This will be old news for some, but I found the results of a 2011 industry wage survey over on coroflot.com, a portfolio site. www.coroflot.com/designersalary/results.asp
I have no idea how many people took the survey. Each job area gives the same low end($15,000) and the top end is very high. But the average annual salary seems legit.
industrial design $59,333
graphic design $52,007
fashion and apparel design $61,009
web design $58,209
By "average" I suspect that this is closer to what a full time artist starting out in the industry makes. What do you think? Do you work full time in any of these fields? The top end goes up to a milli