How does Mechanical Drafters pay in Tennessee compare to the national average?

Tennessee Mechanical Drafters salaries are 6% below the US national median of $68,510 per year.

What is the salary range for a Mechanical Drafters in Tennessee?

Mechanical Drafters salaries in Tennessee range from $45,560 (10th percentile) to $109,500 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Mechanical Drafters Salary in Tennessee

SOC 17-3013 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Mechanical Drafters in Tennessee is $64,180 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $30.86 per hour. This is 6% below the national median of $68,510. 1,250 people work as Mechanical Drafters in Tennessee. Wages have grown 33% since 2014, when the median was $48,290.

Median Annual Salary

$64,180

Mean Annual

$70,820

Median Hourly

$30.86

Total Employed

1,250

Location Quotient

1.47

Concentrated here

Salary Distribution

$46k

10th

$52k

25th

$64k

Median

$86k

75th

$110k

90th

How This Compares

Tennessee

$64,180

this metro

United States

$68,510

you earn -6% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$64,180	$70,820	1,250
2023	$60,740	$65,040	1,360
2022	$57,400	$58,980	1,260
2021	$58,930	$57,760	690
2020	$52,640	$55,610	800
2019	$59,130	$64,120	1,140
2018	$56,620	$60,890	1,230
2017	$55,860	$60,170	1,280
2016	$49,730	$55,380	1,240
2015	$50,130	$56,770	1,330
2014	$48,290	$53,470	1,220

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