How much do Mechanical Drafters make in Elkhart-Goshen, IN?

Percentile spread

For Mechanical Drafters, the published 10th percentile is $29,340 and the 90th percentile is $83,520. The difference is $54,180, which is 92.0% 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 $47,750 to the 75th at $70,550, covers $22,800.

The mean annual wage is $58,620, which sits below the median of $58,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Elkhart-Goshen, IN median is 17.7% lower than the national median of $71,550 for Mechanical Drafters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,187, which is 8.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.3% lower than the Indiana median of $62,820.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 90.325, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $58,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mechanical Drafters at $65,187 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mechanical Drafters. Elkhart-Goshen, IN ranks 22nd of 23 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).).

• Niles, MI is 47 miles away, with a median of $82,960 and employment of 50. That median is 40.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,813, against $65,187 here.
• Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 48 miles away, with a median of $72,940 and employment of 60. That median is 23.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,908, against $65,187 here.
• Fort Wayne, IN is 53 miles away, with a median of $64,820 and employment of 80. That median is 10.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,021, against $65,187 here.

Employment share

Mechanical Drafters accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Elkhart-Goshen, IN (140 of 127,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (39,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.27 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.