How much do Electrical and Electronics Drafters make in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

Percentile spread

For Electrical and Electronics Drafters, the published 10th percentile is $55,280 and the 90th percentile is $92,690. The difference is $37,410, which is 47.4% 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 $70,040 to the 75th at $82,430, covers $12,390.

The mean annual wage is $76,960, which sits below the median of $78,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median is 2.6% higher than the national median of $76,870 for Electrical and Electronics Drafters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,049, which is 5.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.7% lower than the North Carolina median of $81,960.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC covers more than one state. The state comparison uses North Carolina, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 97.348, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical and Electronics Drafters at $81,049 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical and Electronics Drafters. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks 3rd of 7 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).).

• Columbia, SC is 76 miles away, with a median of $74,590 and employment of 40. That median is 5.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,637, against $81,049 here.
• Greensboro-High Point, NC is 82 miles away, with a median of $77,810 and employment of 30. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,788, against $81,049 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 97 miles away, with a median of $77,120 and employment of 70. That median is 2.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,694, against $81,049 here.