The annual salary statistics of graphic designers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of graphic designers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $34,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graphic designers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,830.
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 | $54,880 | 10.82% | 27.08% |
| 2021 | $48,940 | 12.01% | - |
| 2020 | $43,060 | -5.92% | - |
| 2019 | $45,610 | -0.31% | - |
| 2018 | $45,750 | 1.29% | - |
| 2017 | $45,160 | 8.81% | - |
| 2016 | $41,180 | 5.88% | - |
| 2015 | $38,760 | -0.59% | - |
| 2014 | $38,990 | -5.95% | - |
| 2013 | $41,310 | 3.12% | - |
| 2012 | $40,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,880 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for graphic designers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of graphic designers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 39.7 percent (39.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 29.0 percent (29.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.