Web page designer vs webmaster

The differences between web page designers and webmasters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a web page designer and a webmaster. Additionally, a webmaster has an average salary of $62,413, which is higher than the $58,752 average annual salary of a web page designer.

The top three skills for a web page designer include HTML, CSS and adobe photoshop. The most important skills for a webmaster are HTML, CSS, and wordpress.

Web page designer vs webmaster overview

	Web Page Designer	Webmaster
Yearly salary	$58,752	$62,413
Hourly rate	$28.25	$30.01
Growth rate	13%	13%
Number of jobs	50,461	20,084
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	4	4

Web page designer vs webmaster salary

Web page designers and webmasters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Web Page Designer	Webmaster
Average salary	$58,752	$62,413
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $75,000	Between $44,000 And $87,000
Highest paying City	-	Palo Alto, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	VMware
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between web page designer and webmaster education

There are a few differences between a web page designer and a webmaster in terms of educational background:

	Web Page Designer	Webmaster
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Web page designer vs webmaster demographics

Here are the differences between web page designers' and webmasters' demographics:

	Web Page Designer	Webmaster
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 56.5% Female, 43.5%	Male, 70.0% Female, 30.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.1% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% Asian, 13.9% White, 59.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 13.5% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between web page designer and webmaster duties and responsibilities

Web page designer example responsibilities.

Manage prototype content in wireframes when necessary.
Configure of JDBC providers, data source, virtual hosts, global security, SSL and LDAP.
Create and configure different websites using different IP addresses, port numbers and host headers in IIS manager.
Configure SSL between Apache/Tomcat application servers.
Administer Linux bulk email server to execute mass e-marketing campaigns.
Maintain and monitor all IIS applications to ensure performance and availability.

Webmaster example responsibilities.

Manage YouTube channel using content generate from online promotions and contests.
Design web pages with jinja2 to invoke python to represent the information.
Create and maintain HTML, XML & JSP templates for WAP/SMS application and web presence.
Create and maintain multiple websites and dynamic databases utilizing HTML, PHP, MySQL, and various other common languages.
Develop online HTML help-application documentation for a proprietary database development architecture.
Administer intranet web servers ensuring functionality, installing software updates and maintaining server logs.

Web page designer vs webmaster skills

Common web page designer skills

HTML, 27%
CSS, 16%
Adobe Photoshop, 12%
Web Site, 6%
JavaScript, 5%
Database, 5%

Common webmaster skills

HTML, 8%
CSS, 8%
WordPress, 8%
JavaScript, 6%
Html Css, 5%
PHP, 4%