Graphic Designers salary
The median pay for graphic designers in the United States is $62,960 a year. About 197,830 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $39,520
- 25th percentile
- $49,040
- Median percentile
- $62,960
- 75th percentile
- $81,830
- 90th percentile
- $104,910
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $87,920
- Rhode Island $78,220
- New York $77,340
- Massachusetts $76,710
- California $75,130
- Maryland $75,120
- New Jersey $73,790
- Washington $72,710
- Connecticut $72,700
- Virginia $72,310
- Colorado $66,330
- Oregon $66,040
- Vermont $65,690
- Minnesota $63,860
- Nevada $62,890
- Alaska $62,570
- Illinois $62,560
- Utah $62,310
- Florida $61,660
- Pennsylvania $60,730
- New Hampshire $60,490
- Georgia $60,250
- Texas $60,150
- Delaware $60,130
- Ohio $60,080
- Maine $60,030
- Wisconsin $59,900
- Arizona $58,510
- North Carolina $58,450
- Hawaii $58,070
- Michigan $57,350
- Tennessee $57,270
- South Carolina $57,170
- Montana $56,890
- Missouri $56,750
- New Mexico $56,730
- Nebraska $56,700
- North Dakota $56,470
- Indiana $55,480
- Kansas $53,630
- Oklahoma $53,630
- Kentucky $52,960
- Alabama $51,070
- Idaho $50,350
- Iowa $50,310
- Louisiana $49,910
- South Dakota $48,390
- Arkansas $46,220
- Mississippi $45,640
- Wyoming $45,150
- West Virginia $40,350
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $97,360
- San Francisco, CA $92,050
- Washington, DC $85,420
- Bridgeport, CT $81,800
- New York, NY $79,280
- Napa, CA $79,090
- Santa Maria, CA $78,500
- Boston, MA $78,270
- Seattle, WA $76,720
- Barnstable Town, MA $76,140
- Baltimore, MD $75,790
- Santa Rosa, CA $75,750
- Portland, OR $75,650
- Vallejo, CA $74,800
- Sacramento, CA $74,680
- Kennewick, WA $74,520
- Denver, CO $72,500
- Los Angeles, CA $72,400
- Trenton, NJ $71,750
- Hartford, CT $70,870
- Providence, RI $70,450
- Bremerton, WA $70,420
- Naples, FL $69,570
- Modesto, CA $69,110
- Waterbury, CT $68,350
- Burlington, VT $68,260
- New Haven, CT $68,150
- Olympia, WA $67,710
- Boulder, CO $67,680
- Portland, ME $67,650
- Lexington Park, MD $67,570
- Oxnard, CA $67,300
- Salinas, CA $66,940
- Kenosha, WI $66,810
- Worcester, MA $66,810
- Chicago, IL $66,490
- Richmond, VA $66,350
- Lafayette, IN $66,060
- Visalia, CA $66,040
- Riverside, CA $65,900
- Salem, OR $65,720
- Pittsfield, MA $65,710
- Minneapolis, MN $65,610
- Crestview, FL $65,560
- Norwich, CT $65,520
- Amherst Town, MA $65,510
- Salt Lake City, UT $65,450
- Austin, TX $65,060
- Las Vegas, NV $65,060
- Greeley, CO $64,640
- Santa Cruz, CA $64,510
- Gainesville, FL $64,310
- Columbus, OH $64,000
- Madison, WI $63,970
- Atlantic City, NJ $63,830
- Albuquerque, NM $63,810
- Dallas, TX $63,780
- Springfield, MA $63,760
- Helena, MT $63,690
- Palm Bay, FL $63,680
- Durham, NC $63,580
- Kiryas Joel, NY $63,560
- Rochester, NY $63,530
- Merced, CA $63,340
- Anchorage, AK $63,250
- Albany, NY $63,200
- Jacksonville, FL $63,090
- Philadelphia, PA $63,090
- Tampa, FL $62,900
- Huntsville, AL $62,720
- Atlanta, GA $62,680
- Winchester, VA $62,450
- Orlando, FL $62,360
- Cincinnati, OH $62,260
- Provo, UT $62,210
- Fort Collins, CO $62,060
- Bakersfield, CA $61,970
- Salisbury, MD $61,950
- Kahului, HI $61,940
- Missoula, MT $61,930
- Miami, FL $61,870
- Milwaukee, WI $61,780
- Charlottesville, VA $61,700
- Raleigh, NC $61,700
- Flagstaff, AZ $61,630
- Charleston, SC $61,450
- Kingston, NY $61,410
- Ithaca, NY $61,250
- Rochester, MN $61,240
- Dayton, OH $61,030
- Stockton, CA $61,030
- Tallahassee, FL $61,010
- St. Louis, MO $61,000
- Colorado Springs, CO $60,790
- Janesville, WI $60,700
- Florence, SC $60,640
- Indianapolis, IN $60,520
- Nashville, TN $60,370
- Detroit, MI $60,210
- Champaign, IL $60,200
- Virginia Beach, VA $60,150
- Roanoke, VA $60,120
- Gettysburg, PA $60,060
- Port St. Lucie, FL $60,030
- Jackson, MI $60,010
- Buffalo, NY $60,000
- Kansas City, MO $59,990
- Lansing, MI $59,990
- Racine, WI $59,990
- Appleton, WI $59,980
- Bellingham, WA $59,850
- Charlotte, NC $59,810
- Cleveland, OH $59,780
- Allentown, PA $59,710
- San Antonio, TX $59,710
- Tulsa, OK $59,620
- Idaho Falls, ID $59,290
- Green Bay, WI $59,260
- Phoenix, AZ $59,090
- Battle Creek, MI $59,040