SOC 17-3019 · Tyler, TX metro

Drafters, All Other Salary in Tyler, TX

The average salary for other drafters in Tyler, Texas is $50,810 a year ($24.43 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $51,100: half of the 30 people in this job in the Tyler, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 26% less than the U.S. average for this job ($68,250).

$50,810average per year

$24.43 / hourMedian $51,100Take-home ≈ $43,006

  • $36K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

30people in this job
-26%vs U.S. average
#9 of 9Texas metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Drafters, All Other pay range in Tyler

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,810 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,950 or more. The middle half of other drafters in Tyler earn between $39,610 and $59,230.

  • $36K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,810$4,234$24.43
Median$51,100$4,258$24.57
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,610$3,301$19.04
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,230$4,936$28.48

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Drafters, All Other pay in Tyler vs. Texas and the U.S.

Other drafters in Tyler earn 18% less than the Texas average ($62,190) and 26% less than the U.S. average ($68,250). At the median the gap is -20% against the U.S. median of $63,520.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Tyler$50,810$51,100$35,810$62,95030
Texas$62,190$59,990$36,680$91,5002,450
United States$68,250$63,520$43,420$99,38014,470

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Drafters, All Other salary after taxes in Tyler

On the average salary of $50,810, a single filer in Tyler takes home about $43,006 a year, or $3,584 a month and $1,654 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Tyler a good place for other drafters? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tyler area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.2), so the average $50,810 buys what about $55,135 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Tyler ($42,650). A typical home costs $272,063, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Drafters, All Other salary in other Texas cities

Tyler ranks 9th of 9 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($66,690).

All Drafters, All Other salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for other drafters

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($91,260).

Drafters, All Other salary by city

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Drafters, All Other salary in Tyler: questions

How much do other drafters make an hour in Tyler?

$24.43 an hour on average, and $24.57 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other drafters salary in Tyler?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,810 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,610, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other drafters take-home pay in Tyler?

About $43,006 a year ($3,584 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,810. Texas has no state income tax.

Do other drafters earn more in Tyler than elsewhere?

The average here is 26% less than the U.S. average for this job ($68,250).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3019; area Tyler, TX (46340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.15, this job is 3.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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