The annual salary statistics of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Ann Arbor, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Ann Arbor 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 | $31,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators from 2012 to 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $36,820 | 5.35% | 6.49% |
| 2017 | $34,850 | 1.21% | - |
| 2016 | $34,430 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $34,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,820 in Ann Arbor is in the middle of salary range for fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Ann Arbor is 55.1 percent (55.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills and 23.2 percent (23.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Grand Rapids-Wyoming.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills | |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia | |
| Ann Arbor | |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn | |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming |