The annual salary statistics of desktop publishers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of desktop publishers 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 | $31,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for desktop publishers 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 $76,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of desktop publishers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,330 | -0.42% | 14.98% |
| 2021 | $47,530 | 3.91% | - |
| 2020 | $45,670 | 0.59% | - |
| 2019 | $45,400 | 19.23% | - |
| 2018 | $36,670 | 8.89% | - |
| 2017 | $33,410 | -1.77% | - |
| 2016 | $34,000 | -26.85% | - |
| 2015 | $43,130 | 0.05% | - |
| 2014 | $43,110 | -2.44% | - |
| 2013 | $44,160 | 8.88% | - |
| 2012 | $40,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,330, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for desktop publishers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $55,500). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of desktop publishers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 14.7 percent (14.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Newark-Union | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| York-Hanover | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Erie | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Lancaster | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Philadelphia |