Highest paying countries for Cad Drafters
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Cad Drafter? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $81,045$6,754 / mo
- 2 Iceland $69,026$5,752 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $66,450$5,538 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $61,320$5,110 / mo
- 5 United States $51,100$4,258 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $51,100$4,258 / mo
- 7 Singapore $50,896$4,241 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $45,990$3,833 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $44,626$3,719 / mo
- 10 Jersey $43,435$3,620 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Cad Drafter professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $81,045, $69,026 and $66,450.
Cad Drafter salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $1,359 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $20,374$1,698 / mo
- Gabon $16,981$1,415 / mo
- South Africa $16,158$1,346 / mo
- Namibia $13,582$1,132 / mo
- Botswana $11,319$943 / mo
- Angola $9,055$755 / mo
- Zambia $8,488$707 / mo
- Seychelles $7,921$660 / mo
- Ghana $7,358$613 / mo
- Comoros $7,358$613 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $7,358$613 / mo
- Mauritius $7,047$587 / mo
- Malawi $7,021$585 / mo
- Congo $6,449$537 / mo
- Cabo Verde $6,280$523 / mo
- Rwanda $6,224$519 / mo
- Lesotho $5,662$472 / mo
- Uganda $5,544$462 / mo
- Burkina Faso $5,432$453 / mo
- Tanzania $5,207$434 / mo
- Ivory Coast $5,095$425 / mo
- Senegal $5,095$425 / mo
- Djibouti $5,095$425 / mo
- Morocco $4,717$393 / mo
- Central African Republic $4,640$387 / mo
- Cameroon $4,527$377 / mo
- Kenya $4,262$355 / mo
- Mozambique $4,190$349 / mo
- Nigeria $3,735$311 / mo
- Zimbabwe $3,735$311 / mo
- Libya $3,654$304 / mo
- Mali $3,623$302 / mo
- Burundi $3,623$302 / mo
- Tunisia $3,526$294 / mo
- Madagascar $3,393$283 / mo
- Guinea $3,393$283 / mo
- Togo $3,393$283 / mo
- Eritrea $3,393$283 / mo
- Eswatini $3,393$283 / mo
- Chad $3,281$273 / mo
- Somalia $3,168$264 / mo
- Sudan $3,112$259 / mo
- Liberia $2,943$245 / mo
- Ethiopia $2,831$236 / mo
- South Sudan $2,831$236 / mo
- Algeria $2,606$217 / mo
- Benin $2,264$189 / mo
- Mauritania $2,264$189 / mo
- DR Congo $2,039$170 / mo
- Sierra Leone $1,697$141 / mo
- Gambia $1,697$141 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $1,697$141 / mo
- Egypt $1,656$138 / mo
- Niger $1,359$113 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $1,129 per year.
- Singapore $50,896$4,241 / mo
- Hong Kong $44,626$3,719 / mo
- Israel $30,088$2,507 / mo
- South Korea $29,173$2,431 / mo
- Japan $25,974$2,165 / mo
- Maldives $24,901$2,075 / mo
- China $10,935$911 / mo
- Malaysia $10,930$911 / mo
- Jordan $7,312$609 / mo
- India $7,149$596 / mo
- Turkmenistan $6,791$566 / mo
- Mongolia $6,791$566 / mo
- Armenia $6,766$564 / mo
- Thailand $6,735$561 / mo
- Kazakhstan $6,592$549 / mo
- Russia $6,362$530 / mo
- Iraq $5,856$488 / mo
- Vietnam $5,274$439 / mo
- Azerbaijan $4,962$413 / mo
- Uzbekistan $4,957$413 / mo
- Timor-Leste $4,527$377 / mo
- Bhutan $4,527$377 / mo
- Philippines $4,344$362 / mo
- Indonesia $3,695$308 / mo
- Palau $3,654$304 / mo
- Tajikistan $3,393$283 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $3,393$283 / mo
- Iran $3,005$250 / mo
- Laos $2,831$236 / mo
- Bangladesh $2,719$227 / mo
- Nepal $2,437$203 / mo
- Sri Lanka $2,254$188 / mo
- Cambodia $2,208$184 / mo
- Pakistan $2,039$170 / mo
- Myanmar $1,697$141 / mo
- Palau $1,129$94 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $4,461 per year.
- Switzerland $81,045$6,754 / mo
- Iceland $69,026$5,752 / mo
- Luxembourg $66,450$5,538 / mo
- Vatican City $51,100$4,258 / mo
- Jersey $43,435$3,620 / mo
- Denmark $42,893$3,574 / mo
- Guernsey $40,880$3,407 / mo
- Netherlands $40,849$3,404 / mo
- Norway $38,453$3,204 / mo
- Ireland $36,644$3,054 / mo
- United Kingdom $36,056$3,005 / mo
- Germany $35,852$2,988 / mo
- Belgium $34,763$2,897 / mo
- Monaco $33,956$2,830 / mo
- Sweden $33,608$2,801 / mo
- Finland $32,638$2,720 / mo
- Liechtenstein $31,682$2,640 / mo
- Austria $29,929$2,494 / mo
- France $29,362$2,447 / mo
- San Marino $28,294$2,358 / mo
- Spain $21,758$1,813 / mo
- Cyprus $20,604$1,717 / mo
- Italy $20,271$1,689 / mo
- Slovenia $18,876$1,573 / mo
- Estonia $18,406$1,534 / mo
- Poland $17,589$1,466 / mo
- Croatia $15,923$1,327 / mo
- Lithuania $15,836$1,320 / mo
- Slovakia $14,288$1,191 / mo
- Latvia $13,812$1,151 / mo
- Malta $13,582$1,132 / mo
- Portugal $12,990$1,082 / mo
- Hungary $11,804$984 / mo
- Greece $11,794$983 / mo
- Bulgaria $11,600$967 / mo
- Andorra $11,319$943 / mo
- Montenegro $10,746$896 / mo
- Romania $10,629$886 / mo
- Serbia $8,948$746 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $8,237$686 / mo
- Albania $7,256$605 / mo
- North Macedonia $7,042$587 / mo
- Moldova $6,730$561 / mo
- Belarus $5,871$489 / mo
- Georgia $5,534$461 / mo
- Ukraine $4,461$372 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $4,175 per year.
- Bermuda $61,320$5,110 / mo
- United States $51,100$4,258 / mo
- Cayman Islands $45,990$3,833 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $38,325$3,194 / mo
- Canada $33,016$2,751 / mo
- Puerto Rico $20,374$1,698 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $16,981$1,415 / mo
- Bahamas $15,836$1,320 / mo
- Barbados $13,582$1,132 / mo
- Dominica $10,746$896 / mo
- Costa Rica $10,695$891 / mo
- Belize $10,184$849 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $10,184$849 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $9,622$802 / mo
- Panama $9,086$757 / mo
- Cuba $9,055$755 / mo
- Guyana $7,921$660 / mo
- Saint Lucia $7,921$660 / mo
- Mexico $7,864$655 / mo
- Jamaica $7,358$613 / mo
- Grenada $7,358$613 / mo
- Honduras $6,791$566 / mo
- Nicaragua $6,224$519 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $5,662$472 / mo
- Haiti $4,527$377 / mo
- El Salvador $4,527$377 / mo
- Guatemala $4,175$348 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $2,105 per year.
- Uruguay $12,351$1,029 / mo
- Paraguay $8,074$673 / mo
- Chile $7,951$663 / mo
- Suriname $6,638$553 / mo
- Ecuador $5,682$474 / mo
- Argentina $5,202$433 / mo
- Brazil $4,752$396 / mo
- Peru $4,671$389 / mo
- Bolivia $4,553$379 / mo
- Colombia $4,175$348 / mo
- Venezuela $2,105$175 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $1,697 per year.
- Australia $42,674$3,556 / mo
- New Zealand $35,162$2,930 / mo
- Brunei $33,956$2,830 / mo
- Fiji $7,921$660 / mo
- Tonga $7,921$660 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $6,791$566 / mo
- Solomon Islands $5,662$472 / mo
- Vanuatu $5,095$425 / mo
- Samoa $4,527$377 / mo
- Kiribati $3,960$330 / mo
- Marshall Islands $3,393$283 / mo
- Tuvalu $3,393$283 / mo
- Nauru $1,697$141 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Cad Drafters in the United States ($51,100) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.