Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators Salary in New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York

The annual salary statistics of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in New York-White Plains-Wayne is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators in New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,180
25th Percentile Wage
$40,600
50th Percentile Wage
$74,920
75th Percentile Wage
$94,950
90th Percentile Wage
$135,630

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $135,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,180.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$74,920
23.67% 24.28%
2013
$57,190
0.80% -
2012
$56,730
- -

Table 2. Compare Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators Salary in New York-White Plains-Wayne with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $74,920, New York-White Plains-Wayne is the second highest paying city for fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $110,910). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in New York-White Plains-Wayne is 32.4 percent (32.4%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$110,910
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$74,920
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$63,130
Nassau-Suffolk
$57,250
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$53,530
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$40,090
Rochester
$37,630
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$37,290