The annual salary statistics of graphic designers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of graphic designers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $31,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graphic designers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graphic designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,210 | 6.39% | 19.74% |
| 2021 | $47,940 | 1.23% | - |
| 2020 | $47,350 | -3.76% | - |
| 2019 | $49,130 | 7.06% | - |
| 2018 | $45,660 | -2.74% | - |
| 2017 | $46,910 | 7.59% | - |
| 2016 | $43,350 | 1.27% | - |
| 2015 | $42,800 | 5.44% | - |
| 2014 | $40,470 | 0.37% | - |
| 2013 | $40,320 | -1.93% | - |
| 2012 | $41,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,210 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for graphic designers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of graphic designers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 10.9 percent (10.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 34.8 percent (34.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area.