How much do Drafters, All Other make in Kansas City, MO-KS?

Percentile spread

For Drafters, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $48,200 and the 90th percentile is $86,910. The difference is $38,710, which is 62.0% 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 $51,520 to the 75th at $79,040, covers $27,520.

The mean annual wage is $65,360, which sits above the median of $62,410. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kansas City, MO-KS median is 1.7% lower than the national median of $63,520 for Drafters, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,439, which is 6.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.7% higher than the Missouri median of $61,990.

Kansas City, MO-KS covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,410 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Drafters, All Other at $67,439 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Drafters, All Other. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

• Omaha, NE-IA is 183 miles away, with a median of $58,650 and employment of 50. That median is 6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,812, against $67,439 here.
• Lincoln, NE is 183 miles away, with a median of $58,690 and employment of 40. That median is 6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,085, against $67,439 here.
• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 186 miles away, with a median of $62,840 and employment of 70. That median is 0.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,527, against $67,439 here.

Employment share

Drafters, All Other accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Kansas City, MO-KS (130 of 1,096,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (14,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.27 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.