Craft Artists Salary in the US
A craft artists earns a national median of $46,080 a year (mean $49,740) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #642 of 825.
How much does a craft artists earn in the US?
A craft artists in the United States earns a median of $46,080 a year (mean $49,740), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 10% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 4,580 people work in this occupation (SOC 27-1012), ranked #642 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$46,080
per year
Mean
$49,740
per year
Employment
4,580
US workers
National rank
#642
of 825 by median
What a craft artists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a craft artists (SOC 27-1012) earns a median annual wage of $46,080 and a mean (average) of $49,740. The median is the midpoint — half of craft artists earn more and half earn less — and is 10% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a craft artists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for craft artists is $46,080, and the mean (average) is $49,740. The median is the midpoint — half of craft artists earn more and half earn less.
- How does craft artists pay compare to the US average?
- At $46,080, a craft artists earns 10% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many craft artists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 4,580 craft artists employed nationally (SOC 27-1012), across all industries.
- Where does this craft artists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 27-1012. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 27-1012 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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