The highest-paying states for graphic designers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of graphic designers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $83,520, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for graphic designers. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $75,990). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of graphic designers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $83,520 |
$50,180 | 1,660 |
| 2 | New York | $75,990 |
$44,790 | 18,590 |
| 3 | California | $71,460 |
$39,520 | 32,720 |
| 4 | Washington | $70,060 |
$44,210 | 4,930 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $68,000 |
$45,480 | 4,990 |
| 6 | New Jersey | $65,970 |
$43,890 | 5,920 |
| 7 | Rhode Island | $65,130 |
$43,080 | 970 |
| 8 | Maryland | $64,170 |
$37,420 | 3,120 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $63,650 |
$39,160 | 1,590 |
| 10 | Virginia | $61,820 |
$36,600 | 5,320 |
| 11 | Colorado | $60,470 |
$39,580 | 4,660 |
| 12 | Minnesota | $60,440 |
$39,210 | 5,400 |
| 13 | Oregon | $59,960 |
$36,760 | 2,740 |
| 14 | New Hampshire | $59,390 |
$40,090 | 720 |
| 15 | Illinois | $56,330 |
$35,290 | 9,980 |
| 16 | Georgia | $55,480 |
$29,550 | 5,550 |
| 17 | Michigan | $54,080 |
$34,100 | 5,980 |
| 18 | Hawaii | $53,700 |
$36,440 | 510 |
| 19 | Vermont | $53,390 |
$37,870 | 530 |
| 20 | Nevada | $53,280 |
$32,990 | 1,220 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $53,130 |
$33,480 | 8,750 |
| 22 | Utah | $52,010 |
$30,190 | 2,800 |
| 23 | Delaware | $51,740 |
$31,540 | 420 |
| 24 | North Carolina | $51,620 |
$31,750 | 6,300 |
| 25 | Florida | $51,140 |
$34,090 | 13,560 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | $51,040 |
$35,200 | 4,550 |
| 27 | Texas | $50,970 |
$31,570 | 13,680 |
| 28 | Arizona | $50,740 |
$37,380 | 3,410 |
| 29 | Ohio | $50,210 |
$32,580 | 7,820 |
| 30 | Nebraska | $49,820 |
$33,840 | 1,900 |
| 31 | Kentucky | $49,130 |
$30,610 | 2,180 |
| 32 | Tennessee | $49,090 |
$30,370 | 3,670 |
| 33 | Indiana | $49,020 |
$33,180 | 3,470 |
| 34 | Kansas | $48,610 |
$34,150 | 1,970 |
| 35 | South Carolina | $47,860 |
$29,020 | 2,230 |
| 36 | Missouri | $47,610 |
$30,190 | 3,460 |
| 37 | Idaho | $47,590 |
$26,260 | 1,100 |
| 38 | Alaska | $47,560 |
$32,390 | 200 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $47,560 |
$27,040 | 1,460 |
| 40 | Maine | $46,150 |
$30,840 | 650 |
| 41 | North Dakota | $46,140 |
$32,860 | 520 |
| 42 | Iowa | $45,620 |
$31,140 | 2,190 |
| 43 | Montana | $45,500 |
$30,130 | 620 |
| 44 | Wyoming | $45,500 |
$27,760 | 220 |
| 45 | Alabama | $45,380 |
$29,430 | 1,960 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $45,090 |
$30,160 | 1,360 |
| 47 | New Mexico | $42,660 |
$31,880 | 750 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $41,600 |
$30,130 | 1,490 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $41,520 |
$28,390 | 990 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $41,500 |
$28,230 | 590 |
| 51 | South Dakota | $39,470 |
$30,160 | 500 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $30,620 |
$21,100 | 1,120 |
| 53 | Guam | $30,030 |
$22,840 | 60 |