The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Elkhart-Goshen 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 | $35,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,530.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial and industrial designers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $53,820 | -0.87% | -11.33% |
| 2019 | $54,290 | 3.92% | - |
| 2018 | $52,160 | -12.50% | - |
| 2017 | $58,680 | -0.19% | - |
| 2016 | $58,790 | 3.52% | - |
| 2015 | $56,720 | 10.23% | - |
| 2014 | $50,920 | 7.46% | - |
| 2013 | $47,120 | -27.16% | - |
| 2012 | $59,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,820 in Elkhart-Goshen is in the middle of salary range for commercial and industrial designers in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial and industrial designers in Elkhart-Goshen is 7.0 percent (7.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area and 24.2 percent (24.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Wayne.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kokomo | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gary | |
| Fort Wayne |