The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of commercial and industrial designers in Indianapolis-Carmel 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 | $36,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,400.
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 | $53,360 | 1.22% | 17.82% |
| 2021 | $52,710 | -16.32% | - |
| 2020 | $61,310 | 0.98% | - |
| 2019 | $60,710 | -3.39% | - |
| 2018 | $62,770 | -10.55% | - |
| 2017 | $69,390 | -2.32% | - |
| 2016 | $71,000 | 6.01% | - |
| 2015 | $66,730 | 18.03% | - |
| 2014 | $54,700 | 20.22% | - |
| 2013 | $43,640 | -0.48% | - |
| 2012 | $43,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,360 in Indianapolis-Carmel 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 Indianapolis-Carmel is 7.8 percent (7.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area and 23.5 percent (23.5%) 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 |