Design Salary Survey 2007

This year's survey smashed all previous records! 4250 respondents from 73 countries reporting $240,840,280 in wages earned in the fields of Design Management, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interactive Design / Web Design, Interior Design and in their second year, Architecture and Fashion Design!



Design Salary Surveys Past
2006 Full Analysis
2006 Survey Results
2005 Survey Results
2004 Survey Results
2003 Survey Results
2002 Survey Results
2001 Survey Results


The 2007 Results of Coroflot's Design Salary Survey

Search the Full Results of 2007's Survey or Check Our Info-graphic-licious Summary Right Here...

 

Design Salary Survey 2001-2007

Design salaries in 2007 rose on all fronts... except in Fashion Design. Design Management and Interaction Design / Web Design enjoyed the biggest upticks.


Inhouse vs. Consultancy vs. Freelance Salaries 2007

On the average, consultancies were where it was at in 2007. In graphic design, interaction / web design, architecture and fashion, respondents working at consultancies made the most. Freelancers held their own and in the field of interior design, did the best of anyone!


Comparative International Design Salaries 2007

Previously known as "Designer Rock-osity," this chart compares what the average designer makes in various countries. The salaries have been equalized in a way that allows comparison of earnings in an "apples to apples" manner. So we can see where designers are "living large" - India!


Comparative Salary Ranges of Design Professions 2007

Another comparison of compensation across the primary fields of design. The results are not dissimilar from last year's, although industrial designers seem to be doing better on the high end of things.


Regional Growth in Real Wages of Designers 2001-2007

Looking at the design fields in the USA we find that over the past 7 years that the West has been the Best (for designers at least!)


Check back in the Fall for Salary Survey '08!