The annual salary statistics of graphic designers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of graphic designers 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graphic designers 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 $92,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graphic designers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $53,470 | -0.86% | -1.35% |
| 2016 | $53,930 | 3.32% | - |
| 2015 | $52,140 | 1.44% | - |
| 2014 | $51,390 | -2.04% | - |
| 2013 | $52,440 | -3.34% | - |
| 2012 | $54,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,470 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 41.3 percent (41.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 27.1 percent (27.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.