Exactly 540 of the 14,850 design professionals employed in Pennsylvania, work in Summerdale. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of design professionals in Summerdale has shrunk by 19%. As the employment for design professionals in Summerdale has decreased, overall employment in Summerdale has increased.

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In Summerdale, salaries for design professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $46,162 per year was earned by design professionals in Summerdale. Design professionals in Summerdale made a yearly average salary of $35,392, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Summerdale.

Summerdale design professionals earn a median yearly salary of $44,622. The difference in pay between the design professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 145%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $28,482 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $69,756 per year.

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

Many of Summerdale's design professionals are graduates of the only accredited design school in the city.

Summerdale's design school offers one design degree and certificate program.

In 2010 approximately 3 students graduated from design courses.