Graphic Designer salary
11 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Nov 3, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for graphic designer roles at mid level across the United States: 128 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $70,000 and $95,008, with a median of $80,000.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run entry-level $70,000, mid-level $80,000 and senior $100,000. Moving from entry-level to senior is worth roughly 43% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 2 of the 11 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Graphic Designer pay by specialization
Graphic Design 613Video Production 22Social Media 3Brand Marketing 3Digital Marketing 2Performance Marketing 2Product 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
11 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Entry | $65,270 – $71,000 | $70,000 | 15 |
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $70,000 – $95,008 | $80,000 | 128 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$73,954 – CA$87,825 | CA$77,500 | 15 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Mid | £30,500 – £45,000 | £43,000 | 5hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $88,354 – $116,566 | $100,000 | 67 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $65,625 – $93,000 | $75,000 | 11 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $76,159 – $98,750 | $88,194 | 10 |
| Los Angeles | Mid | $75,486 – $82,125 | $80,000 | 14 |
| Los Angeles | Senior | $92,500 – $98,000 | $97,500 | 5hint |
| New York | Mid | $70,000 – $89,375 | $73,750 | 20 |
| New York | Senior | $85,375 – $108,125 | $91,250 | 10 |
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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Pay by market
3 pagesGraphic Designer vs adjacent roles
2 measured comparisons| Compared role | Level | Graphic Designer | Them | Gap | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand Designer | Mid · US | $80,000 | $148,000 | -46% | 128 / 59 |
| Brand Designer | Senior · US | $100,000 | $165,385 | -40% | 67 / 54 |
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 · 103 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $61,800–$120,000scale $30,000–$170,000
Graphic Designer AEG Worldwide · Los Angeles $71,000–$79,500 4d ago Graphic Designer - Experience Design Group Iawmqy · Round Rock $93,600–$128,700 4d ago 
Senior Motion & Graphic Designer (Remote) Silverback Strategies · Remote · US $90,000–$110,000 4d ago 
GRAPHIC DESIGNER - 36000761 1 State of Florida · Tallahassee $47,000–$50,000 5d ago Graphic Designer, Marketing & Communications Teamwass · Los Angeles $71,000–$82,000 5d ago 
Senior Graphic Designer University of Auckland · Auckland NZ$87,000–NZ$107,500 5d ago Graphic Designer, Senior Bah · McLean $69,400–$158,000 6d ago Graphic Designer, Mid Bah · Washington $53,000–$108,000 6d ago Graphic Designer - Beauty P&G · CINCINNATI GENERAL OFFICES $92,000–$116,500 6d ago 
Senior Graphic Designer Phoenix · Toronto CA$70,000–CA$90,000 6d ago 
Senior Experiential Graphic Designer Som · Chicago $80,000–$96,000 6d ago Lead Graphic Designer | Titleist (Contract Opportunity) Acushnetgolf · Oceanside $101,727–$129,537 7d ago 
Graphic Designer JLL · Vancouver CA$73,000–CA$78,000 7d ago Digital Graphic Designer Sun Life · Waterloo CA$62,000–CA$93,000 7d ago Digital Graphic Designer Sun Life (Experienced) · Waterloo CA$62,000–CA$93,000 7d ago 
Graphic Designer Matrix Technologies · Maumee $48,000–$60,000 8d ago Senior Graphic Designer Pax8Inc · Remote · US $68,054–$97,221 8d ago 
Graphic Designer RR Donnelley · Wheeling $57,300–$87,100 8d ago Graphic Designer, Senior Bah · Riverdale $69,400–$158,000 11d ago Graphic Designer, Mid Bah · Riverdale $53,000–$108,000 11d ago 
Senior Graphic Designer Fanatics Collectibles · Seattle $71,300–$87,400 11d ago Graphic Designer Great Minds · Remote · US $60,000–$68,000 11d ago Graphic Designer Cw · Baltimore $63,750–$75,000 12d ago Graphic Designer, Mid Bah · Arlington $53,000–$108,000 13d ago 
Graphic Designer KnitWell Group · Times Square Tower-ANN-New York $66,500–$70,000 13d ago Graphic Designer Outrigger · Honolulu $70,000–$77,000 13d ago Graphic Designer Greendotcorp · Los Angeles $73,700–$110,500 2w ago 
Graphic Designer Iheartmedia · New York $52,000–$65,000 2w ago 
Graphic Designer - Prop Topstep · United States $75,000–$90,000 2w ago 
Graphic Designer storable · Seattle $80,000–$130,000 2w ago Junior Graphic Designer storable · Seattle $70,000–$100,000 2w ago Senior Graphic Designer Cw · Denver $69,700–$82,000 2w ago Senior Graphic Designer Cw · Boston $72,250–$85,000 2w ago 
Associate Graphic Designer Kith · Brooklyn $65,000–$75,000 2w ago 
Sr. Graphic Designer Vuori, Inc · Carlsbad $86,000–$98,000 2w ago Graphic Designer Bah · Honolulu $69,400–$158,000 2w ago 
Graphic Designer Center for Justice Innovation · New York $61,800–$74,160 2w ago 
Graphic Designer (Licensed Consumer Products), Fixed Term Moonbug Entertainment · Los Angeles $80,000–$120,000 2w ago 
Graphic Designer Frette · New York $67,000–$72,000 2w ago 
Staff Graphic Designer, Print & Packaging Hims & Hers · Remote · US $150,000–$170,000 2w ago 
Graphic Designer Bestseller · Montréal From CA$50,000 3w ago 
Graphic Designer Olson Kundig · Seattle $76,000–$84,500 3w ago Graphic Designer MGIC · Milwaukee $71,720–$118,340 3w ago 
Graphic Designer STV · Dallas $68,159–$87,633 3w ago Associate Graphic Designer Walmart · Mississauga CA$74,000–CA$101,750 3w ago Graphic Designer, Senior Bah · McLean $69,400–$158,000 3w ago Graphic Designer, Senior Bah · Washington $69,400–$158,000 4w ago Textile Graphic Designer- Baby Target · 1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis,MN 55403-2542 $73,000–$132,000 4w ago Graphic Designer, Assoc. Curtisswright · OH-Middleburg Hts. $53,000–$57,000 4w ago Graphic Designer Woongjin, Inc · Plano $65,000–$77,000 4w ago Textile Graphic Designer, Baby Target · 1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis,MN 55403-2542 $58,100–$104,600 4w ago Graphic Designer Senior- Creative Services For nearly 160 years, PNC · PA - Pittsburgh (15222) $91,000–$202,800 4w ago Junior Graphic Designer Ext · Etobicoke CA$50,000–CA$55,000 4w ago Graphic Designer, Intercollegiate Athletics Penn State · Penn State University Park $54,060–$86,400 4w ago 
Graphic Designer, Data Storytelling - Academic Affairs, Research and Student Success - UT System Administration University of Tennessee · Knoxville $80,000–$85,000 4w ago 
Graphic Designer Canadian Bank Note Company · Ottawa CA$60,000–CA$75,000 5w ago Senior Graphic Designer Kith · Brooklyn $110,000–$120,000 5w ago 
Graphic Designer Appian Corporation · McLean $50,000–$125,000 5w ago 60 of 648 open roles. All graphic designer jobs