The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of commercial and industrial designers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $66,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $88,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $118,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $118,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial and industrial designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $88,050 | 8.46% | 19.27% |
| 2021 | $80,600 | 4.33% | - |
| 2020 | $77,110 | -7.56% | - |
| 2019 | $82,940 | 3.40% | - |
| 2018 | $80,120 | -1.98% | - |
| 2017 | $81,710 | 17.51% | - |
| 2016 | $67,400 | 6.84% | - |
| 2015 | $62,790 | 2.29% | - |
| 2014 | $61,350 | -11.02% | - |
| 2013 | $68,110 | -4.36% | - |
| 2012 | $71,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $88,050, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for commercial and industrial designers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $106,040). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of commercial and industrial designers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 17.0 percent (17.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Tacoma |