Graphic Designer salary
11 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for graphic designer roles at mid level across the United States: 121 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $70,000 and $95,030, 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 $100,022. Moving from entry-level to senior is worth roughly 43% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 3 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 37Social Media 1Digital Marketing 1Video Production 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 – $95,030 | $80,000 | 121 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$70,450 – CA$87,825 | CA$81,650 | 11 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Mid | £30,500 – £45,000 | £43,000 | 5hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $90,000 – $118,170 | $100,022 | 63 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $65,625 – $93,000 | $75,000 | 11 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $81,041 – $100,000 | $94,000 | 8hint |
| Los Angeles | Mid | $77,500 – $85,500 | $80,500 | 12 |
| 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
1 pageGraphic Designer vs adjacent roles
2 measured comparisons| Compared role | Level | Graphic Designer | Them | Gap | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand Designer | Mid · US | $80,000 | $147,500 | -46% | 121 / 57 |
| Brand Designer | Senior · US | $100,022 | $165,000 | -39% | 63 / 49 |
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 · 2 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.