How much do Electrical and Electronics Drafters make in Worcester, MA?

Percentile spread

For Electrical and Electronics Drafters, the published 10th percentile is $68,760 and the 90th percentile is $118,320. The difference is $49,560, which is 50.3% 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 $91,300 to the 75th at $105,290, covers $13,990.

The mean annual wage is $95,840, which sits below the median of $98,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Worcester, MA median is 28.3% higher than the national median of $76,870 for Electrical and Electronics Drafters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $96,183, which is 25.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13% higher than the Massachusetts median of $87,290.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Worcester, MA is 102.523, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $98,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical and Electronics Drafters at $96,183 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 Electrical and Electronics Drafters. Worcester, MA ranks 3rd 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).).

• Manchester-Nashua, NH is 43 miles away, with a median of $102,810 and employment of 160. That median is 4.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,305, against $96,183 here.
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 49 miles away, with a median of $86,140 and employment of 340. That median is 12.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,563, against $96,183 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 53 miles away, with a median of $100,420 and employment of 100. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,736, against $96,183 here.

Employment share

Electrical and Electronics Drafters accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Worcester, MA (70 of 349,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (17,920 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.74 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.