The annual salary statistics of desktop publishers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of desktop publishers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $42,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $91,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for desktop publishers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $91,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of desktop publishers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $57,600 | 1.96% | 21.86% |
| 2016 | $56,470 | 13.48% | - |
| 2015 | $48,860 | 8.15% | - |
| 2014 | $44,880 | 1.29% | - |
| 2013 | $44,300 | -1.60% | - |
| 2012 | $45,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,600 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for desktop publishers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of desktop publishers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Springfield and 32.5 percent (32.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Barnstable Town.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Springfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Framingham | |
| Worcester | |
| Barnstable Town |