The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of commercial and industrial designers in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $34,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial and industrial designers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $45,960 | -1.39% | -0.30% |
| 2017 | $46,600 | 1.07% | - |
| 2016 | $46,100 | 1.80% | - |
| 2015 | $45,270 | -1.83% | - |
| 2012 | $46,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,960 in Lewiston-Auburn is in the middle of salary range for commercial and industrial designers in state of Maine. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial and industrial designers in Lewiston-Auburn is 48.0 percent (48.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area and 33.4 percent (33.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |