How much do Mechanical Drafters make in Colorado Springs, CO?

Percentile spread

For Mechanical Drafters, the published 10th percentile is $58,300 and the 90th percentile is $133,140. The difference is $74,840, which is 85.2% 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 $70,720 to the 75th at $117,240, covers $46,520.

The mean annual wage is $92,970, which sits above the median of $87,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Colorado Springs, CO median is 22.8% higher than the national median of $71,550 for Mechanical Drafters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $87,243, which is 21.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3% higher than the Colorado median of $85,280.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Colorado Springs, CO is 100.707, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $87,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mechanical Drafters at $87,243 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mechanical Drafters. Colorado Springs, CO ranks 3rd of 3 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).).

• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 43 miles away, with a median of $90,160 and employment of 380. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,232, against $87,243 here.
• Boulder, CO is 95 miles away, with a median of $102,710 and employment of 60. That median is 16.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,631, against $87,243 here.

Employment share

Mechanical Drafters accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Colorado Springs, CO (30 of 316,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (39,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.37 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.