Exactly 200 of the 1,630 art professionals employed in Illinois, work in Edwardsville. There has been a 17% decline in the number of art professionals in Edwardsville between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Edwardsville has increased.

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Salaries for art professionals in Edwardsville have decreased. In 2010 an average salary of $44,567 per year was earned by art professionals in Edwardsville. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for art professionals in Edwardsville was $49,747 per year. The decline in the salary of art professionals in Edwardsville is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Art professionals in Edwardsville make a median yearly salary of $42,443. The difference in pay between the art professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 167%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $24,377 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $65,133 per year.

Edwardsville art professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

There is only one accredited art school in the city. Many of Edwardsville's art professionals are graduates of this school.

There are a total of 3 degree and certificate programs in art offered by Edwardsville's art schools.

In 2010 approximately 63 students graduated from art courses.