The annual salary statistics of set and exhibit designers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of set and exhibit designers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $56,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for set and exhibit designers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $126,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,810.
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 | $85,990 | -19.68% | 27.50% |
| 2021 | $102,910 | 54.61% | - |
| 2019 | $46,710 | -1.35% | - |
| 2018 | $47,340 | 18.23% | - |
| 2017 | $38,710 | -3.90% | - |
| 2016 | $40,220 | 24.29% | - |
| 2015 | $30,450 | -116.58% | - |
| 2013 | $65,950 | 5.47% | - |
| 2012 | $62,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $85,990, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for set and exhibit designers in state of California, followed by Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (median annual salary $82,320). In comparison, the median annual salary of set and exhibit designers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 4.3 percent (4.3%) higher than that in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.