Graphic Designers
United States. Estimated employment 197,830, with pages for 12 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 27-1024
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$62,960 · 50th
$39,52010th
$49,04025th
$62,96050th
$81,83075th
$104,91090th
That is the median — half of graphic designers in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Graphic Designers page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $97,360 | 1,280 |
| San Francisco, CA | $92,050 | 3,870 |
| New York, NY | $79,280 | 15,160 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $78,500 | 210 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $75,750 | 210 |
| Sacramento, CA | $74,680 | 920 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $72,400 | 13,810 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $63,560 | 250 |
| Rochester, NY | $63,530 | 650 |
| Albany, NY | $63,200 | 450 |
| Buffalo, NY | $60,000 | 540 |
| Utica, NY | $58,550 | 120 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 197,830 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 27-1024, Graphic Designers. Mapped to our taxonomy as graphic-designers.
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