The annual salary statistics of multimedia artists and animators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of multimedia artists and animators 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 | $43,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $109,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for multimedia artists and animators 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 $127,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of multimedia artists and animators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $84,890 | -20.91% | 36.38% |
| 2021 | $102,640 | -1.00% | - |
| 2020 | $103,670 | 28.76% | - |
| 2019 | $73,850 | 11.12% | - |
| 2018 | $65,640 | -0.93% | - |
| 2017 | $66,250 | 8.23% | - |
| 2016 | $60,800 | -0.82% | - |
| 2015 | $61,300 | 7.15% | - |
| 2014 | $56,920 | 1.41% | - |
| 2013 | $56,120 | 3.76% | - |
| 2012 | $54,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,890 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for multimedia artists and animators in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of multimedia artists and animators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 8.6 percent (8.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 17.8 percent (17.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Spokane.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Spokane |