Graphic Designers Salary in the US
A graphic designers earns a national median of $62,960 a year (mean $70,560) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #385 of 825.
How much does a graphic designers earn in the US?
A graphic designers in the United States earns a median of $62,960 a year (mean $70,560), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 23% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 197,830 people work in this occupation (SOC 27-1024), ranked #385 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$62,960
per year
Mean
$70,560
per year
Employment
197,830
US workers
National rank
#385
of 825 by median
What a graphic designers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a graphic designers (SOC 27-1024) earns a median annual wage of $62,960 and a mean (average) of $70,560. The median is the midpoint — half of graphic designers earn more and half earn less — and is 23% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a graphic designers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for graphic designers is $62,960, and the mean (average) is $70,560. The median is the midpoint — half of graphic designers earn more and half earn less.
- How does graphic designers pay compare to the US average?
- At $62,960, a graphic designers earns 23% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many graphic designers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 197,830 graphic designers employed nationally (SOC 27-1024), across all industries.
- Where does this graphic designers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 27-1024. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 27-1024 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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