Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

The annual salary statistics of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,250
25th Percentile Wage
$51,890
50th Percentile Wage
$67,510
75th Percentile Wage
$99,870
90th Percentile Wage
$155,010

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $155,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,250.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$67,510
3.64% 18.16%
2016
$65,050
5.29% -
2015
$61,610
4.72% -
2014
$58,700
0.56% -
2013
$58,370
5.35% -
2012
$55,250
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Table 2. Compare Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,510 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 34.8 percent (34.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$71,560
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$71,120
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$68,460
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$67,510
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$65,730
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$63,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$58,840
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$55,700
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$50,140
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$48,260
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$44,030