The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage information of commercial and industrial designers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford 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 | $42,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $92,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,620.
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 | $66,510 | 4.80% | 10.19% |
| 2021 | $63,320 | 8.54% | - |
| 2020 | $57,910 | -16.09% | - |
| 2019 | $67,230 | 6.32% | - |
| 2018 | $62,980 | -1.33% | - |
| 2017 | $63,820 | 4.86% | - |
| 2016 | $60,720 | -7.87% | - |
| 2015 | $65,500 | -2.27% | - |
| 2014 | $66,990 | 5.27% | - |
| 2013 | $63,460 | 5.88% | - |
| 2012 | $59,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $66,510, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the second highest paying city for commercial and industrial designers in state of Maine, following the highest paying city Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $88,340). Compared with Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of commercial and industrial designers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 24.7 percent (24.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |