Salary and Benefits

November 12, 2006

What This Job Pays: Web designer

Pay: The median pay of a Web designer in the Seattle area is $51,600 a year, with most making from $42,300 to $64,400 a year, according to PayScale, a Seattle company that tracks compensation and benefits.

Demand: Jobs in the computer industry are expected to be among the fastest- growing occupations over the next decade, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The growth of the Internet and the expansion of the Web have generated a variety of occupations related to the design, development and maintenance of Web sites and their servers. Internet developers or Web developers, also called Web designers, are responsible for day-to-day site creation and design.

PayScale, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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