AIGA|Aquent Salary Survey

AIGA|Aquent Salary Survey 2002 Overview

AIGA|Aquent Survey of Design Salaries 2002 has been mailed to all AIGA professional members and should arrive by mid-June 2002.

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Compensation is reported in terms of three statistics: the 25th percentile, the median (50th percentile), and the 75th percentile. The 25th percentile represents that value which is greater than 25 percent of all values; the median that value greater than 50 percent of all values, and so on.

Salary/wages overview

position 25th % median 75th % number responding
Owner, partner, principal $60,000 $90,000 $125,000 982
Creative/design director $62,000 $80,000 $100,000 857
Art director $48,000 $60,000 $75,000 1,401
Senior designer $42,000 $50,000 $65,000 1,743
Designer $33,000 $40,000 $46,500 1,938
Entry-level designer $27,000 $30,400 $35,100 710
Solo designer $37,000 $53,000 $75,000 585
Print production artist $30,000 $38,000 $45,000 604
Print production manager $40,000 $48,000 $60,000 456
Copywriter $40,000 $50,000 $65,500 522
Web designer $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 475
Web developer front-end/interface systems $44,800 $56,900 $65,000 300
Web programmer/developer back-end systems $50,000 $60,000 $82,900 264
Web producer $60,000 $73,000 $85,000 166
Content developer $40,000 $50,000 $58,400 138

 

About the full survey

AIGA/Aquent Survey of Design Salaries 2002 is the most comprehensive survey of graphic designers available. It has been published annually by AIGA for the past four years.

Over 2,850 designers throughout the United States responded to the survey, which was conducted by the mail and on the Internet. The survey reports average annual and hourly rates of compensation for designers of print and electronic media, from entry level employees to principals and solo practitioners.

Salary figures are broken down by region, metro area, and type, size and client base of organization. The survey also includes data about the use of retirement plans, family and medical coverage, and other employment benefits, as well as descriptions of the positions surveyed. To receive access to the full survey results online as well as a print copy of the survey, join AIGA.