AIGA|Aquent Salary Survey

The AIGA|Aquent Survey of Design Salaries is commissioned annually by AIGA, with the support of its partner, Aquent, AIGA's official sponsor for professional development, and in cooperation with Communication Arts magazine. The salary survey is part of a comprehensive program of AIGA activities developed to serve the professional designer with strategies for success as well as sources of inspiration. AIGA is the principal source of information on the design economy.

AIGA|Aquent Survey of Design Salaries 2008
This survey draws from an extensive pool of designers and others allied with the profession nationwide, and includes responses from more than 5,000 design professionals. The surveys are widely recognized as the most comprehensive surveys of compensation conducted in these professional positions. Visit www.designsalaries.org to use the interactive Salary Calculator.

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