How much do Architectural and Civil Drafters make in Vallejo, CA?

Percentile spread

For Architectural and Civil Drafters, the published 10th percentile is $51,610 and the 90th percentile is $111,810. The difference is $60,200, which is 79.8% 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 $59,800 to the 75th at $95,130, covers $35,330.

The mean annual wage is $79,070, which sits above the median of $75,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Vallejo, CA median is 14.1% higher than the national median of $66,150 for Architectural and Civil Drafters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,562, which is 5.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.4% lower than the California median of $76,520.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Vallejo, CA is 108.479, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $75,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Architectural and Civil Drafters at $69,562 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Architectural and Civil Drafters. Vallejo, CA ranks 7th of 14 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).).

• Napa, CA is 27 miles away, with a median of $76,000 and employment of 60. That median is 0.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,523, against $69,562 here.
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 39 miles away, with a median of $81,130 and employment of 1,750. That median is 7.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,174, against $69,562 here.
• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 43 miles away, with a median of $70,800 and employment of 120. That median is 6.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,371, against $69,562 here.

Employment share

Architectural and Civil Drafters accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Vallejo, CA (70 of 144,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (103,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.73 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.