How much do Mechanical Drafters make in Boise City, ID?

Percentile spread

For Mechanical Drafters, the published 10th percentile is $47,860 and the 90th percentile is $119,090. The difference is $71,230, which is 125.3% 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 $48,900 to the 75th at $93,470, covers $44,570.

The mean annual wage is $70,230, which sits above the median of $56,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boise City, ID median is 20.5% lower than the national median of $71,550 for Mechanical Drafters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,790, which is 19.2% lower 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 Idaho median of $59,050.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boise City, ID is 98.391, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mechanical Drafters at $57,790 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Mechanical Drafters. Boise City, ID ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

• Idaho Falls, ID is 192 miles away, with a median of $86,420 and employment of 60. That median is 52% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,535, against $57,790 here.

Employment share

Mechanical Drafters accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Boise City, ID (130 of 391,790). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (39,960 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.