The annual salary statistics of set and exhibit designers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of set and exhibit 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 | $40,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for set and exhibit 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 $85,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of set and exhibit designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $53,460 | 9.24% | 7.59% |
| 2021 | $48,520 | 5.61% | - |
| 2020 | $45,800 | 3.10% | - |
| 2019 | $44,380 | -7.26% | - |
| 2018 | $47,600 | 7.33% | - |
| 2017 | $44,110 | -16.80% | - |
| 2016 | $51,520 | 36.30% | - |
| 2015 | $32,820 | -14.35% | - |
| 2014 | $37,530 | 1.31% | - |
| 2013 | $37,040 | -33.37% | - |
| 2012 | $49,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,460, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the second highest paying city for set and exhibit designers in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary of $57,690). Compared with Fort Worth-Arlington, the median annual salary of set and exhibit designers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 7.3 percent (7.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels |