Of the 540 art professionals employed in Arizona, 310 work in Mesa. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of art professionals in Mesa has grown by 24%. Overall employment in Mesa has also increased.

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In Mesa, salaries for art professionals have decreased. In 2010 art professionals in Mesa reportedly earned an average salary of $46,567 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, art professionals in Mesa made an average salary of $47,315 per year. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Mesa.

Art professionals in Mesa earn a median salary of $43,980 per year. The difference in pay between the art professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 173%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $25,903 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $70,723 per year.

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

There are 2 accredited art schools in the city. Many of Mesa's art professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Mesa's art schools offer 8 art degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 919 students completed art courses.