The annual salary statistics of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 | $26,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $43,550 | -40.73% | 0.71% |
| 2016 | $61,290 | -3.05% | - |
| 2015 | $63,160 | 2.44% | - |
| 2014 | $61,620 | 9.35% | - |
| 2013 | $55,860 | 22.59% | - |
| 2012 | $43,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,550, Dallas-Plano-Irving is the second highest paying city for fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (median annual salary of $54,320). Compared with Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, the median annual salary of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Dallas-Plano-Irving is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels |