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Discover more than just your earning potential. The Creative Employment Snapshot answers critical questions about the current state of talent, jobs, and careers in the creative industries based on thousands of data points from respondents to the Coroflot Design Salary Guide.

WHERE ARE THEY WORKING?While most of our survey respondents hail from the U.S., 113 countries were represented in the results. This map shows the ten most represented U.S. cities, plus the 10 most represented countries. Each U.S. city is accompanied by its aggregate 25th, Median and 75th percentile salaries.

PHILADELPHIA

70K

45K62K

NEW YORK

90K

50K65K

BOSTON

85K

50K64K

80K

45K60K

LOS ANGELES

88K

50K68K

AUSTIN

75K

46K60K

ATLANTA

75K

45K55K

CHICAGO

SAN FRANCISCO

PORTLAND

SEATTLE

105K

58K80K

96K

49K67K

90K

50K70K

UNITED KINGDOM407 Responses

CANADA371 Responses

INDIA286 Responses

BRAZIL159 Responses

AUSTRALIA151 Responses

GERMANY109 Responses

RUSSIA98 Responses

ITALY89 Responses

FRANCE78 Responses

MEXICO75 Responses

The 2013 Creative Employment Snapshot

Median 75th Percentile

25th Percentile

Most Represented Countries

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WHAT ARE THEY EARNING?Below are the seven most represented job titles, plus the salary range and average freelance rate, both in U.S. dollars, for each job title.

Median 75th Percentile

25th Percentile

$30K

$60K

$90K

$120K

47K

57K

75K

38K

45K

57K

INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER

GRAPHICDESIGNER

WEB DESIGNER

ART DIRECTOR

CREATIVEDIRECTOR

ARCHITECTFASHION DESIGNER

48K

64K

86K

43K

56K

75K

43K

52K

64K

52K

70K

90K

70K

96K

128K

$33/hr $36/hr $37/hr $35/hr $28/hr $48/hr $58/hr

HOW ARE THEY GETTING THEIR JOBS?We asked respondents which of the 7 major sources of employment below led to their most recent job. This information helps both creative job seekers and hiring managers tailor their strategies for finding, or filling, their next position.

At a Meetup orIndustry Conference

3%

Social Media1%

Linkedin3%

Recruitment Service

9%

None of these22%

Personal Referral

43%

Job Board19%

WHICH GRADUATES EARN MORE?These are the 10 U.S. institutions of higher education that are most represented by our survey respondents. The salary ranges for each school offer a gauge for your own earnings comparison.

$60K$30K $90K $120K

ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN 66K 88K 124K

ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY 58K 74K 88K

COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES 50K 72K 89K

RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN 56K 72K 99K

PRATT INSTITUTE 55K 70K 91K

SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS 49K 68K 87KPARSONS NEW SCHOOL 53K 65K 86K

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 50K 62K 95K

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI 49K 60K 85KSAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN 44K 57K 72K

Median 75th Percentile

25th Percentile

DO ADVANCED DEGREES PAY OFF?Below are the salary ranges for all U.S. respondents according to their highest level of education. The median and 75th percentiles for high school graduates exceeded the same salary points of those with bachelor’s degrees. We do not, in any way, advocate stopping your education, but if an advanced degree isn’t within your reach, there’s a chance your earning potential may not suffer as a result.

Median 75th Percentile

25th Percentile

$30K

$60K

$90K

40K

59K

83K

HIGH SCHOOL

43K

57K

78K

BACHELORS

95K

52K

70K

MASTERS+

Does working for a smaller company or start up mean you can forget about receiving benefits? Below (left) is a break down of all respondents according to their company size, followed by the percentage of respondents in each company size that do and do not receive medical and/or retirement benefits through their employer.

WHERE DO THEY GET BENEFITS?

COMPANY SIZE

Med

ical

Ben

efits

Retir

emen

t Ben

efits

Medical B

enefitsRetirem

ent Benefits

Less than 15 employees

16 to 50 employees

52%

20%

28%

51+ employees

Receive Benefits Does Not Receive Benefits

Respondents According to Company Size

Less than 15 employees 16 to 50 employees 51+ employees

UNITED STATES4,689 Responses