The annual salary statistics of set and exhibit designers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of set and exhibit 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 | $47,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $118,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $118,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for set and exhibit 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 $118,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of set and exhibit designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $82,320 | 32.99% | 33.94% |
| 2021 | $55,160 | -23.62% | - |
| 2020 | $68,190 | 16.69% | - |
| 2019 | $56,810 | -7.78% | - |
| 2018 | $61,230 | 11.56% | - |
| 2017 | $54,150 | -0.42% | - |
| 2016 | $54,380 | 7.43% | - |
| 2015 | $50,340 | -8.03% | - |
| 2012 | $54,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $82,320, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is the second highest paying city for set and exhibit designers in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $85,990). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of set and exhibit designers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 4.3 percent (4.3%) lower.