The annual salary statistics of graphic designers in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of graphic designers in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $28,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graphic designers in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,730.
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 | $37,440 | -2.11% | 9.46% |
| 2021 | $38,230 | 4.42% | - |
| 2020 | $36,540 | 5.53% | - |
| 2019 | $34,520 | 0.17% | - |
| 2018 | $34,460 | -12.10% | - |
| 2017 | $38,630 | -31.22% | - |
| 2016 | $50,690 | 14.14% | - |
| 2015 | $43,520 | -12.41% | - |
| 2014 | $48,920 | 19.28% | - |
| 2013 | $39,490 | 14.16% | - |
| 2012 | $33,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,440 in Huntington-Ashland is in the middle of salary range for graphic designers in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of graphic designers in Huntington-Ashland is 44.4 percent (44.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 23.0 percent (23.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.