Drafters, All Other Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $64K, rent takes 26.7% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,187/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new drafters, all others typically earn — is $31K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $1,837/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $64K locally vs. $64K nationally, a 1% difference.

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area pays $64K median vs. the U.S. average of $64K — that’s +1%.

The median is $64,060 a year, that works out to about $31 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $30,610, and experienced drafters, all others can clear $79,010. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,454/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,187/month, which eats 26.7% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median drafters, all other salary is worth about $64,060 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.