The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of commercial and industrial designers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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 | $43,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $88,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,510.
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 | $59,500 | -1.13% | 22.08% |
| 2016 | $60,170 | -0.58% | - |
| 2015 | $60,520 | 22.59% | - |
| 2014 | $46,850 | 2.82% | - |
| 2013 | $45,530 | -1.82% | - |
| 2012 | $46,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,500, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is the second highest paying city for commercial and industrial designers in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Hagerstown-Martinsburg (median annual salary of $71,890). Compared with Hagerstown-Martinsburg, the median annual salary of commercial and industrial designers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is 17.2 percent (17.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna |