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Graphic Designers Salary by City
Graphic Designers Salary by City (2026)
350 metro areas · National average: $57,987 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Graphic Designers salaries across 350 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $119,250
$98,530
$57,030
$170,940
San Francisco, CA $104,770
$89,490
$50,810
$145,990
Seattle, WA $89,500
$82,630
$49,730
$132,510
Washington, DC $88,580
$82,360
$48,900
$132,460
Los Angeles, CA $87,170
$75,820
$43,250
$119,750
New York, NY $83,490
$75,850
$49,710
$128,230
Oxnard, CA $83,140
$65,850
$44,680
$117,520
Boston, MA $81,960
$78,000
$48,240
$124,410
Sacramento, CA $80,150
$75,470
$45,460
$118,880
Modesto, CA $80,100
$70,300
$44,100
$131,390
Greeley, CO $77,670
$73,810
$46,630
$102,250
Boulder, CO $77,040
$65,490
$48,810
$114,040
Portland, OR $76,330
$68,710
$43,360
$124,030
Bridgeport, CT $76,030
$75,220
$49,340
$108,780
Napa, CA $75,990
$74,460
$46,700
$102,050
Denver, CO $75,900
$74,540
$47,600
$107,430
Salinas, CA $75,750
$66,970
$43,940
$111,720
Kennewick, WA $74,530
$70,590
$45,330
$108,130
Vallejo, CA $74,430
$66,410
$45,970
$105,360
Santa Cruz, CA $72,980
$64,910
$42,250
$111,570
Indianapolis, IN $72,730
$63,270
$39,090
$108,480
Waterbury, CT $72,730
$63,170
$48,560
$104,970
Barnstable Town, MA $72,180
$66,330
$43,320
$100,540
Kiryas Joel, NY $71,850
$60,070
$37,940
$105,800
Santa Rosa, CA $71,440
$67,990
$35,520
$103,620
Walla Walla, WA $71,310
$70,590
$42,460
$102,370
Riverside, CA $71,010
$62,040
$40,180
$98,150
Worcester, MA $70,830
$65,590
$45,660
$101,470
Trenton, NJ $70,130
$63,030
$46,020
$99,950
Salem, OR $70,070
$63,590
$41,590
$108,350
Bremerton, WA $69,970
$68,640
$43,880
$104,840
Amherst Town, MA $69,850
$63,280
$45,470
$95,260
Bozeman, MT $69,850
$61,260
$45,000
$97,300
Baltimore, MD $69,580
$66,290
$44,870
$97,800
Lexington Park, MD $69,570
$63,130
$37,050
$99,360
Yuba City, CA $69,360
$62,110
$38,080
$122,990
Hartford, CT $69,220
$63,330
$45,610
$100,260
Burlington, VT $69,150
$62,750
$46,130
$91,180
Providence, RI $68,850
$63,880
$44,740
$97,320
Fort Collins, CO $68,650
$59,550
$42,770
$99,420
New Haven, CT $68,620
$63,650
$42,180
$102,320
Richmond, VA $68,450
$63,450
$38,890
$98,430
Springfield, MA $68,340
$62,590
$45,950
$99,070
Olympia, WA $67,480
$62,760
$45,630
$95,150
Minneapolis, MN $67,160
$61,100
$42,220
$98,380
Philadelphia, PA $67,160
$61,190
$39,380
$100,380
Winchester, VA $66,900
$61,020
$37,360
$105,810
Chicago, IL $66,850
$62,490
$41,820
$95,920
Norwich, CT $66,480
$59,320
$42,260
$96,610
Albany, NY $66,460
$59,770
$42,040
$96,300
Crestview, FL $66,240
$62,090
$39,600
$96,930
Rochester, NY $66,150
$60,310
$39,110
$97,140
Bloomington, IL $66,130
$56,150
$36,750
$138,770
Bakersfield, CA $66,020
$59,160
$38,340
$101,110
Charlottesville, VA $66,020
$59,170
$39,050
$97,420
Helena, MT $65,980
$62,870
$36,090
$89,290
Harrisonburg, VA $65,890
$56,270
$36,470
$109,970
Atlantic City, NJ $65,710
$58,840
$39,830
$105,140
Madison, WI $65,540
$62,520
$42,140
$89,970
Virginia Beach, VA $65,460
$60,780
$36,070
$100,250
Orlando, FL $65,430
$60,740
$38,810
$98,660
Sierra Vista, AZ $65,260
$72,500
$33,040
$89,690
Stockton, CA $65,250
$61,470
$38,060
$94,120
Mount Vernon, WA $65,150
$61,570
$38,480
$89,640
Fayetteville, AR $64,900
$52,490
$35,090
$130,670
Miami, FL $64,770
$57,770
$39,100
$96,900
Columbus, OH $64,700
$61,410
$39,420
$97,040
Pittsfield, MA $64,700
$59,840
$39,230
$96,570
Colorado Springs, CO $64,600
$58,500
$40,810
$94,260
Salt Lake City, UT $64,580
$60,640
$35,820
$91,510
Atlanta, GA $64,500
$59,470
$37,310
$98,750
Naples, FL $64,450
$59,020
$39,250
$92,010
Kenosha, WI $64,440
$62,840
$38,780
$86,910
Dallas, TX $64,360
$66,370
$38,500
$80,670
Albuquerque, NM $63,970
$59,140
$36,790
$103,460
Kahului, HI $63,910
$61,960
$42,880
$91,730
Corvallis, OR $63,890
$59,090
$36,190
$103,630
Austin, TX $63,850
$61,040
$36,920
$95,080
Durham, NC $63,840
$60,310
$37,960
$97,810
El Centro, CA $63,720
$60,790
$36,920
$91,000
Raleigh, NC $63,520
$59,910
$37,040
$94,590
Bellingham, WA $63,040
$59,720
$42,640
$96,090
Ogden, UT $62,970
$56,210
$33,640
$103,110
Pueblo, CO $62,970
$55,190
$38,990
$89,520
Huntsville, AL $62,800
$56,060
$35,040
$103,980
Ithaca, NY $62,720
$58,240
$44,860
$77,720
Fresno, CA $62,710
$59,270
$38,850
$92,790
Springfield, IL $62,670
$58,160
$33,470
$94,320
Dayton, OH $62,420
$57,980
$38,000
$93,780
Kingston, NY $62,360
$58,250
$37,190
$88,640
Logan, UT $62,200
$50,630
$33,480
$101,070
Yakima, WA $62,140
$57,740
$42,170
$92,320
Anchorage, AK $62,090
$57,700
$38,380
$87,700
Albany, OR $62,040
$59,760
$38,570
$86,460
Palm Bay, FL $61,940
$56,890
$36,330
$97,800
Chico, CA $61,920
$55,500
$41,250
$91,050
Redding, CA $61,900
$54,720
$39,520
$93,490
Portland, ME $61,870
$59,550
$38,990
$84,620
Buffalo, NY $61,810
$56,850
$38,980
$86,910
Kingsport, TN $61,750
$57,060
$31,700
$89,540
Visalia, CA $61,690
$60,130
$37,610
$87,050
Tampa, FL $61,670
$59,820
$36,960
$83,820
Milwaukee, WI $61,640
$59,990
$40,830
$80,090
Phoenix, AZ $61,570
$52,450
$41,570
$90,400
Ann Arbor, MI $61,520
$57,460
$35,520
$96,910
Gettysburg, PA $61,460
$52,730
$37,770
$102,070
Knoxville, TN $61,380
$52,930
$37,130
$90,590
Charlotte, NC $61,300
$47,760
$37,390
$90,360
Billings, MT $61,270
$57,420
$31,670
$103,820
Utica, NY $61,210
$51,970
$35,600
$89,460
San Antonio, TX $61,020
$61,530
$35,150
$87,050
Provo, UT $60,940
$56,800
$33,510
$88,580
Battle Creek, MI $60,770
$58,640
$38,930
$91,890
Salisbury, MD $60,770
$59,150
$41,330
$83,660
Detroit, MI $60,720
$58,840
$37,760
$88,000
Manchester, NH $60,720
$55,390
$39,030
$89,120
Kansas City, MO $60,640
$56,550
$36,610
$94,500
Memphis, TN $60,640
$54,520
$34,400
$92,080
Allentown, PA $60,330
$56,120
$35,700
$87,810
Bend, OR $60,320
$57,350
$36,720
$109,200
Greenville, SC $60,120
$59,420
$36,060
$82,390
Pittsburgh, PA $60,040
$53,230
$36,590
$88,220
Charleston, SC $59,880
$62,080
$36,300
$85,010
Syracuse, NY $59,840
$53,180
$38,530
$84,790
Omaha, NE $59,720
$57,900
$37,940
$79,010
Cincinnati, OH $59,670
$55,690
$36,340
$88,810
Dalton, GA $59,650
$55,110
$36,910
$92,220
Las Vegas, NV $59,640
$57,180
$33,190
$88,030
Gulfport, MS $59,450
$46,020
$28,220
$97,890
Punta Gorda, FL $59,400
$50,160
$34,980
$89,940
Jacksonville, FL $59,370
$55,510
$36,750
$90,060
Spartanburg, SC $59,230
$55,240
$35,530
$83,990
St. Louis, MO $59,160
$56,350
$36,780
$83,720
Harrisburg, PA $59,090
$53,950
$35,370
$80,980
Topeka, KS $59,080
$53,580
$38,990
$89,620
Lansing, MI $58,980
$60,100
$36,440
$78,400
Nashville, TN $58,960
$53,290
$30,280
$90,320
Akron, OH $58,940
$54,900
$35,690
$83,310
Rochester, MN $58,870
$54,440
$37,590
$77,310
Vineland, NJ $58,870
$50,050
$33,430
$83,370
Appleton, WI $58,800
$55,380
$39,610
$78,210
Lafayette, IN $58,590
$61,390
$38,020
$81,300
Green Bay, WI $58,560
$56,330
$38,150
$77,270
Grand Rapids, MI $58,540
$56,350
$36,760
$86,530
Jackson, MS $58,500
$47,270
$34,540
$75,960
Midland, TX $58,450
$58,150
$35,360
$77,620
Wilmington, NC $58,440
$47,360
$33,480
$83,260
Spokane, WA $58,390
$55,780
$42,270
$78,010
Prescott Valley, AZ $58,150
$51,810
$36,830
$85,350
Racine, WI $58,090
$56,870
$37,440
$81,830
Houston, TX $57,990
$56,380
$34,610
$83,700
Glens Falls, NY $57,900
$50,920
$36,190
$84,490
Columbus, GA $57,780
$52,990
$32,900
$81,760
Urban Honolulu, HI $57,780
$51,630
$29,780
$86,790
Greensboro, NC $57,770
$53,040
$35,360
$80,380
Lincoln, NE $57,760
$51,680
$37,720
$81,380
Mansfield, OH $57,730
$48,700
$32,220
$88,030
Gainesville, GA $57,660
$55,800
$37,440
$82,780
Staunton, VA $57,660
$53,640
$33,840
$85,100
Wausau, WI $57,490
$58,030
$37,250
$78,420
Idaho Falls, ID $57,410
$46,870
$29,190
$90,240
Champaign, IL $57,270
$57,750
$37,320
$75,530
Port St. Lucie, FL $57,190
$49,990
$33,940
$79,370
Ocala, FL $57,170
$51,030
$36,620
$82,880
Reno, NV $57,170
$50,890
$32,250
$81,600
Lawrence, KS $57,140
$52,410
$37,880
$78,560
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $57,130
$53,430
$36,620
$81,100
Flagstaff, AZ $57,060
$51,380
$40,040
$76,680
Eugene, OR $57,030
$55,660
$36,570
$78,530
Savannah, GA $56,990
$51,730
$32,940
$87,780
Cape Coral, FL $56,940
$52,140
$33,440
$87,720
Kalamazoo, MI $56,940
$55,780
$35,480
$85,080
Oshkosh, WI $56,870
$53,390
$40,550
$75,080
Brunswick, GA $56,820
$45,590
$29,600
$101,440
Cleveland, OH $56,750
$52,530
$37,080
$79,640
Lebanon, PA $56,750
$51,540
$38,120
$84,350
Tulsa, OK $56,730
$55,100
$30,810
$81,720
Erie, PA $56,720
$48,490
$35,930
$82,890
Williamsport, PA $56,700
$49,020
$34,600
$91,880
Blacksburg, VA $56,640
$50,750
$35,420
$82,930
York, PA $56,640
$50,110
$35,930
$78,590
Canton, OH $56,580
$49,280
$34,360
$88,990
Eau Claire, WI $56,470
$52,790
$37,440
$79,350
Coeur d'Alene, ID $56,420
$50,670
$28,300
$94,440
Bloomington, IN $56,330
$49,720
$34,520
$90,790
Missoula, MT $56,260
$48,900
$31,200
$89,990
Lynchburg, VA $56,220
$51,740
$35,270
$87,500
Boise City, ID $56,150
$50,150
$32,860
$93,600
Tallahassee, FL $56,120
$51,700
$34,120
$78,010
Augusta, GA $56,100
$50,350
$29,050
$87,050
Binghamton, NY $56,060
$50,810
$36,060
$78,490
Niles, MI $56,030
$52,730
$34,880
$83,120
Columbus, IN $56,000
$53,020
$31,180
$85,710
Peoria, IL $55,930
$50,870
$34,020
$80,350
Cheyenne, WY $55,920
$42,790
$35,430
$102,950
Grand Junction, CO $55,850
$48,020
$36,430
$79,600
Jackson, MI $55,710
$48,500
$36,660
$89,200
Janesville, WI $55,630
$56,600
$36,790
$75,300
Lexington, KY $55,630
$51,410
$36,970
$78,890
Santa Fe, NM $55,600
$54,070
$38,820
$82,030
Rocky Mount, NC $55,580
$51,300
$34,160
$78,460
Scranton, PA $55,560
$52,540
$34,770
$78,530
Hagerstown, MD $55,440
$47,000
$36,060
$86,950
Winston, NC $55,440
$47,750
$34,310
$81,210
Columbia, SC $55,430
$49,730
$33,970
$81,550
Medford, OR $55,400
$54,600
$36,520
$81,160
North Port, FL $55,360
$51,170
$36,530
$79,420
Chambersburg, PA $55,290
$48,030
$31,250
$83,200
Florence, SC $55,180
$57,000
$30,640
$80,570
Grants Pass, OR $55,180
$46,430
$35,180
$89,270
Birmingham, AL $55,110
$48,900
$32,930
$82,980
Roanoke, VA $55,110
$49,860
$32,760
$80,070
Elkhart, IN $55,010
$50,030
$37,240
$76,710
Gainesville, FL $54,940
$48,010
$33,650
$78,990
Albany, GA $54,880
$50,450
$23,390
$93,160
State College, PA $54,730
$49,640
$32,900
$74,150
Lakeland, FL $54,660
$51,260
$34,770
$74,620
Ames, IA $54,650
$56,640
$39,250
$72,760
Dover, DE $54,610
$47,200
$32,660
$86,540
La Crosse, WI $54,570
$51,980
$38,010
$75,800
Lewiston, ME $54,530
$48,940
$37,200
$84,200
Elizabethtown, KY $54,520
$46,060
$30,710
$79,860
Duluth, MN $54,420
$50,780
$35,880
$76,080
Cedar Rapids, IA $54,230
$52,390
$37,700
$74,230
Tucson, AZ $54,220
$48,350
$37,250
$78,770
Hickory, NC $54,200
$50,200
$35,180
$77,740
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,160
$46,400
$31,200
$86,740
Chattanooga, TN $54,080
$48,960
$32,010
$81,050
Decatur, IL $53,980
$48,780
$34,620
$73,270
Jackson, TN $53,950
$50,700
$27,550
$81,480
St. Cloud, MN $53,950
$50,540
$36,930
$71,690
Reading, PA $53,940
$49,540
$35,200
$80,390
Bangor, ME $53,920
$49,850
$39,740
$73,810
Mankato, MN $53,900
$48,990
$37,770
$71,830
South Bend, IN $53,860
$49,720
$38,270
$74,470
Fond du Lac, WI $53,750
$49,110
$38,200
$79,970
Rockford, IL $53,720
$49,890
$34,160
$80,310
Elmira, NY $53,700
$49,110
$34,080
$84,290
Myrtle Beach, SC $53,660
$49,410
$32,900
$78,290
Iowa City, IA $53,650
$47,890
$35,220
$78,570
Bismarck, ND $53,600
$53,720
$38,830
$68,030
Des Moines, IA $53,600
$51,100
$34,260
$73,610
Macon, GA $53,600
$48,660
$30,700
$80,990
Asheville, NC $53,550
$47,970
$25,950
$80,850
Lancaster, PA $53,540
$46,890
$36,510
$73,820
Altoona, PA $53,350
$48,300
$36,060
$74,950
Davenport, IA $53,310
$49,350
$35,490
$73,910
Hattiesburg, MS $53,200
$40,370
$30,870
$81,100
Pinehurst, NC $53,160
$47,820
$31,480
$75,850
Wichita, KS $53,160
$48,060
$32,900
$82,150
Pensacola, FL $53,050
$48,520
$32,910
$80,230
Joplin, MO $52,980
$48,030
$33,410
$78,200
Baton Rouge, LA $52,710
$50,580
$31,530
$77,160
Jefferson City, MO $52,570
$47,910
$35,520
$71,800
Deltona, FL $52,550
$47,370
$34,830
$75,300
Columbia, MO $52,380
$48,640
$35,900
$77,230
Toledo, OH $52,380
$48,240
$34,330
$70,920
Manhattan, KS $52,360
$48,270
$24,130
$84,080
Waterloo, IA $52,280
$49,590
$35,700
$69,620
Jacksonville, NC $52,180
$48,100
$27,700
$79,030
Waco, TX $52,040
$50,210
$31,060
$74,530
Fargo, ND $52,010
$47,280
$32,930
$75,710
Traverse City, MI $51,930
$48,300
$33,560
$72,770
Fort Wayne, IN $51,920
$48,480
$35,960
$73,140
Burlington, NC $51,770
$47,950
$31,740
$74,060
Evansville, IN $51,760
$47,090
$35,310
$72,460
Michigan City, IN $51,730
$50,790
$33,440
$65,520
Auburn, AL $51,590
$49,100
$29,230
$73,340
Johnson City, TN $51,500
$47,720
$26,840
$81,520
Athens, GA $51,490
$47,130
$28,860
$78,780
Dubuque, IA $51,390
$49,070
$35,570
$70,070
College Station, TX $51,380
$47,830
$35,030
$66,180
Grand Forks, ND $51,370
$48,060
$34,620
$75,190
Fayetteville, NC $51,340
$43,420
$32,440
$81,430
Lima, OH $51,340
$47,990
$27,980
$77,420
Great Falls, MT $51,290
$47,420
$34,230
$69,570
Hilton Head Island, SC $51,070
$42,400
$25,810
$83,970
Muncie, IN $51,070
$46,800
$35,160
$65,820
Terre Haute, IN $51,010
$47,550
$35,590
$71,680
Oklahoma City, OK $50,970
$50,080
$25,810
$72,760
Greenville, NC $50,860
$51,370
$32,900
$68,460
Carson City, NV $50,780
$46,390
$37,260
$72,300
Sioux City, IA $50,740
$45,840
$35,310
$78,730
New Orleans, LA $50,610
$47,710
$29,310
$74,960
Texarkana, TX $50,560
$48,480
$28,280
$73,890
Grand Island, NE $50,550
$47,000
$35,100
$75,020
Odessa, TX $50,550
$45,290
$31,860
$70,310
Yuma, AZ $50,520
$46,790
$34,640
$66,200
Youngstown, OH $50,490
$46,450
$33,480
$71,640
Mobile, AL $50,460
$45,000
$28,780
$85,340
Flint, MI $50,410
$46,830
$31,690
$71,750
Muskegon, MI $50,410
$46,130
$33,480
$69,930
Panama City, FL $50,300
$45,170
$34,630
$72,570
Sheboygan, WI $50,200
$47,990
$37,060
$68,360
Sebastian, FL $50,120
$47,750
$31,400
$75,030
Killeen, TX $50,020
$45,280
$22,860
$82,220
Las Cruces, NM $49,770
$46,830
$32,440
$68,260
Shreveport, LA $49,750
$46,350
$31,040
$70,400
Little Rock, AR $49,600
$45,960
$30,170
$71,930
Parkersburg, WV $49,530
$36,150
$28,920
$110,140
St. Joseph, MO $49,520
$49,230
$34,430
$70,290
Montgomery, AL $49,460
$46,080
$29,650
$75,510
Corpus Christi, TX $49,440
$46,610
$30,940
$71,690
Bowling Green, KY $49,270
$47,490
$30,750
$70,740
Morristown, TN $49,070
$49,860
$27,240
$59,760
Sandusky, OH $49,000
$47,770
$37,960
$64,440
Cleveland, TN $48,900
$46,780
$26,470
$71,690
Lawton, OK $48,890
$45,130
$25,070
$77,380
Casper, WY $48,660
$42,190
$30,710
$62,910
Longview, TX $48,620
$47,930
$30,070
$68,630
Beaumont, TX $48,600
$45,730
$29,320
$70,540
Jonesboro, AR $48,580
$41,630
$30,360
$76,330
St. George, UT $48,410
$41,650
$30,530
$73,720
Rapid City, SD $48,230
$45,330
$32,900
$73,490
Slidell, LA $48,160
$46,630
$31,420
$70,290
Cape Girardeau, MO $48,000
$42,000
$32,900
$69,420
San Angelo, TX $47,980
$46,750
$30,090
$67,950
Springfield, MO $47,790
$44,190
$32,440
$71,050
Monroe, LA $47,690
$45,180
$33,140
$61,790
Sioux Falls, SD $47,650
$47,270
$33,750
$59,230
Saginaw, MI $47,600
$43,100
$29,950
$73,410
Johnstown, PA $47,590
$43,580
$31,620
$68,410
Tyler, TX $47,480
$45,740
$28,140
$66,990
Lake Havasu City, AZ $47,390
$43,120
$33,420
$70,510
Paducah, KY $47,340
$43,260
$29,120
$69,630
Daphne, AL $47,300
$41,880
$30,450
$69,780
Abilene, TX $47,150
$47,040
$25,960
$64,750
Owensboro, KY $46,980
$43,680
$24,960
$69,960
Amarillo, TX $46,380
$43,510
$31,240
$65,390
El Paso, TX $46,370
$45,030
$30,030
$64,680
Lafayette, LA $46,370
$42,080
$30,280
$73,980
Morgantown, WV $46,050
$37,460
$28,990
$80,350
McAllen, TX $45,160
$43,060
$27,850
$66,020
Dothan, AL $45,040
$44,120
$30,050
$60,670
Brownsville, TX $44,860
$41,290
$29,000
$64,050
Anniston, AL $43,310
$39,060
$22,320
$74,630
Valdosta, GA $42,650
$41,600
$25,070
$62,890
Laredo, TX $42,370
$39,240
$27,550
$61,620
Lake Charles, LA $42,050
$38,480
$31,040
$64,690
Fort Smith, AR $41,910
$36,620
$28,930
$57,020
Lubbock, TX $41,810
$40,100
$17,170
$64,480
Huntington, WV $41,450
$36,580
$28,080
$66,030
Bay City, MI $41,100
$36,930
$29,120
$57,440
Florence, AL $40,520
$40,550
$24,360
$55,080
Charleston, WV $39,940
$35,980
$28,700
$58,740
Wheeling, WV $39,830
$37,530
$28,710
$51,190
San Juan, PR $36,420
$29,850
$22,480
$61,050
Mayaguez, PR $30,520
$27,520
$20,100
$54,380
Ponce, PR $29,520
$23,520
$20,850
$48,150
Aguadilla, PR $25,850
$21,680
$19,760
$34,220
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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