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

How much do Architectural and Civil Drafters make in Toledo, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Architectural and Civil Drafters in Toledo, OH is $61,930. The 10th percentile is $48,450 and the 90th percentile is $83,730. Employment is 250.

Median annual wage

$61,930

10th percentile
$48,450
25th percentile
$52,670
Median
$61,930
75th percentile
$77,080
90th percentile
$83,730
Mean
$65,510

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Architectural and Civil Drafters, the published 10th percentile is $48,450 and the 90th percentile is $83,730. The difference is $35,280, which is 57.0% 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 $52,670 to the 75th at $77,080, covers $24,410.

The mean annual wage is $65,510, which sits above the median of $61,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Toledo, OH median is 6.4% lower than the national median of $66,150 for Architectural and Civil Drafters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,716, which is 2.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.8% higher than the Ohio median of $61,450.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Toledo, OH is 91.455, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Architectural and Civil Drafters at $67,716 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Architectural and Civil Drafters. Toledo, OH ranks 9th of 21 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).).

  • Ann Arbor, MI is 50 miles away, with a median of $59,280 and employment of 100. That median is 4.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,763, against $67,716 here.
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 85 miles away, with a median of $62,330 and employment of 710. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,145, against $67,716 here.
  • Fort Wayne, IN is 87 miles away, with a median of $57,110 and employment of 160. That median is 7.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,693, against $67,716 here.

Employment share

Architectural and Civil Drafters accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Toledo, OH (250 of 291,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (103,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.29 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Toledo, OH · Architectural and Civil Drafters by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Architectural and Civil Drafters make in Toledo, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Architectural and Civil Drafters in Toledo, OH is $61,930. The 10th percentile is $48,450 and the 90th percentile is $83,730. Employment is 250.

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

The local median is 6.4% lower than the national median of $66,150.

What is Architectural and Civil Drafters pay in Toledo, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Toledo, OH is 91.455, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $61,930 is $67,716. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Toledo, OH compare with nearby metros for Architectural and Civil Drafters?

Ann Arbor, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 50 miles away, at $59,280. Toledo, OH ranks 9th of 21 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.