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Architectural and Civil Drafters salary in Florida

SOC 17-3011 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$62,640
per year in Florida
Middle half
$48,380–$77,580
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
7,530
in Florida
Concentration
1.14×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Florida
$62,640
published median
United States
$66,150
5.3% below the national median
Rank among states and DC
33rd
50 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $62,640 median has purchasing power comparable to about $60,572 nationally. Florida's BEA regional price parity is 103.4 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Florida.

$43,680$95,150

Getting in

Typical education to enter
Associate's degree
Related work experience
None
On-the-job training
None

Narrow to a metro in Florida

Every linked area below has a published estimate for architectural and civil drafters. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Naples-Marco Island, FL$65,470103.2900.80×
2Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$65,160100.91,2701.31×
3Punta Gorda, FL$64,200100.5300.85×
4North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$63,450102.42701.20×
5Port St. Lucie, FL$63,170100.21000.90×
6Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$63,120101.41,3201.40×
7Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$63,12097.3901.56×
8Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$62,78097.01301.59×
9Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$62,780100.03302.01×
10Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$62,420102.32901.43×
11Jacksonville, FL$62,18099.55301.04×
12Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$61,74099.41601.09×
13Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$61,720114.21,7400.92×
14Gainesville, FL$60,46096.7900.85×
15Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$60,24097.11700.96×
16Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$59,76097.71501.22×
17Ocala, FL$58,66095.21201.47×
18Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$58,66098.3501.39×
19Wildwood-The Villages, FL$58,29085.4401.60×
20Tallahassee, FL$55,71093.91301.09×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where architectural and civil drafters wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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