The annual salary statistics of graphic designers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of graphic designers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $38,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graphic designers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graphic designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $71,540 | 13.38% | 25.61% |
| 2021 | $61,970 | 1.29% | - |
| 2020 | $61,170 | 2.91% | - |
| 2019 | $59,390 | 6.89% | - |
| 2018 | $55,300 | 3.65% | - |
| 2017 | $53,280 | 0.11% | - |
| 2016 | $53,220 | 2.42% | - |
| 2015 | $51,930 | -2.48% | - |
| 2012 | $53,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,540 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for graphic designers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of graphic designers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 21.4 percent (21.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 45.5 percent (45.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.