Of the 720 art professionals employed in Wisconsin, 120 work in Madison. The number of art professionals in Madison has shrunk by 54% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for art professionals in Madison has decreased, overall employment in Madison has increased.

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In Madison, salaries for art professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $50,780 per year was earned by art professionals in Madison. The average salary for art professionals in Madison was $46,580 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of art professionals in Madison is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Art professionals in Madison earn a median salary of $50,700 per year. The 10% of art professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $39,040 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $63,850 per year.

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

There are 4 accredited art schools in the city. Many of Madison's art professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 14 degree and certificate programs in art offered by Madison's art schools.

In 2010 approximately 332 students graduated from art courses.