How much do Architectural and Civil Drafters make in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?

Percentile spread

For Architectural and Civil Drafters, the published 10th percentile is $42,380 and the 90th percentile is $86,190. The difference is $43,810, which is 69.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $52,700 to the 75th at $77,120, covers $24,420.

The mean annual wage is $65,200, which sits above the median of $62,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN median is 4.9% lower than the national median of $66,150 for Architectural and Civil Drafters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,581, which is 2.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.6% higher than the Kentucky median of $60,120.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Kentucky, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 93.074, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Architectural and Civil Drafters at $67,581 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Architectural and Civil Drafters. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 5th of 17 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Lexington-Fayette, KY is 69 miles away, with a median of $55,640 and employment of 250. That median is 11.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,899, against $67,581 here.
• Bloomington, IN is 88 miles away, with a median of $52,410 and employment of 80. That median is 16.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,120, against $67,581 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $70,010 and employment of 480. That median is 11.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,409, against $67,581 here.

Employment share

Architectural and Civil Drafters accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN (280 of 685,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (103,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.61 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.