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Graphic Designer salary in United States
In the U.S., graphic designers (SOC 27-1024) earned a median $62,960 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 13 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $84,000. The middle half of those ads list $78,250 to $102,500, based on 13 salaries from 12 employers, updated 8 Nov 2026.
Official benchmark · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Graphic Designers: official U.S. pay, May 2025
In the U.S., graphic designers (SOC 27-1024) earned a median $62,960 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 13 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $84,000.
- 10th percentile
- $39,520
- 25th percentile
- $49,040
- Median
- $62,960
- 75th percentile
- $81,830
- 90th percentile
- $104,910
Jobiba's job-ad median is 33% above the BLS median. The two figures measure different things. Jobiba's counts only job ads that state pay, so it reflects the employers that publish pay ranges; the largest in this sample are Apex Technology, Inc.. BLS surveys employers of every size and industry and covers every worker in the occupation, not only open jobs.
Occupation: Graphic Designers (SOC 27-1024) · 197,830 jobs · per year, before tax. Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation across the U.S., all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded) — not only jobs that are advertised. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (public domain), retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Pay by state · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Where graphic designers earn the most, May 2025
District of Columbia has the highest median for graphic designers (SOC 27-1024) at $87,920 a year; Guam has the lowest at $33,800. BLS publishes a figure for 53 states and territories.
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $87,920 | $75,300 – $114,280 | 1,150 |
| Rhode Island | $78,220 | $62,050 – $93,370 | 750 |
| New York | $77,340 | $58,610 – $100,370 | 14,530 |
| Massachusetts | $76,710 | $60,030 – $95,990 | 4,450 |
| California | $75,130 | $55,500 – $99,240 | 27,390 |
| Maryland | $75,120 | $57,600 – $94,930 | 3,050 |
| New Jersey | $73,790 | $59,150 – $92,040 | 5,670 |
| Washington | $72,710 | $57,390 – $93,490 | 3,960 |
| Connecticut | $72,700 | $58,510 – $84,790 | 1,930 |
| Virginia | $72,310 | $52,470 – $95,420 | 4,740 |
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guam | $33,800 | $28,890 – $37,210 | 70 |
| Puerto Rico | $34,180 | $28,220 – $48,630 | 1,280 |
| West Virginia | $40,350 | $35,260 – $48,550 | 520 |
| Wyoming | $45,150 | $39,960 – $57,010 | 240 |
| Mississippi | $45,640 | $37,380 – $57,720 | 830 |
Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation in each state, all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded), per year before tax. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state data) (public domain).
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- Median in job ads
- $84,000
- a year
- Salaries
- 13
- from 12 employers
- Last updated
- 8 Nov 2026
- 12-month window to 8 Nov 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $74,600
- 25th percentile
- $78,250
- Median
- $84,000
- 75th percentile
- $102,500
- 90th percentile
- $122,480
13 salaries · 18 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 13 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 8 Nov 2026
Salary brackets
Graphic Designer salary brackets in United States
How the 13 comparable salary observations behind the percentile band above spread across USD pay brackets, annualised and United States only. Shares are of observations, not of employers.
| Pay bracket | Relative size | Share and count of listings |
|---|---|---|
| Under $70K | 8% 1 listing | |
| $70K–$80K | 23% 3 listings | |
| $80K–$90KMedian here | 23% 3 listings | |
| $90K–$100K | 15% 2 listings | |
| $100K–$110K | 15% 2 listings | |
| $110K–$120K | 0% 0 listings | |
| $120K–$130K | 8% 1 listing | |
| $130K and over | 8% 1 listing |
Brackets are equal-width and rounded; the open-ended rows collect the lowest and highest observations, and the bracket that holds the median is highlighted. Same cohort and outlier rules as the percentiles above.
Pay listed by employers
Latest Graphic Designer jobs that show their pay in United States
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Graphic Designer IIFanatics Collectibles · Mid level · posted 7 Nov 2026$69,000 – $80,000
- Graphic Designer, Performance Marketing (Contractor)Suno · posted 7 Nov 2026$156,000 – $187,200
- Graphic DesignerSchmidt Entities · Mid level · posted 6 Nov 2026$64,000 – $92,500
- Graphic DesignerRocket Lab Corporation · Senior level · posted 6 Nov 2026$90,000 – $115,000
- Graphic DesignerSHEIN · posted 6 Nov 2026$79,040 – $83,200
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
13 salaries from 12 employers, posted between 8 Nov 2025 and 8 Nov 2026. Last updated 8 Nov 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
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Live jobs
Graphic Designer jobs in United States
- Graphic Designer
Window Nation · Fulton, Maryland, United States
$70K – $85K/yr · listed by the employer
- Graphic Designer II
Fanatics Collectibles · New York, NY, United States
$69K – $80K/yr · listed by the employer
- Graphic Designer, Performance Marketing (Contractor)
Suno · United States
$75 – $90/hr · listed by the employer
- Graphic Designer
Schmidt Entities · Arlington, Virginia, United States
$64K – $92.5K/yr · listed by the employer
- Graphic Designer
Rocket Lab Corporation · Long Beach, California, United States
$90K – $115K/yr · listed by the employer
- Graphic Designer
SHEIN · Los Angeles
$38 – $40/hr · listed by the employer
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What this number does—and does not—mean
The range summarizes salary-listed Jobiba jobs in United States. It is not a promise of what one employer will pay, and it is not converted from another country's currency. Experience, city, seniority, skills and company can move an individual offer materially.
Frequently asked questions
Graphic Designer salary in United States: common questions
What is the average Graphic Designer salary in United States in 2026?
In the U.S., graphic designers (SOC 27-1024) earned a median $62,960 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 13 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $84,000. The middle half of those job ads pay between $78,250 and $102,500 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
Why is Graphic Designer pay in job ads different from the BLS figure?
Jobiba's job-ad median is 33% above the BLS median. The two figures measure different things. Jobiba's counts only job ads that state pay, so it reflects the employers that publish pay ranges; the largest in this sample are Apex Technology, Inc.. BLS surveys employers of every size and industry and covers every worker in the occupation, not only open jobs.
How does Jobiba calculate Graphic Designer salary in United States?
From 13 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.