The annual salary statistics of graphic designers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of graphic designers 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 | $38,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $113,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graphic designers 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 $113,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,000.
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 | $63,710 | 4.35% | 18.87% |
| 2021 | $60,940 | 6.14% | - |
| 2020 | $57,200 | 9.41% | - |
| 2019 | $51,820 | -4.53% | - |
| 2018 | $54,170 | 8.42% | - |
| 2017 | $49,610 | 3.25% | - |
| 2016 | $48,000 | 4.54% | - |
| 2015 | $45,820 | -5.59% | - |
| 2014 | $48,380 | -11.12% | - |
| 2013 | $53,760 | 3.85% | - |
| 2012 | $51,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,710 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for graphic designers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of graphic designers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 30.0 percent (30.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 38.8 percent (38.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.