The annual salary statistics of graphic designers in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of graphic designers in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis 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 | $37,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graphic designers in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graphic designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $53,160 | 6.53% | 19.07% |
| 2021 | $49,690 | -9.28% | - |
| 2020 | $54,300 | 7.22% | - |
| 2019 | $50,380 | 4.09% | - |
| 2018 | $48,320 | 4.82% | - |
| 2017 | $45,990 | -4.81% | - |
| 2016 | $48,200 | -0.10% | - |
| 2015 | $48,250 | 1.89% | - |
| 2014 | $47,340 | 7.46% | - |
| 2013 | $43,810 | 1.80% | - |
| 2012 | $43,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,160 in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is in the middle of salary range for graphic designers in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of graphic designers in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is 16.1 percent (16.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 34.5 percent (34.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.