The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of commercial and industrial designers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $45,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $92,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial and industrial designers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $60,420 | 3.64% | 21.20% |
| 2019 | $58,220 | 10.10% | - |
| 2018 | $52,340 | 7.20% | - |
| 2017 | $48,570 | 1.98% | - |
| 2016 | $47,610 | 3.74% | - |
| 2015 | $45,830 | -4.19% | - |
| 2014 | $47,750 | -0.06% | - |
| 2013 | $47,780 | 0.36% | - |
| 2012 | $47,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,420 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 25.2 percent (25.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 31.5 percent (31.5%) 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 |