State wages ยท Cost of living
Graphic Designers pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $90,710. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $82,540. Texas has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($61,300).
National median
$61,300
Highest state median
$90,710
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$82,540
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $41,200Higher: $82,540Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $90,710 | +48.0% | 109.901 | $82,540 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | $76,370 | +24.6% | 105.757 | $72,210 | 2 |
| Washington | $76,010 | +24.0% | 107.013 | $71,030 | 3 |
| Virginia | $70,060 | +14.3% | 101.104 | $69,290 | 4 |
| New York | $74,530 | +21.6% | 107.921 | $69,060 | 5 |
| California | $76,440 | +24.7% | 110.72 | $69,040 | 6 |
| Colorado | $66,360 | +8.3% | 103.052 | $64,390 | 7 |
| Texas | $62,030 | +1.2% | 97.057 | $63,910 | 8 |
| Vermont | $62,180 | +1.4% | 97.958 | $63,480 | 9 |
| Maryland | $66,290 | +8.1% | 104.959 | $63,160 | 10 |
| Connecticut | $65,360 | +6.6% | 103.61 | $63,080 | 11 |
| Rhode Island | $64,190 | +4.7% | 102.28 | $62,760 | 12 |
| New Mexico | $57,780 | -5.7% | 92.212 | $62,660 | 13 |
| Wisconsin | $58,380 | -4.8% | 94.095 | $62,040 | 14 |
| Oregon | $63,800 | +4.1% | 103.361 | $61,730 | 15 |
| New Jersey | $66,600 | +8.6% | 108.805 | $61,210 | 16 |
| Indiana | $56,440 | -7.9% | 93.329 | $60,470 | 17 |
| Georgia | $57,860 | -5.6% | 96.293 | $60,090 | 18 |
| Illinois | $60,010 | -2.1% | 99.958 | $60,040 | 19 |
| South Carolina | $56,180 | -8.4% | 93.749 | $59,930 | 20 |
| Utah | $59,010 | -3.7% | 98.864 | $59,690 | 21 |
| Ohio | $55,140 | -10.0% | 92.774 | $59,430 | 22 |
| Minnesota | $58,590 | -4.4% | 98.621 | $59,410 | 23 |
| Montana | $55,370 | -9.7% | 94.645 | $58,500 | 24 |
| Nebraska | $52,420 | -14.5% | 90.103 | $58,180 | 25 |
| Oklahoma | $50,310 | -17.9% | 87.843 | $57,270 | 26 |
| Nevada | $57,180 | -6.7% | 99.979 | $57,190 | 27 |
| Tennessee | $51,740 | -15.6% | 91.87 | $56,320 | 28 |
| Delaware | $56,160 | -8.4% | 99.808 | $56,270 | 29 |
| Missouri | $50,900 | -17.0% | 90.817 | $56,050 | 30 |
| Florida | $57,900 | -5.5% | 103.414 | $55,990 | 31 |
| Kentucky | $50,330 | -17.9% | 90.159 | $55,820 | 32 |
| Kansas | $49,820 | -18.7% | 90.068 | $55,310 | 33 |
| Maine | $53,490 | -12.7% | 97.05 | $55,120 | 34 |
| New Hampshire | $57,310 | -6.5% | 104.165 | $55,020 | 35 |
| Michigan | $52,600 | -14.2% | 96.217 | $54,670 | 36 |
| Pennsylvania | $52,990 | -13.6% | 97.572 | $54,310 | 37 |
| Alabama | $48,130 | -21.5% | 88.823 | $54,190 | 38 |
| Iowa | $47,560 | -22.4% | 87.762 | $54,190 | 38 |
| Alaska | $55,230 | -9.9% | 102.359 | $53,960 | 40 |
| North Dakota | $47,900 | -21.9% | 88.959 | $53,850 | 41 |
| North Carolina | $50,600 | -17.5% | 94.326 | $53,640 | 42 |
| Arkansas | $46,430 | -24.3% | 86.937 | $53,410 | 43 |
| Louisiana | $46,300 | -24.5% | 88.207 | $52,490 | 44 |
| Mississippi | $45,260 | -26.2% | 86.953 | $52,050 | 45 |
| Arizona | $52,240 | -14.8% | 100.677 | $51,890 | 46 |
| Idaho | $48,640 | -20.7% | 95.494 | $50,940 | 47 |
| South Dakota | $43,950 | -28.3% | 88.586 | $49,610 | 48 |
| Hawaii | $51,630 | -15.8% | 109.951 | $46,960 | 49 |
| Wyoming | $43,290 | -29.4% | 92.691 | $46,700 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.