US Salary Data

May 2025 OEWS estimate

Graphic Designer Salary in the United States

The national median annual salary is $62,960. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.

National salary overview

Median annual salary

$62,960

Mean annual salary

$70,560

Employment estimate

197,830

National annual salary percentiles

Graphic Designer national annual salary percentilesFive BLS percentile estimates positioned on a zero-based annual salary scale. The median is shown as a square.P10P25P50P75P90$0$104,910
Graphic Designer national annual salary percentiles values
PercentileAnnual salary
P10$39,520
P25$49,040
P50$62,960
P75$81,830
P90$104,910
MeasureAnnual salary
10th percentile$39,520
25th percentile$49,040
50th percentile$62,960
75th percentile$81,830
90th percentile$104,910

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

Ranked by annual median salary. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.

  1. 1. San Jose, CA$97,360
  2. 2. San Francisco, CA$92,050
  3. 3. Washington, DC$85,420
  4. 4. New York, NY$79,280
  5. 5. Boston, MA$78,270
  6. 6. Seattle, WA$76,720
  7. 7. Baltimore, MD$75,790
  8. 8. Portland, OR$75,650
  9. 9. Sacramento, CA$74,680
  10. 10. Denver, CO$72,500

Largest employment markets