The annual salary statistics of desktop publishers in Madison, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of desktop publishers in Madison 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 | $30,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for desktop publishers in Madison, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of desktop publishers from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $44,720 | 18.47% | 20.97% |
| 2014 | $36,460 | -2.30% | - |
| 2013 | $37,300 | 5.25% | - |
| 2012 | $35,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,720 in Madison is in the middle of salary range for desktop publishers in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of desktop publishers in Madison is 21.5 percent (21.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis and 25.5 percent (25.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis | |
| Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington | |
| Lake County-Kenosha County | |
| Oshkosh-Neenah | |
| Madison | |
| West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area |