The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of commercial and industrial designers in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $48,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,900.
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 | $69,460 | 7.89% | 8.95% |
| 2021 | $63,980 | 3.38% | - |
| 2020 | $61,820 | 4.95% | - |
| 2019 | $58,760 | 0.53% | - |
| 2018 | $58,450 | 1.44% | - |
| 2017 | $57,610 | -10.69% | - |
| 2015 | $63,770 | -4.45% | - |
| 2014 | $66,610 | 5.31% | - |
| 2013 | $63,070 | -0.27% | - |
| 2012 | $63,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $69,460 in Kalamazoo-Portage is in the middle of salary range for commercial and industrial designers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial and industrial designers in Kalamazoo-Portage is 22.4 percent (22.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Detroit-Warren-Livonia and 29.1 percent (29.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Muskegon-Norton Shores.