The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $49,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $126,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial and industrial designers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $85,290 | 6.77% | 23.98% |
| 2016 | $79,520 | 5.47% | - |
| 2015 | $75,170 | 4.03% | - |
| 2014 | $72,140 | 1.34% | - |
| 2013 | $71,170 | 8.89% | - |
| 2012 | $64,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $85,290 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for commercial and industrial designers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial and industrial designers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 19.6 percent (19.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 44.0 percent (44.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Tacoma.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Tacoma |