Salary insights

Salary in Arts, design and media in the California region

Market pay levels based on 121 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median116 191 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average116 850 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile108 004 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile116 191 $25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile108 004 $
Median116 191 $
Upper quartile116 191 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 108 004 $ and 116 191 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 116 191 $.
  • The upper quartile is 8% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 121 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Adams & Martin Group Cupertino ·

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Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (116 191 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (116 850 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 108 004 $ to 116 191 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 108 004 $ and a quarter above 116 191 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 121 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 116 191 $ is the market level, above 116 191 $ is the strong quarter, below 108 004 $ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.