The annual salary statistics of multimedia artists and animators in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of multimedia artists and animators in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $42,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $87,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for multimedia artists and animators in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $110,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,470.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of multimedia artists and animators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $73,560 | -3.68% | 23.78% |
| 2021 | $76,270 | 3.97% | - |
| 2020 | $73,240 | 0.48% | - |
| 2019 | $72,890 | -2.26% | - |
| 2018 | $74,540 | 1.52% | - |
| 2017 | $73,410 | 16.41% | - |
| 2016 | $61,360 | 10.40% | - |
| 2015 | $54,980 | -7.08% | - |
| 2014 | $58,870 | -5.74% | - |
| 2013 | $62,250 | 9.93% | - |
| 2012 | $56,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $73,560, Raleigh-Cary is the second highest paying city for multimedia artists and animators in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $74,710). Compared with Durham-Chapel Hill, the median annual salary of multimedia artists and animators in Raleigh-Cary is 1.5 percent (1.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Durham-Chapel Hill | |
| Raleigh-Cary | |
| Winston-Salem |