The annual salary statistics of art directors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of art directors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $67,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $112,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $146,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $201,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for art directors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $201,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $112,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,690.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of art directors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $112,390 | 6.12% | 36.71% |
| 2021 | $105,510 | 13.44% | - |
| 2020 | $91,330 | -7.65% | - |
| 2019 | $98,320 | -4.62% | - |
| 2018 | $102,860 | -7.99% | - |
| 2017 | $111,080 | 13.89% | - |
| 2016 | $95,650 | 3.68% | - |
| 2015 | $92,130 | -0.12% | - |
| 2014 | $92,240 | 11.93% | - |
| 2013 | $81,240 | 12.44% | - |
| 2012 | $71,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $112,390 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for art directors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of art directors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 29.0 percent (29.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 31.8 percent (31.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Stockton.