Exactly 310 of Arizona's 540 art professionals work in Scottsdale. The number of art professionals in Scottsdale has grown by 24% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of art professionals in Scottsdale has increased, overall employment in Scottsdale has also increased.

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In Scottsdale, salaries for art professionals have decreased. In 2010 an average salary of $46,567 per year was earned by art professionals in Scottsdale. Art professionals in Scottsdale made a yearly average salary of $47,315, four years earlier in 2006. The decline in the salary of art professionals in Scottsdale is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Art professionals in Scottsdale 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.

Scottsdale 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 Scottsdale's art professionals are graduates of this school.

There are a total of 6 degree and certificate programs in art offered by Scottsdale's art schools.

In 2010 approximately 427 students completed art courses.