Graphic Designer Pay

Compare Graphic Designer Salaries (2026)

Compare graphic designer salaries between cities side-by-side. See how median pay, hourly rates, and employment levels differ across 200 city pairs using official BLS data.

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AZ Comparisons (9)

Phoenix, AZvsTucson, AZPhoenix, AZvsMesa, AZPhoenix, AZvsFlagstaff, AZPhoenix, AZvsPrescott Valley, AZPhoenix, AZvsGlendale, AZPhoenix, AZvsChandler, AZPhoenix, AZvsGilbert, AZPhoenix, AZvsScottsdale, AZPhoenix, AZvsTempe, AZ

CA Comparisons (20)

Los Angeles, CAvsSan Francisco, CALos Angeles, CAvsRiverside, CALos Angeles, CAvsSan Jose, CALos Angeles, CAvsSacramento, CALos Angeles, CAvsOxnard, CALos Angeles, CAvsSan Diego, CALos Angeles, CAvsFresno, CALos Angeles, CAvsSanta Maria, CALos Angeles, CAvsSanta Rosa, CASan Francisco, CAvsRiverside, CASan Francisco, CAvsSan Jose, CASan Francisco, CAvsSacramento, CASan Francisco, CAvsOxnard, CASan Francisco, CAvsSan Diego, CASan Francisco, CAvsFresno, CASan Francisco, CAvsSanta Maria, CASan Francisco, CAvsSanta Rosa, CARiverside, CAvsSan Jose, CARiverside, CAvsSacramento, CASan Jose, CAvsSacramento, CA

CO Comparisons (9)

Denver, COvsBoulder, CODenver, COvsColorado Springs, CODenver, COvsFort Collins, CODenver, COvsGreeley, CODenver, COvsGrand Junction, CODenver, COvsAurora, CODenver, COvsThornton, CODenver, COvsArvada, CODenver, COvsPueblo, CO

FL Comparisons (24)

Miami, FLvsOrlando, FLMiami, FLvsTampa, FLMiami, FLvsJacksonville, FLMiami, FLvsNorth Port, FLMiami, FLvsPalm Bay, FLMiami, FLvsCape Coral, FLMiami, FLvsDeltona, FLMiami, FLvsTallahassee, FLMiami, FLvsLakeland, FLOrlando, FLvsTampa, FLOrlando, FLvsJacksonville, FLTampa, FLvsJacksonville, FLOrlando, FLvsNorth Port, FLOrlando, FLvsPalm Bay, FLOrlando, FLvsCape Coral, FLOrlando, FLvsDeltona, FLOrlando, FLvsTallahassee, FLOrlando, FLvsLakeland, FLTampa, FLvsNorth Port, FLTampa, FLvsPalm Bay, FLTampa, FLvsCape Coral, FLTampa, FLvsDeltona, FLTampa, FLvsTallahassee, FLTampa, FLvsLakeland, FL

GA Comparisons (9)

Atlanta, GAvsAugusta, GAAtlanta, GAvsSavannah, GAAtlanta, GAvsDalton, GAAtlanta, GAvsColumbus, GAAtlanta, GAvsAthens, GAAtlanta, GAvsGainesville, GAAtlanta, GAvsMacon, GAAtlanta, GAvsAlbany, GAAtlanta, GAvsWarner Robins, GA

IL Comparisons (9)

Chicago, ILvsChampaign, ILChicago, ILvsPeoria, ILChicago, ILvsRockford, ILChicago, ILvsSpringfield, ILChicago, ILvsBloomington, ILChicago, ILvsAurora, ILChicago, ILvsDecatur, ILChicago, ILvsJoliet, ILChicago, ILvsNaperville, IL

MA Comparisons (9)

Boston, MAvsWorcester, MABoston, MAvsSpringfield, MABoston, MAvsAmherst Town, MABoston, MAvsBarnstable Town, MABoston, MAvsPittsfield, MABoston, MAvsLowell, MABoston, MAvsBrockton, MABoston, MAvsLynn, MABoston, MAvsNew Bedford, MA

MI Comparisons (9)

Detroit, MIvsGrand Rapids, MIDetroit, MIvsLansing, MIDetroit, MIvsAnn Arbor, MIDetroit, MIvsKalamazoo, MIDetroit, MIvsFlint, MIDetroit, MIvsNiles, MIDetroit, MIvsTraverse City, MIDetroit, MIvsSaginaw, MIDetroit, MIvsJackson, MI

MN Comparisons (9)

Minneapolis, MNvsSt Cloud, MNMinneapolis, MNvsDuluth, MNMinneapolis, MNvsMankato, MNMinneapolis, MNvsSt Paul, MNMinneapolis, MNvsRochester, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBloomington, MNMinneapolis, MNvsWoodbury, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBlaine, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBrooklyn Park, MN

MO Comparisons (11)

St Louis, MOvsKansas City, MOSt Louis, MOvsSpringfield, MOSt Louis, MOvsColumbia, MOSt Louis, MOvsJefferson City, MOSt Louis, MOvsSt Joseph, MOSt Louis, MOvsJoplin, MOSt Louis, MOvsCape Girardeau, MOSt Louis, MOvsIndependence, MOSt Louis, MOvsO Fallon, MOKansas City, MOvsSpringfield, MOKansas City, MOvsColumbia, MO

NC Comparisons (6)

Charlotte, NCvsRaleigh, NCCharlotte, NCvsGreensboro, NCCharlotte, NCvsDurham, NCCharlotte, NCvsWinston, NCCharlotte, NCvsWilmington, NCCharlotte, NCvsAsheville, NC

NY Comparisons (9)

New York, NYvsRochester, NYNew York, NYvsBuffalo, NYNew York, NYvsAlbany, NYNew York, NYvsSyracuse, NYNew York, NYvsKiryas Joel, NYNew York, NYvsUtica, NYNew York, NYvsBinghamton, NYNew York, NYvsKingston, NYNew York, NYvsGlens Falls, NY

OH Comparisons (11)

Cincinnati, OHvsColumbus, OHCincinnati, OHvsCleveland, OHColumbus, OHvsCleveland, OHCincinnati, OHvsDayton, OHCincinnati, OHvsAkron, OHCincinnati, OHvsToledo, OHColumbus, OHvsDayton, OHCleveland, OHvsDayton, OHCincinnati, OHvsCanton, OHCincinnati, OHvsYoungstown, OHColumbus, OHvsAkron, OH

OR Comparisons (9)

Portland, ORvsSalem, ORPortland, ORvsEugene, ORPortland, ORvsBend, ORPortland, ORvsAlbany, ORPortland, ORvsHillsboro, ORPortland, ORvsMedford, ORPortland, ORvsGresham, ORPortland, ORvsBeaverton, ORPortland, ORvsSpringfield, OR

PA Comparisons (9)

Philadelphia, PAvsPittsburgh, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsAllentown, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsHarrisburg, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsLancaster, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsScranton, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsYork, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsReading, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsErie, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsState College, PA

TN Comparisons (3)

Nashville, TNvsMemphis, TNNashville, TNvsKnoxville, TNNashville, TNvsChattanooga, TN

TX Comparisons (24)

Dallas, TXvsHouston, TXDallas, TXvsAustin, TXDallas, TXvsSan Antonio, TXDallas, TXvsEl Paso, TXDallas, TXvsFort Worth, TXDallas, TXvsLubbock, TXDallas, TXvsMcallen, TXDallas, TXvsWaco, TXDallas, TXvsCollege Station, TXHouston, TXvsAustin, TXHouston, TXvsSan Antonio, TXHouston, TXvsEl Paso, TXHouston, TXvsFort Worth, TXHouston, TXvsLubbock, TXHouston, TXvsMcallen, TXHouston, TXvsWaco, TXHouston, TXvsCollege Station, TXAustin, TXvsSan Antonio, TXAustin, TXvsEl Paso, TXAustin, TXvsFort Worth, TXAustin, TXvsLubbock, TXAustin, TXvsMcallen, TXAustin, TXvsWaco, TXAustin, TXvsCollege Station, TX

UT Comparisons (1)

Salt Lake City, UTvsProvo, UT

WA Comparisons (9)

Seattle, WAvsSpokane, WASeattle, WAvsOlympia, WASeattle, WAvsBellingham, WASeattle, WAvsKennewick, WASeattle, WAvsBremerton, WASeattle, WAvsTacoma, WASeattle, WAvsYakima, WASeattle, WAvsVancouver, WASeattle, WAvsKent, WA

WI Comparisons (1)

Milwaukee, WIvsMadison, WI

All salary data sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 release. Back to home