How much do Architectural and Civil Drafters make in New Haven, CT?

Percentile spread

For Architectural and Civil Drafters, the published 10th percentile is $48,560 and the 90th percentile is $87,610. The difference is $39,050, which is 59.7% 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 $59,160 to the 75th at $81,120, covers $21,960.

The mean annual wage is $69,360, which sits above the median of $65,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New Haven, CT median is 1.1% lower than the national median of $66,150 for Architectural and Civil Drafters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,548, which is 5.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.3% lower than the Connecticut median of $76,290.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Haven, CT is 104.559, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $65,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Architectural and Civil Drafters at $62,548 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Architectural and Civil Drafters. New Haven, CT ranks 14th of 23 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).).

• Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 20 miles away, with a median of $83,630 and employment of 40. That median is 27.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,816, against $62,548 here.
• Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 29 miles away, with a median of $84,440 and employment of 110. That median is 29.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,016, against $62,548 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $77,190 and employment of 210. That median is 18% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,127, against $62,548 here.

Employment share

Architectural and Civil Drafters accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in New Haven, CT (110 of 281,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (103,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.59 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.