SOC 17-3011 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Architectural and Civil Drafters make in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Architectural and Civil Drafters in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is $62,020. The 10th percentile is $47,990 and the 90th percentile is $77,650. Employment is 240.

Median annual wage

$62,020

10th percentile
$47,990
25th percentile
$57,170
Median
$62,020
75th percentile
$71,050
90th percentile
$77,650
Mean
$63,080

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Architectural and Civil Drafters, the published 10th percentile is $47,990 and the 90th percentile is $77,650. The difference is $29,660, which is 47.8% 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 $57,170 to the 75th at $71,050, covers $13,880.

The mean annual wage is $63,080, which sits above the median of $62,020. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA median is 6.2% lower than the national median of $66,150 for Architectural and Civil Drafters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,806, which is 6.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15% lower than the Washington median of $73,000.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 100.346, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,020 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Architectural and Civil Drafters at $61,806 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Architectural and Civil Drafters. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ranks 7th of 9 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).).

  • Coeur d'Alene, ID is 53 miles away, with a median of $64,360 and employment of 90. That median is 3.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,478, against $61,806 here.
  • Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA is 123 miles away, with a median of $75,290 and employment of 40. That median is 21.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,495, against $61,806 here.
  • Kennewick-Richland, WA is 141 miles away, with a median of $72,590 and employment of 90. That median is 17% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,533, against $61,806 here.

Employment share

Architectural and Civil Drafters accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA (240 of 255,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (103,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.41 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Architectural and Civil Drafters make in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Architectural and Civil Drafters in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is $62,020. The 10th percentile is $47,990 and the 90th percentile is $77,650. Employment is 240.

How does that compare with the national median for Architectural and Civil Drafters?

The local median is 6.2% lower than the national median of $66,150.

What is Architectural and Civil Drafters pay in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 100.346, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $62,020 is $61,806. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA compare with nearby metros for Architectural and Civil Drafters?

Coeur d'Alene, ID is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 53 miles away, at $64,360. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ranks 7th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.