Exactly 6,890 of the 13,030 art professionals employed in California, work in Pasadena. Between 2006 and 2010, in Pasadena, there has been a 5% growth in the number of art professionals. As the employment for art professionals in Pasadena has increased, overall employment in Pasadena has also increased.

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In Pasadena, salaries for art professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $69,250 per year was earned by art professionals in Pasadena. Four years earlier in 2006, art professionals in Pasadena made an average salary of $66,180 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Pasadena.

Art professionals make a median salary of $62,903 per year in Pasadena. The 10% of art professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $33,240 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 218% higher salaries.

On average art professional salaries in Pasadena are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

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

Pasadena's art schools offer 6 art degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 291 students completed art courses in 2010.