Mid-level Architectural and Civil Drafter salary in New York, NY

Based on 40 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brooklyn, Jersey City, Middlesex, Monsey, Long Island City.

Also listed as: Architectural Drafter

Median salary$67,802
Middle 50%$63.8k–$72k
vs. all levels here−10%comparison median $75,000
Filings40FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,000 and $80,610.
PercentileSalary
10th$63,636
25th$63,788
50th (median)$67,802
75th$72,000
90th$75,125

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $58,000 (100 filings) FY2021: median $58,500 (35 filings) FY2022: median $60,250 (46 filings) FY2023: median $62,500 (27 filings) FY2024: median $65,160 (23 filings) FY2025: median $67,802 (16 filings) FY2026: median $66,500 (24 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 100 filings FY20 FY2021: 35 filings FY21 FY2022: 46 filings FY22 FY2023: 27 filings FY23 FY2024: 23 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 24 filings FY26 100
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$58,000$54,013$60,000100
FY2021$58,500$56,550$60,66035
FY2022$60,250$58,625$64,00046
FY2023$62,500$60,000$65,00027
FY2024$65,160$63,275$69,00023
FY2025$67,802$63,600$72,00016
FY2026$66,500$63,788$72,50024

Cost of living

New York's median mid-level Architectural and Civil Drafter salary of $67,802 is worth about $60,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Architectural and Civil Drafters in the New York, NY area earned a median of $77,170 in May 2025 (6,710 employed). The H-1B median here is $67,802, 12% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
CetraRuddy Architecture DPCtoo few4
Rafael Vinoly Architects P.C.too few4
Gabellini Sheppard Associatestoo few2
Ismael Leyva Architects, P.c.too few2
SLCE Architectstoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $60,000 21
Mid-level · Level II $67,802 40
Senior · Level III $78,500 27
Expert · Level IV $95,000 29

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$51,480$60,00021
Mid-level · Level II$63,773$67,80240
Senior · Level III$72,010$78,50027
Expert · Level IV$88,338$95,00029

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.