The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of commercial and industrial designers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $48,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $89,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,730.
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 | $76,200 | 17.44% | 28.65% |
| 2021 | $62,910 | 4.29% | - |
| 2020 | $60,210 | 5.12% | - |
| 2019 | $57,130 | 6.20% | - |
| 2018 | $53,590 | -5.56% | - |
| 2017 | $56,570 | 0.32% | - |
| 2016 | $56,390 | -2.57% | - |
| 2015 | $57,840 | -6.81% | - |
| 2014 | $61,780 | -2.10% | - |
| 2013 | $63,080 | 13.81% | - |
| 2012 | $54,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,200 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for commercial and industrial designers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial and industrial designers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 45.7 percent (45.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Reading | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Lancaster | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Newark-Union | |
| York-Hanover | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Altoona | |
| East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area |