Graphic Designers Salary

Median Salary
$62,960
per year
Hourly Rate
$30.27
per hour
Employment
197,830
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$39,520
25th percentile
$49,040
Median
$62,960
75th percentile
$81,830
90th percentile
$104,910

💰 Graphic Designers Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$87,920+39.6%
Rhode Island$78,220+24.2%
New York$77,340+22.8%
Massachusetts$76,710+21.8%
California$75,130+19.3%
Maryland$75,120+19.3%
New Jersey$73,790+17.2%
Washington$72,710+15.5%
Connecticut$72,700+15.5%
Virginia$72,310+14.9%
Colorado$66,330+5.4%
Oregon$66,040+4.9%
Vermont$65,690+4.3%
Minnesota$63,860+1.4%
Nevada$62,890-0.1%
Alaska$62,570-0.6%
Illinois$62,560-0.6%
Utah$62,310-1.0%
Florida$61,660-2.1%
Pennsylvania$60,730-3.5%
New Hampshire$60,490-3.9%
Georgia$60,250-4.3%
Texas$60,150-4.5%
Delaware$60,130-4.5%
Ohio$60,080-4.6%
Maine$60,030-4.7%
Wisconsin$59,900-4.9%
Arizona$58,510-7.1%
North Carolina$58,450-7.2%
Hawaii$58,070-7.8%
Michigan$57,350-8.9%
Tennessee$57,270-9.0%
South Carolina$57,170-9.2%
Montana$56,890-9.6%
Missouri$56,750-9.9%
New Mexico$56,730-9.9%
Nebraska$56,700-9.9%
North Dakota$56,470-10.3%
Indiana$55,480-11.9%
Kansas$53,630-14.8%
Oklahoma$53,630-14.8%
Kentucky$52,960-15.9%
Alabama$51,070-18.9%
Idaho$50,350-20.0%
Iowa$50,310-20.1%
Louisiana$49,910-20.7%
South Dakota$48,390-23.1%
Arkansas$46,220-26.6%
Mississippi$45,640-27.5%
Wyoming$45,150-28.3%
West Virginia$40,350-35.9%

🏙️ Graphic Designers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$97,360+54.6%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$92,050+46.2%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$85,420+35.7%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$81,800+29.9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$79,280+25.9%
Napa, CA$79,090+25.6%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$78,500+24.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$78,270+24.3%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$76,720+21.9%
Barnstable Town, MA$76,140+20.9%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$75,790+20.4%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$75,750+20.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$75,650+20.2%
Vallejo, CA$74,800+18.8%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$74,680+18.6%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$74,520+18.4%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$72,500+15.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$72,400+15.0%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$71,750+14.0%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$70,870+12.6%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$70,450+11.9%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$70,420+11.8%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$69,570+10.5%
Modesto, CA$69,110+9.8%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$68,350+8.6%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$68,260+8.4%
New Haven, CT$68,150+8.2%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$67,710+7.5%
Boulder, CO$67,680+7.5%
Portland-South Portland, ME$67,650+7.4%
Lexington Park, MD$67,570+7.3%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$67,300+6.9%
Salinas, CA$66,940+6.3%
Kenosha, WI$66,810+6.1%
Worcester, MA$66,810+6.1%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$66,490+5.6%
Richmond, VA$66,350+5.4%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$66,060+4.9%
Visalia, CA$66,040+4.9%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$65,900+4.7%
Salem, OR$65,720+4.4%
Pittsfield, MA$65,710+4.4%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$65,610+4.2%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$65,560+4.1%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$65,520+4.1%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$65,510+4.1%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$65,450+4.0%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$65,060+3.3%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$65,060+3.3%
Greeley, CO$64,640+2.7%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$64,510+2.5%
Gainesville, FL$64,310+2.1%
Columbus, OH$64,000+1.7%
Madison, WI$63,970+1.6%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$63,830+1.4%
Albuquerque, NM$63,810+1.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$63,780+1.3%
Springfield, MA$63,760+1.3%
Helena, MT$63,690+1.2%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$63,680+1.1%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$63,580+1.0%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$63,560+1.0%
Rochester, NY$63,530+0.9%
Merced, CA$63,340+0.6%
Anchorage, AK$63,250+0.5%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$63,200+0.4%
Jacksonville, FL$63,090+0.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$63,090+0.2%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$62,900-0.1%
Huntsville, AL$62,720-0.4%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$62,680-0.4%
Winchester, VA-WV$62,450-0.8%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$62,360-1.0%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$62,260-1.1%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$62,210-1.2%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$62,060-1.4%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$61,970-1.6%
Salisbury, MD$61,950-1.6%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$61,940-1.6%
Missoula, MT$61,930-1.6%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$61,870-1.7%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$61,780-1.9%
Charlottesville, VA$61,700-2.0%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$61,700-2.0%
Flagstaff, AZ$61,630-2.1%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$61,450-2.4%
Kingston, NY$61,410-2.5%
Ithaca, NY$61,250-2.7%
Rochester, MN$61,240-2.7%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$61,030-3.1%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$61,030-3.1%
Tallahassee, FL$61,010-3.1%
St. Louis, MO-IL$61,000-3.1%
Colorado Springs, CO$60,790-3.4%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$60,700-3.6%
Florence, SC$60,640-3.7%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$60,520-3.9%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$60,370-4.1%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$60,210-4.4%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$60,200-4.4%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$60,150-4.5%
Roanoke, VA$60,120-4.5%
Gettysburg, PA$60,060-4.6%
Port St. Lucie, FL$60,030-4.7%
Jackson, MI$60,010-4.7%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$60,000-4.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS$59,990-4.7%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$59,990-4.7%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$59,990-4.7%
Appleton, WI$59,980-4.7%
Bellingham, WA$59,850-4.9%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$59,810-5.0%
Cleveland, OH$59,780-5.1%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$59,710-5.2%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$59,710-5.2%
Tulsa, OK$59,620-5.3%
Idaho Falls, ID$59,290-5.8%
Green Bay, WI$59,260-5.9%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$59,090-6.1%
Battle Creek, MI$59,040-6.2%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$59,040-6.2%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$59,000-6.3%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$58,880-6.5%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$58,760-6.7%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$58,670-6.8%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$58,670-6.8%
Utica-Rome, NY$58,550-7.0%
Cedar Rapids, IA$58,520-7.1%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$58,500-7.1%
Akron, OH$58,460-7.1%
Niles, MI$58,420-7.2%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$58,400-7.2%
St. Cloud, MN$58,340-7.3%
State College, PA$58,340-7.3%
Fresno, CA$58,280-7.4%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$58,280-7.4%
Urban Honolulu, HI$58,270-7.4%
Jacksonville, NC$58,230-7.5%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$58,230-7.5%
Bozeman, MT$58,200-7.6%
Logan, UT-ID$58,180-7.6%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$58,150-7.6%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$58,110-7.7%
Chico, CA$58,040-7.8%
Omaha, NE-IA$58,020-7.8%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$57,970-7.9%
Yakima, WA$57,970-7.9%
Duluth, MN-WI$57,960-7.9%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$57,870-8.1%
Pittsburgh, PA$57,830-8.1%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$57,820-8.2%
Bend, OR$57,800-8.2%
Yuma, AZ$57,730-8.3%
Tucson, AZ$57,710-8.3%
Midland, TX$57,580-8.5%
Bismarck, ND$57,430-8.8%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$57,340-8.9%
Cleveland, TN$57,290-9.0%
Bloomington, IL$57,230-9.1%
Ames, IA$57,060-9.4%
Billings, MT$57,050-9.4%
Killeen-Temple, TX$57,050-9.4%
Burlington, NC$56,990-9.5%
Mansfield, OH$56,990-9.5%
Asheville, NC$56,760-9.8%
Savannah, GA$56,760-9.8%
Pueblo, CO$56,730-9.9%
Knoxville, TN$56,720-9.9%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$56,660-10.0%
Harrisonburg, VA$56,630-10.1%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$56,630-10.1%
Ogden, UT$56,620-10.1%
Bangor, ME$56,570-10.1%
Glens Falls, NY$56,540-10.2%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$56,530-10.2%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$56,520-10.2%
Lincoln, NE$56,510-10.2%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$56,480-10.3%
Peoria, IL$56,450-10.3%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$56,410-10.4%
Eau Claire, WI$56,230-10.7%
Reno, NV$56,160-10.8%
Boise City, ID$55,970-11.1%
Fargo, ND-MN$55,910-11.2%
Grand Island, NE$55,790-11.4%
Columbia, SC$55,690-11.5%
Topeka, KS$55,630-11.6%
Gainesville, GA$55,610-11.7%
Lancaster, PA$55,360-12.1%
Albany, OR$55,250-12.2%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$55,250-12.2%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$55,240-12.3%
Wausau, WI$55,230-12.3%
Springfield, IL$55,220-12.3%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$55,110-12.5%
Ann Arbor, MI$55,020-12.6%
York-Hanover, PA$54,980-12.7%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$54,950-12.7%
Erie, PA$54,940-12.7%
Greenville, NC$54,860-12.9%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$54,820-12.9%
Wilmington, NC$54,720-13.1%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$54,530-13.4%
Rockford, IL$54,530-13.4%
Fond du Lac, WI$54,460-13.5%
Reading, PA$54,340-13.7%
Lawrence, KS$54,290-13.8%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$54,290-13.8%
Mankato, MN$54,150-14.0%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$54,150-14.0%
Lebanon, PA$54,140-14.0%
Warner Robins, GA$53,920-14.4%
Dalton, GA$53,630-14.8%
Binghamton, NY$53,460-15.1%
Sheboygan, WI$53,440-15.1%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$53,310-15.3%
Lima, OH$53,310-15.3%
Spartanburg, SC$53,280-15.4%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$53,120-15.6%
Waco, TX$52,920-15.9%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$52,880-16.0%
Punta Gorda, FL$52,580-16.5%
Wichita, KS$52,570-16.5%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$52,500-16.6%
Birmingham, AL$52,480-16.6%
Syracuse, NY$52,390-16.8%
Ocala, FL$52,370-16.8%
Fort Wayne, IN$52,280-17.0%
Rocky Mount, NC$52,070-17.3%
Springfield, OH$51,840-17.7%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$51,720-17.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$51,710-17.9%
Williamsport, PA$51,710-17.9%
Grand Junction, CO$51,540-18.1%
Evansville, IN$51,450-18.3%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$51,370-18.4%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$51,180-18.7%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$51,080-18.9%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$51,060-18.9%
Baton Rouge, LA$51,020-19.0%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$50,960-19.1%
Canton-Massillon, OH$50,750-19.4%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$50,540-19.7%
Altoona, PA$50,530-19.7%
College Station-Bryan, TX$50,530-19.7%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$50,380-20.0%
Toledo, OH$50,320-20.1%
Oklahoma City, OK$50,300-20.1%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$50,290-20.1%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$50,230-20.2%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$50,030-20.5%
Rapid City, SD$49,990-20.6%
Longview, TX$49,950-20.7%
Traverse City, MI$49,940-20.7%
Winston-Salem, NC$49,920-20.7%
Chambersburg, PA$49,870-20.8%
San Angelo, TX$49,860-20.8%
Manhattan, KS$49,800-20.9%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$49,690-21.1%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$49,640-21.2%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$49,570-21.3%
Columbia, MO$49,490-21.4%
Dover, DE$49,490-21.4%
Joplin, MO-KS$49,440-21.5%
Flint, MI$49,410-21.5%
Abilene, TX$49,360-21.6%
Iowa City, IA$49,350-21.6%
El Centro, CA$49,190-21.9%
Fayetteville, NC$49,160-21.9%
Great Falls, MT$49,150-21.9%
Lynchburg, VA$49,020-22.1%
Columbus, GA-AL$48,750-22.6%
Bloomington, IN$48,740-22.6%
St. George, UT$48,740-22.6%
Johnson City, TN$48,690-22.7%
Dubuque, IA$48,620-22.8%
Elizabethtown, KY$48,540-22.9%
Clarksville, TN-KY$48,520-22.9%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$48,500-23.0%
Sandusky, OH$48,440-23.1%
Johnstown, PA$48,400-23.1%
Montgomery, AL$48,370-23.2%
Jefferson City, MO$48,260-23.3%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$48,240-23.4%
Dothan, AL$48,130-23.6%
Decatur, IL$48,100-23.6%
Jackson, TN$48,040-23.7%
El Paso, TX$48,000-23.8%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$47,880-24.0%
Springfield, MO$47,790-24.1%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$47,750-24.2%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$47,670-24.3%
Bowling Green, KY$47,650-24.3%
Odessa, TX$47,630-24.3%
Saginaw, MI$47,480-24.6%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$47,380-24.7%
Morristown, TN$47,340-24.8%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$47,340-24.8%
Jackson, MS$47,310-24.9%
Lafayette, LA$47,310-24.9%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$47,270-24.9%
Twin Falls, ID$47,270-24.9%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$47,170-25.1%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$46,620-26.0%
Corpus Christi, TX$46,590-26.0%
Lubbock, TX$46,380-26.3%
Midland, MI$46,330-26.4%
Amarillo, TX$46,220-26.6%
Decatur, AL$46,170-26.7%
Texarkana, TX-AR$46,140-26.7%
Terre Haute, IN$45,930-27.0%
Mobile, AL$45,820-27.2%
Tuscaloosa, AL$45,760-27.3%
Muncie, IN$45,700-27.4%
Lake Charles, LA$45,610-27.6%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$45,380-27.9%
Monroe, LA$45,340-28.0%
Santa Fe, NM$45,170-28.3%
Owensboro, KY$44,950-28.6%
Cheyenne, WY$44,890-28.7%
Wichita Falls, TX$44,870-28.7%
Tyler, TX$44,850-28.8%
Casper, WY$44,730-29.0%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$44,540-29.3%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$44,480-29.4%
Laredo, TX$44,470-29.4%
Las Cruces, NM$43,940-30.2%
Sherman-Denison, TX$43,920-30.2%
Valdosta, GA$42,900-31.9%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$42,170-33.0%
Wheeling, WV-OH$41,450-34.2%
Morgantown, WV$40,460-35.7%
Jonesboro, AR$39,790-36.8%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$39,590-37.1%
Hot Springs, AR$39,580-37.1%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$39,420-37.4%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$39,250-37.7%
Albany, GA$38,870-38.3%
Hattiesburg, MS$38,580-38.7%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$38,110-39.5%
Charleston, WV$37,920-39.8%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$35,830-43.1%
Puerto Rico$34,180-45.7%
Guam$33,800-46.3%
Arecibo, PR$31,720-49.6%
Mayaguez, PR$31,550-49.9%
Ponce, PR$29,810-52.7%
Aguadilla, PR$28,100-55.4%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.