Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
$60,600
Median annual wage · 2025
The area median is $12,200 (16.8%) below Washington's $72,800 median for this occupation in 2025.
40 jobs reported for the full area
SOC 17-3019
Drafters, All Other Wages in Washington
Latest available statewide and labor-market-area estimates from BLS OEWS
Washington statewide · 2025
Median annual wage: $72,800
- 10th percentile
- $52,780
- 25th percentile
- $60,600
- 75th percentile
- $82,920
- 90th percentile
- $102,370
Reading these wages
Washington statewide: The middle half of annual wages runs from $60,600 to $82,920 in 2025, a span of $22,320.
Across 3 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $60,600 in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA to $72,990 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Comparisons use the same occupation and year. Missing estimates and lower bounds are left out of the area range. The survey does not group these wages by experience level. Taxes and living costs are not included in these comparisons.
Published Area Estimates
Each value is shown once per BLS area with its publication year. County links explain which latest available area estimate is used locally.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
$62,610
Median annual wage · 2025
The area median is $10,190 (14.0%) below Washington's $72,800 median for this occupation in 2025.
450 jobs reported for the full area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
$72,990
Median annual wage · 2025
The area median is $190 (0.3%) above Washington's $72,800 median for this occupation in 2025.
330 jobs reported for the full area
Drafters, All Other Wage Questions
What is the statewide median wage for Drafters, All Other?
The latest available statewide median annual wage for Drafters, All Other is $72,800 for 2025.
Are these county-specific wage estimates?
No. BLS publishes OEWS estimates for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. County links identify the published area used for that county and should not be added together as county-level employment totals.
Source and geography
Values come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. This page uses the latest available releases through 2025, and labels each estimate with its publication year. Review the official OEWS tables. Area employment counts describe the full published area and are repeated on county detail pages only as context. The BLS definitions explain wage coverage and percentiles.