How much do Mechanical Drafters make in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT?

Percentile spread

For Mechanical Drafters, the published 10th percentile is $56,880 and the 90th percentile is $104,400. The difference is $47,520, which is 60.3% 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 $59,170 to the 75th at $94,000, covers $34,830.

The mean annual wage is $79,040, which sits above the median of $78,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT median is 10.1% higher than the national median of $71,550 for Mechanical Drafters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $76,684, which is 7.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.5% higher than the Connecticut median of $68,830.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 102.746, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mechanical Drafters at $76,684 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mechanical Drafters. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ranks 3rd of 21 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).).

• Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 27 miles away, with a median of $68,830 and employment of 130. That median is 12.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,525, against $76,684 here.
• Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 30 miles away, with a median of $66,710 and employment of 60. That median is 15.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,858, against $76,684 here.
• Springfield, MA is 31 miles away, with a median of $67,470 and employment of 50. That median is 14.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,237, against $76,684 here.

Employment share

Mechanical Drafters accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (130 of 599,770). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (39,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.84 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.