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Art and Design Worker Salary in the Industry of Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries

The salary statistics and trend of art and design workers in the industry of motion picture and sound recording industries are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare art and design worker salaries in different industries within the information sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,010
25th Percentile Wage
$51,480
50th Percentile Wage
$73,230
75th Percentile Wage
$103,880
90th Percentile Wage
$145,770

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for art and design workers in the industry of motion picture and sound recording industries. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) art and design workers is $145,770. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $73,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent art and design workers is $38,010.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of art and design workers in the industry of Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$73,230
5.24% 7.44%
2016
$69,390
4.90% -
2015
$65,990
1.79% -
2014
$64,810
-6.76% -
2013
$69,190
2.04% -
2012
$67,780
- -

Table 3. Compare Art and Design Worker Salary in Different Industries within the Information Sector

The average salaries of art and design workers in 21 industries within the information sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of art and design workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Motion Picture and Video Industries
$73,550
Cable and Other Subscription Programming
$73,440
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
$73,230
Software Publishers
$73,080
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
$67,680
Other Information Services
$66,210
Other Information Services
$66,210
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
$66,040
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
$66,040
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
$61,910
Broadcasting (except Internet)
$61,380
Telecommunications
$61,080
Other Telecommunications
$60,190
Television Broadcasting
$59,970
Sound Recording Industries
$58,830
Radio and Television Broadcasting
$58,320
Motion Picture and Video Exhibition
$55,340
Radio Broadcasting
$51,930
Publishing Industries (except Internet)
$50,570
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
$45,880
Newspaper Publishers
$38,300

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