The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage data of commercial and industrial designers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield 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 | $56,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $70,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,870.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial and industrial designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $75,580 | -2.47% | 29.54% |
| 2021 | $77,450 | 15.73% | - |
| 2020 | $65,270 | 15.78% | - |
| 2017 | $54,970 | -37.80% | - |
| 2016 | $75,750 | 1.17% | - |
| 2015 | $74,860 | 21.45% | - |
| 2014 | $58,800 | 5.97% | - |
| 2013 | $55,290 | 3.69% | - |
| 2012 | $53,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $75,580, Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is the second highest paying city for commercial and industrial designers in state of Colorado, following the highest paying city Boulder (median annual salary of $83,250). Compared with Boulder, the median annual salary of commercial and industrial designers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is 9.2 percent (9.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boulder | |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | |
| Colorado Springs | |
| West Colorado nonmetropolitan area |