What are the main factors that influence a Cad Operator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Cad Operator's salary?

A Cad Operator's salary grows with experience: a CAD Drafter I (0-2 years)earns $56,415, a CAD Drafter II (2-4 years)earns $64,226, a Cad Operator (4-7 years)earns $77,769, a CAD Drafter IV (7+ years)earns $100,534, a CAD Drafter V (7-10 years)earns $117,796,

What are the highest paying cities for a Cad Operator?

Cad Operator salary varies significantly by city. The top 3 highest paying cities in New Mexico for Cad Operator roles are San Jose $114,957, San Francisco $113,826, Oakland $111,302.

How much do different types of Cad Operator roles make?

Salaries for Cad Operator level roles vary by specialization: CAD Manager: $127,254; CAD Coordinator: $92,372; CAD Programmer: $86,364; CAD Artist: $76,906; Auto CAD Operator: $66,943.

What specialized skills increase a Cad Operator's salary?

Skills with high demand and low supply, such as Innovation (up to 6% premium), Leadership (up to 5% premium), Analysis (up to 5% premium), directly translate to higher compensation. Employers pay more for these capabilities to gain a competitive edge.

Cad Operator Salary in Arrey, NM

How much does a Cad Operator make in Arrey, NM?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Cad Operator in Arrey, NM is $77,589 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

However, a Cad Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $89,595
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $70,235 to $83,873
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $63,540

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Cad Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,873	$6,989	$1,613	$40
Average	$77,589	$6,466	$1,492	$37
25th Percentile	$70,235	$5,853	$1,351	$34

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Key Factors That Influence Cad Operator Salaries

A Cad Operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, skills and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Cad Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cad Operator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $56,415
Early Career (1-2 years): $64,226
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $77,769
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $100,534
Expert (over 8 years): $117,796

Levels	Salary
CAD Draft... Level Cad Operator	$56,415
CAD Draft... Level Cad Operator	$64,226
Cad Opera... Level Cad Operator	$77,769
CAD Draft... Level Cad Operator	$100,534
CAD Draft... Level Cad Operator	$117,796

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Top Paying Cities for Cad Operators

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $114,957
San Francisco: $113,826
Oakland: $111,302

San Jose, CA $114,957

San Francisco, CA $113,826

Oakland, CA $111,302

New York, NY $105,624

Queens Village, NY $104,940

Paramus, NJ $104,211

Passaic, NJ $104,120

Bergenfield, NJ $104,029

Stamford, CT $103,892

Huntington, NY $103,801

Newark, NJ $103,208

Bridgeport, CT $103,026

New Brunswick, NJ $102,725

Vallejo, CA $102,534

Middlesex, NJ $102,479

Somerset, NJ $102,397

Petaluma, CA $102,188

Santa Cruz, CA $101,832

Boston, MA $101,650

Monterey, CA $101,194

Fairbanks, AK $101,130

Los Angeles, CA $100,957

Washington, DC $100,912

Seattle, WA $100,748

Santa Rosa, CA $100,729

Juneau, AK $100,465

Orange, CA $100,164

Anchorage, AK $100,000

Anaheim, CA $99,936

Santa Ana, CA $99,800

Nassau, NY $99,745

Long Beach, CA $99,709

Danbury, CT $99,681

Santa Maria, CA $99,371

Everett, WA $99,353

Bremerton, WA $98,907

Trenton, NJ $98,733

Sacramento, CA $98,697

San Diego, CA $98,651

Brockton, MA $98,615

Tacoma, WA $98,578

Santa Barbara, CA $98,451

Lowell, MA $98,086

New Suffolk, NY $98,050

Nashua, NH $97,940

Lompoc, CA $97,795

Ventura, CA $97,704

Stockton, CA $97,676

New Haven, CT $97,494

Atlantic City, NJ $97,257

Hartford, CT $97,056

Modesto, CA $97,011

Poughkeepsie, NY $96,810

New Britain, CT $96,765

Kennewick, WA $96,637

Olympia, WA $96,637

New London, CT $96,619

Norwich, CT $96,592

Lawrence, MA $96,546

Bakersfield, CA $96,291

New Bedford, MA $96,163

Riverside, CA $96,163

Richland, WA $96,072

Portsmouth, NH $95,999

Vineland, NJ $95,981

San Bernardino, CA $95,908

Boulder, CO $95,653

Worcester, MA $95,580

Portland, OR $95,498

Saint Paul, MN $95,389

Minneapolis, MN $95,389

Philadelphia, PA $95,261

Honolulu, HI $94,778

Springfield, MA $94,459

Providence, RI $94,450

Chicago, IL $94,185

Bellingham, WA $94,076

Baltimore, MD $93,976

Chico, CA $93,748

Wilmington, DE $93,593

Pittsfield, MA $93,502

Manchester, NH $93,329

Spokane, WA $92,928

Denver, CO $92,919

Albany, NY $92,490

Troy, NY $92,454

Schenectady, NY $92,262

Burlington, VT $92,062

Portland, ME $91,743

Salem, OR $91,670

Yakima, WA $91,652

Ann Arbor, MI $91,624

Rochester, MN $91,369

Reno, NV $91,324

Fresno, CA $91,324

Milwaukee, WI $91,242

Detroit, MI $91,150

Allentown, PA $91,123

Carson City, NV $91,114

Houston, TX $90,977

Colorado Springs, CO $90,968

Syracuse, NY $90,923

Eugene, OR $90,749

Gary, IN $90,640

Bismarck, ND $90,640

Galveston, TX $90,640

Springfield, OR $90,567

Medford, OR $90,348

Fort Collins, CO $90,312

Austin, TX $90,239

Mesa, AZ $90,048

Phoenix, AZ $90,029

Dallas, TX $90,002

Reading, PA $89,947

Saint Cloud, MN $89,911

Concord, NH $89,829

Madison, WI $89,792

Utica, NY $89,546

Raleigh, NC $89,473

Las Vegas, NV $89,464

Rochester, NY $89,401

Des Moines, IA $89,391

Atlanta, GA $89,246

Battle Creek, MI $89,218

Salt Lake City, UT $89,191

Lancaster, PA $89,054

Champaign, IL $89,036

Harrisburg, PA $88,927

Durham, NC $88,845

Kansas City, MO $88,835

Kansas City, KS $88,817

Fort Worth, TX $88,808

Boca Raton, FL $88,772

Cleveland, OH $88,763

Columbus, OH $88,744

Pittsburgh, PA $88,735

Richmond, VA $88,699

Indianapolis, IN $88,681

Cincinnati, OH $88,562

Petersburg, VA $88,425

Lansing, MI $88,225

Billings, MT $88,225

Huntsville, AL $88,225

Lebanon, PA $88,216

Pueblo, CO $88,207

Dayton, OH $88,207

Appleton, WI $88,179

Buffalo, NY $88,143

Racine, WI $88,097

Charlotte, NC $88,088

Saint Louis, MO $88,061

Springfield, IL $88,024

York, PA $88,006

Elkhart, IN $88,006

Gastonia, NC $87,997

Benton Harbor, MI $87,997

Beaumont, TX $87,942

Lorain, OH $87,924

Toledo, OH $87,888

Binghamton, NY $87,842

Rock Hill, SC $87,833

Rockford, IL $87,787

Elyria, OH $87,742

Fargo, ND $87,742

Flagstaff, AZ $87,678

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,623

Miami, FL $87,569

Duluth, MN $87,423

Bangor, ME $87,304

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,204

Louisville, KY $87,158

Grand Rapids, MI $87,140

Hialeah, FL $87,131

Casper, WY $87,004

Scranton, PA $86,894

New Orleans, LA $86,867

Virginia Beach, VA $86,858

Akron, OH $86,812

Peoria, IL $86,694

Sarasota, FL $86,675

Green Bay, WI $86,612

Baton Rouge, LA $86,566

Charleston, SC $86,548

Nashville, TN $86,520

Jamestown, NY $86,502

Davenport, IA $86,502

Tucson, AZ $86,457

Cheyenne, WY $86,429

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,402

Tampa, FL $86,384

Omaha, NE $86,366

Evansville, IN $86,329

Port Arthur, TX $86,329

Bradenton, FL $86,293

Santa Fe, NM $86,129

Orlando, FL $86,037

Clearwater, FL $85,937

La Crosse, WI $85,746

Canton, OH $85,746

Grand Forks, ND $85,718

Tulsa, OK $85,691

Albuquerque, NM $85,691

Newport News, VA $85,682

High Point, NC $85,655

Ogden, UT $85,618

Corpus Christi, TX $85,545

Laramie, WY $85,491

Norfolk, VA $85,491

Rock Island, IL $85,436

Saginaw, MI $85,418

Jacksonville, FL $85,409

Salisbury, NC $85,390

Memphis, TN $85,372

Moline, IL $85,327

Fort Myers, FL $85,299

Waterloo, IA $85,181

Spartanburg, SC $85,090

Lincoln, NE $85,044

Fort Wayne, IN $85,026

Birmingham, AL $84,926

Cedar Falls, IA $84,907

Provo, UT $84,898

Springfield, OH $84,889

San Antonio, TX $84,871

Greensboro, NC $84,834

South Bend, IN $84,825

Winston Salem, NC $84,816

Boise, ID $84,789

Savannah, GA $84,725

Muskegon, MI $84,561

Lima, OH $84,452

Lake Charles, LA $84,415

Anderson, IN $84,397

Lexington, KY $84,370

Augusta, GA $84,342

Greenville, SC $84,342

Wichita, KS $84,260

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,260

Columbia, SC $84,178

Bloomington, IN $83,950

Roanoke, VA $83,896

Asheville, NC $83,777

Knoxville, TN $83,622

Shreveport, LA $83,613

Wilmington, NC $83,495

Frankfort, KY $83,321

Oklahoma City, OK $83,258

Chillicothe, OH $83,221

Longview, TX $83,212

Topeka, KS $83,185

Mobile, AL $83,048

Terre Haute, IN $83,012

Erie, PA $83,002

Altoona, PA $82,957

Melbourne, FL $82,930

Amarillo, TX $82,893

Killeen, TX $82,866

Fayetteville, AR $82,793

Sioux Falls, SD $82,729

Chattanooga, TN $82,674

Idaho Falls, ID $82,665

Gainesville, FL $82,474

Portsmouth, OH $82,428

Little Rock, AR $82,410

Lynchburg, VA $82,410

Youngstown, OH $82,374

Lafayette, LA $82,374

Temple, TX $82,337

Daytona Beach, FL $82,319

Clarksville, TN $82,310

Pensacola, FL $82,301

Hopkinsville, KY $82,027

Charleston, WV $82,018

Florence, SC $81,973

Sioux City, IA $81,918

Macon, GA $81,654

Tallahassee, FL $81,644

Fayetteville, NC $81,626

Wichita Falls, TX $81,608

Waco, TX $81,608

Pine Bluff, AR $81,572

Vincennes, IN $81,398

Lubbock, TX $81,362

Great Falls, MT $81,307

Alamogordo, NM $81,298

Abilene, TX $81,225

Rapid City, SD $81,107

Monroe, LA $81,107

Albany, GA $81,052

Huntington, WV $81,043

Jackson, MS $81,034

Greenville, MS $81,025

Parkersburg, WV $80,934

Montgomery, AL $80,915

Johnstown, PA $80,897

Springfield, MO $80,824

Biloxi, MS $80,779

Sumter, SC $80,587

Columbus, GA $80,578

Twin Falls, ID $80,523

Pascagoula, MS $80,405

Kingsport, TN $80,168

Gulfport, MS $80,141

Alexandria, LA $79,840

Fort Smith, AR $79,612

El Paso, TX $79,366

Helena, MT $79,247

Las Cruces, NM $78,956

Harlingen, TX $78,701

Pocatello, ID $78,619

Florence, AL $78,591

Brownsville, TX $78,573

Dothan, AL $78,427

Mcallen, TX $78,382

Columbus, MS $77,707

Altus, OK $77,288

Lawton, OK $77,115

Pierre, SD $76,787

What Skills Can Increase a Cad Operator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 3.62% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Pneumatics (Mentioned in 2.2% Job Postings): Pneumatics (pronounced new-MATT-ix) is an aspect of physics and engineering that is concerned with using the energy in compressed gas to make something move or work.
CAD Software (Mentioned in 1.38% Job Postings): Computer-aided design is the use of computers to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	3.62%
Pneumatics	2.2%
CAD Software	1.38%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Cad Operator's salary.

Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Innovation	$82,244	6%
Leadership	$81,468	5%
Analysis	$81,468	5%
Collaboration	$80,692	4%
Consulting	$79,916	3%
Coordination	$79,916	3%

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Cad Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cad Operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$70,235

Average $77,589/year

$83,873

$5,853

Average $6,466/month

$6,989

$1,351

Average $1,492/week

$1,613

$34

Average $37/hour

$40

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,873	$6,989	$1,613	$40
Average	$77,589	$6,466	$1,492	$37
25th Percentile	$70,235	$5,853	$1,351	$34

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