Exactly 310 of the 950 art professionals employed in Maryland, work in Baltimore. Between 2006 and 2010, in Baltimore, there has been a 35% growth in the number of art professionals. As the employment for art professionals in Baltimore has increased, overall employment in Baltimore has also increased.

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As the number of art professionals in Baltimore has grown, salaries for art professionals have also increased. Baltimore art professionals made $45,960 per year, on average, in 2010. Art professionals in Baltimore made a yearly average salary of $43,295, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of art professionals in Baltimore is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Baltimore art professionals earn a median yearly salary of $43,005. The difference in pay between the art professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 168%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $27,435 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $73,650 per year.

Art professional salaries in Baltimore are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There are 10 accredited art schools in the city. Many of Baltimore's art professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Baltimore's art schools offer 29 art degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 618 students graduated from art courses.