls, VT $57,540

Essex, VT $57,828

Essex Junction, VT $57,832

Fairfax, VT $57,754

Fairfield, VT $57,698

Ferrisburgh, VT $57,730

Franklin, VT $57,544

Grand Isle, VT $57,759

Highgate Center, VT $57,592

Highgate Springs, VT $57,621

Hinesburg, VT $57,793

Huntington, VT $57,749

Isle La Motte, VT $57,655

Jeffersonville, VT $57,711

Jericho, VT $57,780

Jonesville, VT $57,792

Milton, VT $57,808

Monkton, VT $57,746

Montgomery, VT $57,540

Montgomery Center, VT $57,470

New Haven, VT $57,674

North Ferrisburgh, VT $57,755

North Hero, VT $57,698

Richford, VT $57,530

Richmond, VT $57,786

Saint Albans, VT $57,724

Saint Albans Bay, VT $57,717

Shelburne, VT $57,847

Sheldon, VT $57,655

Sheldon Springs, VT $57,797

South Hero, VT $57,812

Starksboro, VT $57,715

Swanton, VT $57,645

Underhill, VT $57,767

Underhill Center, VT $57,769

Vergennes, VT $57,656

Waterville, VT $57,676

Westford, VT $57,796

Williston, VT $57,839

Montpelier, VT $57,637

Bennington, VT $57,937

Arlington, VT $57,733

Dorset, VT $57,509

East Arlington, VT $57,487

East Dorset, VT $57,510

Manchester, VT $57,665

Manchester Center, VT $57,627

Assistant Drafter Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant 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.

$49,100

Average $56,234/year

$60,814

$4,092

Average $4,686/month

$5,068

$944

Average $1,081/week

$1,169

$24

Average $27/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,814	$5,068	$1,169	$29
Average	$56,234	$4,686	$1,081	$27
25th Percentile	$49,100	$4,092	$944	$24

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