The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of commercial and industrial designers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $51,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $115,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $115,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,070.
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 | $80,770 | 13.61% | 26.79% |
| 2021 | $69,780 | -5.89% | - |
| 2020 | $73,890 | 7.93% | - |
| 2019 | $68,030 | -0.07% | - |
| 2018 | $68,080 | -9.91% | - |
| 2017 | $74,830 | 0.99% | - |
| 2016 | $74,090 | 4.08% | - |
| 2015 | $71,070 | 14.03% | - |
| 2014 | $61,100 | 1.46% | - |
| 2013 | $60,210 | 1.79% | - |
| 2012 | $59,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,770, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the highest paying city for commercial and industrial designers in state of Pennsylvania, followed by Pittsburgh (median annual salary $76,890). In comparison, the median annual salary of commercial and industrial designers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 4.8 percent (4.8%) higher than that in Pittsburgh.
| 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 |