What is the average AutoCAD salary?

$141K a year on average and $135K at the median, across 195 open AutoCAD postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.

What is the typical range?

The middle half of the postings offer $108K to $170K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.

Which companies advertise the highest AutoCAD pay?

Crusoe ($192K), K2 Space ($171K), Anduril Industries ($168K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).

Is an autocad a high-paying job?

The median AutoCAD posting advertises $135K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 22% below the middle of the market.

How much can you earn as an autocad?

A tenth of the postings offer $195K a year or more; the highest open AutoCAD role advertises up to $405K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.

What is the AutoCAD salary per hour and per month?

The median of $135K a year is about $65 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,250 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $52 to $82 an hour.

Which skills pay more for AutoCAD roles?

Postings that ask for Sensor fusion (+$32K, 28 postings), Computer Vision (+$32K, 28 postings), NFPA 70E (+$22K, 20 postings) advertise more than the $135K median of all AutoCAD postings with pay.

What does an entry-level autocad make?

6 junior and intern AutoCAD postings state pay, with a median of $78K a year ($38 an hour).

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.

AutoCAD Salary: $141K Average, $135K Median (Nov 2026)

AutoCAD salary by level

Lead roles advertise a median of $194K, 24% more than senior roles ($156K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.

Level	Median salary	Middle half	Roles
Senior	$156K	$130K–$170K	45
Lead and above	$194K	$175K–$218K	27
No level in the title	$125K	$98K–$146K	117

AutoCAD salary by location

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
🇺🇸California	$154K	85
🇺🇸United States	$135K	178
🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA	$132K	29

Skills that pay more for AutoCAD roles

Skill	Median with it	Above the median	Postings
Sensor fusion	$168K	+$32K	28
Computer Vision	$168K	+$32K	28
NFPA 70E	$157K	+$22K	20
Security clearance	$154K	+$18K	20
Control systems	$154K	+$18K	33

Top-paying companies

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
Crusoe	$192K	4
K2 Space	$171K	4
Anduril Industries	$168K	28
Lumos & Associates	$162K	3
Valar Atomics	$160K	3
BB&E	$145K	3
Meade	$139K	16
Formic	$135K	3
General Matter	$132K	10
Gotion	$130K	3
Apex Companies	$130K	21
Re:Build Manufacturing	$124K	4
SpaceX	$115K	16
Benesch	$114K	5
ALTEN Technology USA	$109K	8
Journey	$88K	3
Felsburg Holt & Ullevig	$78K	7
RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture	$70K	3

Highest-paying open AutoCAD roles

All AutoCAD jobs

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BIM Designer & Coordinator: CivilOpenAI · 🇺🇸US - Remote$141K - $285KRemoteStorage systemsPCB designLidar10d
Staff Engineer, IndustrialShield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$176K - $264KLead and aboveSix Sigma certificationVisioKanban3w
Principal Electrical EngineerCrusoe · 🇺🇸Arvada, CO - US$225K - $255KLead and aboveRegulatory compliancePLCAutoCAD2mo
Director of Electrical Engineering - West Coast RegionMeade · 🇺🇸Phoenix, AZ$215K - $254KLead and aboveControl systemsAutoCADNFPA 70E2mo
Staff Electrical Design EngineerLightmatter · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$186K - $250KLead and aboveMachine LearningAgileData centers4w
Electrical Engineer, Rack Power DistributionGeneral Matter · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$170K - $250KSecurity clearanceVisioHigh-performance computing2w
Senior Thermal Design EngineerK2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$140K - $250KSeniorTest planningControl systemsHardware testing3mo
Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Space SystemsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$183K - $243KLead and abovePythonSAPMATLAB7mo
Director of Mechanical Engineering - West Coast RegionMeade · 🇺🇸Phoenix, AZ$192K - $238KLead and aboveHVACAutoCADRevit2mo
Staff White Space Design EngineerCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / San Franc…$177K - $237KLead and abovePMPNetwork engineeringData centers2mo
Senior Director, Facilities and AutomationRent the Runway · 🇺🇸Arlington, TX; Secaucus, NJ$215K - $235KLead and aboveSQLLookerPower BI7w
Staff Technical Project ManagerLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$158K - $231KLead and aboveJiraSmartsheetMS Project2mo
Senior Technical Program Manager, Advanced Hardware ManufacturingZoox · 🇺🇸Fremont, CA$193K - $231KSeniorData centersSmartsheetMS Project4w
Director, Real Estate & FacilitiesMuon Space · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$216K - $231KLead and aboveContract managementExport controlsTest equipment5w
Structural Design Engineer (SE) - Los AngelesGeneral Matter · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$170K - $230KConstruction managementAutoCADRevit3mo
Senior Thermal AnalystK2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$140K - $230KSeniorTest planningControl systemsHardware testing3mo
Staff Mechanical Engineer, Manufacturing AutomationAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$167K - $226KLead and aboveComputer VisionMechatronicsSensor fusion2mo
Electrical Design EngineerCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$195K - $225KStorage systemsAutoCADNational Electrical Code2w

Questions about AutoCAD pay

What is the average AutoCAD salary?: $141K a year on average and $135K at the median, across 195 open AutoCAD postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
What is the typical range?: The middle half of the postings offer $108K to $170K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest AutoCAD pay?: Crusoe ($192K), K2 Space ($171K), Anduril Industries ($168K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is an autocad a high-paying job?: The median AutoCAD posting advertises $135K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 22% below the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as an autocad?: A tenth of the postings offer $195K a year or more; the highest open AutoCAD role advertises up to $405K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the AutoCAD salary per hour and per month?: The median of $135K a year is about $65 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,250 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $52 to $82 an hour.
Which skills pay more for AutoCAD roles?: Postings that ask for Sensor fusion (+$32K, 28 postings), Computer Vision (+$32K, 28 postings), NFPA 70E (+$22K, 20 postings) advertise more than the $135K median of all AutoCAD postings with pay.
What does an entry-level autocad make?: 6 junior and intern AutoCAD postings state pay, with a median of $78K a year ($38 an hour).
Where do these figures come from?: From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.

AutoCAD salary: $135K median