Of the 2,520 art professionals employed in Washington State, 2,110 work in Seattle. Between 2006 and 2010, in Seattle, there has been a 38% growth in the number of art professionals. As the number of art professionals in Seattle has increased, overall employment in Seattle has also increased.

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As the number of art professionals in Seattle has grown, salaries for art professionals have also increased. In 2010 art professionals in Seattle reportedly earned an average salary of $56,080 per year. The average salary for art professionals in Seattle was $50,535 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Seattle.

Art professionals make a median salary of $52,885 per year in Seattle. The 10% of art professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $33,395 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 153% higher salaries.

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

Many of Seattle's art professionals are graduates of one of the 7 accredited art schools in the city.

There are a total of 29 degree and certificate programs in art offered by Seattle's art schools.

Approximately 531 students graduated from art courses in 2010.