The annual salary statistics of graphic designers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of graphic designers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $38,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $113,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graphic designers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $113,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,470.
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 | $68,380 | 1.65% | 3.71% |
| 2016 | $67,250 | -9.67% | - |
| 2015 | $73,750 | -1.60% | - |
| 2014 | $74,930 | 9.09% | - |
| 2013 | $68,120 | 3.35% | - |
| 2012 | $65,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $68,380 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for graphic designers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of graphic designers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 24.9 percent (24.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 43.0 percent (43.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.