Fine Artist, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators salary
55,490 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 27-1013
Half of all fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in the United States earn more than 55,490 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay486of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile2.22×37,560 USD – 83,200 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 37,560 USD |
| Median | 55,490 USD |
| Mean | 73,150 USD |
| Upper quartile | 83,200 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 27-1013 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
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Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov