How much do Mechanical Drafters make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Percentile spread

For Mechanical Drafters, the published 10th percentile is $60,840 and the 90th percentile is $127,880. The difference is $67,040, which is 74.4% 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 $71,080 to the 75th at $124,030, covers $52,950.

The mean annual wage is $94,930, which sits above the median of $90,160. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO median is 26% higher than the national median of $71,550 for Mechanical Drafters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $85,232, which is 19.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.7% higher than the Colorado median of $85,280.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $90,160 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mechanical Drafters at $85,232 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. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ranks 2nd 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).).

• Colorado Springs, CO is 43 miles away, with a median of $87,860 and employment of 30. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,243, against $85,232 here.
• Boulder, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $102,710 and employment of 60. That median is 13.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,631, against $85,232 here.

Employment share

Mechanical Drafters accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (380 of 1,609,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (39,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.92 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.