The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of commercial and industrial designers in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $41,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial and industrial designers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $65,110 | 0.46% | 18.32% |
| 2018 | $64,810 | -8.70% | - |
| 2017 | $70,450 | -0.38% | - |
| 2016 | $70,720 | 0.08% | - |
| 2015 | $70,660 | -0.74% | - |
| 2014 | $71,180 | 21.07% | - |
| 2013 | $56,180 | 5.34% | - |
| 2012 | $53,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,110 in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle is 19.4 percent (19.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 36.4 percent (36.4%) 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 |