Exactly 230 of Michigan's 1,280 art professionals work in Troy. The number of art professionals in Troy has shrunk by 15% from 2006 to 2010. Overall employment in Troy has increased.

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As the number of art professionals in Troy has shrunk, salaries for art professionals have also decreased. In 2010 Troy art professionals earned an average yearly salary of $48,210. The average salary for art professionals in Troy was $61,520 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The decline in the salary of art professionals in Troy is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Art professionals in Troy earn a median salary of $50,410 per year. The difference in pay between the art professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 154%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $26,250 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $66,590 per year.

On average art professional salaries in Troy are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Troy's art professionals are graduates of the only accredited art school in the city.

There are a total of 4 degree and certificate programs in art offered by Troy's art schools.

Approximately 47 students completed art courses in 2010.