Graphic Designer salary
9 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Sep 24, 2026
These figures come from 40 graphic designer postings where the employer stated pay, covering 2 cities. The single best-evidenced figure is New York at mid-level, where 17 postings put the middle half between $72,000 and $95,000, with a median of $80,000.
Pay rises with seniority. Typical figures run mid-level around $80,000 and senior around $92,000. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 15% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 2 of the 4 US-dollar ranges rest on fewer than 10 postings, so treat those as a hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column tells you which.
Graphic Designer pay by specialization
Graphic Design 582Video Production 26Brand Marketing 4Social Media 4Performance Marketing 2Digital Marketing 1Growth Marketing 1Copywriting 1
Live graphic designer roles by marketing function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
9 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Entry | $62,500 – $70,250 | $70,000 | 12 |
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $72,125 – $97,500 | $81,750 | 94 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$73,401 – CA$82,500 | CA$81,650 | 9hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $90,000 – $118,170 | $100,022 | 47 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $65,125 – $98,500 | $77,500 | 8hint |
| Los Angeles | Mid | $72,500 – $82,125 | $80,000 | 10 |
| Los Angeles | Senior | $92,500 – $98,000 | $97,500 | 5hint |
| New York | Mid | $72,000 – $95,000 | $80,000 | 17 |
| New York | Senior | $83,125 – $93,125 | $88,250 | 8hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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3 pagesGraphic Designer vs adjacent roles
2 measured comparisons| Compared role | Level | Graphic Designer | Them | Gap | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand Designer | Mid · US | $81,750 | $157,500 | -48% | 94 / 47 |
| Brand Designer | Senior · US | $100,022 | $170,000 | -41% | 47 / 47 |
Median vs median at the same level and country, employer-stated pay, 20+ postings on each side. Positive means graphic designer pays more. Medians within 10% show as similar pay.
Open graphic designer roles · 98 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $63,100–$123,050scale $30,000–$180,000
Graphic Designer Appian Corporation · McLean New $50,000–$125,000 1d ago 
Graphic Designer Livenation (RNExternalSite) · New York New $70,000–$80,000 1d ago 
Senior Graphic Designer - Cleared CACI · Chantilly New $70,800–$148,600 2d ago 
Sr. Graphic Designer DigiKey · Bloomington New $63,100–$86,800 2d ago 
Senior Graphic Designer Nex · United States New $95,000–$125,000 2d ago Senior Graphic Designer (Contract) Nex · United States New $95,000–$125,000 2d ago 
Associate Graphic Designer Medtronic · North Haven New $56,000–$84,000 3d ago 
Associate Graphic Designer Medtronic (Redeploymentmedtroniccareers) · North Haven New $56,000–$84,000 3d ago Graphic Designer Progyny · New York New $55,000–$65,000 3d ago Lead Graphic Designer U.S. Bank · Minneapolis New $81,515–$95,900 3d ago 
Graphic Designer serhant · New York New $80,000–$85,000 3d ago Midweight Graphic Designer Wonderbly · London £40,000–£46,000 6d ago Graphic Designer, Mid Bah · Honolulu $52,900–$108,000 7d ago Graphic Designer CACI · Tampa $41,300–$82,600 7d ago 
Graphic Designer JLL · Morristown $60,000–$80,000 7d ago 
Junior Graphic Designer Maiden Home · New York $65,000–$80,000 7d ago 
Senior Graphic Designer, Print Milani Cosmetics · Culver City $85,000–$100,000 8d ago 
The North Face: Associate Graphic Designer, Women & Youth VF Corporation · USCA > USA > Colorado > Denver HQ - VFC $60,480–$75,600 8d ago The North Face: Graphic Designer, Women & Youth VF Corporation · USCA > USA > Colorado > Denver HQ - VFC $82,080–$102,600 8d ago 
Senior Graphic Designer Authentic Brands Group · New York $85,000–$95,000 9d ago 
Graphic Designer reolink · Los Angeles $75,000–$90,000 9d ago Graphic Designer - Gary Musick Productions AEG Worldwide · Nashville $70,000–$85,000 10d ago Graphic Designer Accenture Federal Services · McLean $80,300–$173,400 13d ago Graphic Designer, Studio Anastasia Beverly Hills · Los Angeles $85,000–$95,000 13d ago 
Graphic Designer Matrix Technologies · Maumee $48,000–$60,000 13d ago Senior Environmental Graphic Designer True Anomaly · Denver $105,000–$200,000 2w ago 2D Graphic Designer, Visual Merchandising tarte cosmetics · New York $66,500–$75,000 2w ago Graphic Designer, Mid Bah · MacDill AFB $69,300–$158,000 2w ago Graphic Designer, Mid Bah · Washington $53,000–$108,000 2w ago Graphic Designer – Corrugated Packaging IP Global Career Site · Aurora $82,500–$137,500 2w ago 
Graphic Designer NVE Experience Agency · Los Angeles $70,000–$90,000 2w ago Senior Graphic Designer NVE Experience Agency · Los Angeles $85,000–$100,000 2w ago 
Senior Graphic Designer Phoenix · Toronto CA$70,000–CA$90,000 2w ago Motion Graphic Designer TEGNA Inc. · Denver $55,000–$62,000 2w ago 
Graphic Designer Forterra · Ketchum $110,000–$130,000 2w ago Graphic Designer– 4-month Internship / Coop (Winter 2027) Intactfc · Montréal CA$52,700–CA$65,900 2w ago Senior Graphic Designer, Homes.com CoStar Group · VA Arlington $92,000–$154,000 3w ago Graphic Designer - Beauty P&G · CINCINNATI GENERAL OFFICES $85,000–$122,200 3w ago 
Graphic Designer Clio · 2 Locations €43,800–€59,200 3w ago 
Senior Graphic Designer The People Brand · Compton $100,000–$120,000 3w ago RFP Graphic Designer - PowerPoint Specialist Hyperiongrp (Hyperion External) · New York $95,000–$120,000 3w ago Graphic Designer Greendotcorp · 2 Locations $73,700–$110,500 3w ago Graphic Designer Little Spoon · United States $80,000–$90,000 4w ago Senior Graphic Designer, Lead Synnex (Hyvecareers) · Fremont $135,000–$150,000 4w ago Communications Graphic Designer Allwyn North America · Chicago $72,000–$85,000 4w ago DPAE CVN Graphic Designer CACI · Washington $70,800–$148,600 4w ago Graphic Designer / Video Producer - TS / SCI w / Poly Gdit · USA MD Annapolis Junction $114,750–$155,250 4w ago 
Senior Graphic Designer Fanatics Collectibles · New York $78,000–$95,000 4w ago Graphic Designer, Marketing Madhappy · Los Angeles $50,000–$70,000 4w ago 
Senior Graphic Designer, Americas monsterenergy · Corona $90,000–$120,000 4w ago Graphic Designer Everlane · Los Angeles $67,000–$95,000 4w ago Graphic Designer AIR Communities · Denver $65,000–$75,000 4w ago 
UI Graphic Designer Sleeper · Seattle $75,000–$108,000 4w ago Graphic Designer Rocket Lab Corporation · Long Beach $90,000–$115,000 5w ago Principal Graphic Designer - TCG Fanatics Collectibles · Seattle $98,900–$123,050 5w ago 
Graphic Designer Alpaca Health · Remote · US $60,000–$90,000 5w ago Graphic Designer Authentic Brands Group · New York $70,000–$75,000 5w ago 
Graphic Designer Bespoke Post · New York $75,000–$85,000 5w ago Graphic Designer, Viral Marketing MrBeast · Greenville $91,000–$114,000 5w ago Digital Graphic Designer HR à la carte · Toronto CA$85,000–CA$105,000 6w ago 60 of 621 open roles. All graphic designer jobs
