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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
27-1024 Graphic Designers
Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects. Excludes "Web and Digital Interface Designers" (15-1255).
National estimates for Graphic Designers
Industry profile for Graphic Designers
Geographic profile for Graphic Designers
National estimates for Graphic Designers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Graphic Designers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 201,440 |
1.1 % |
$ 28.06 |
$ 58,370 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Graphic Designers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 15.25 |
$ 19.31 |
$ 25.66 |
$ 34.29 |
$ 44.92 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 31,720 |
$ 40,160 |
$ 53,380 |
$ 71,310 |
$ 93,440 |
Industry profile for Graphic Designers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Graphic Designers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Graphic Designers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Graphic Designers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Specialized Design Services |
24,260 |
17.97 |
$ 28.69 |
$ 59,670 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
20,430 |
4.50 |
$ 29.00 |
$ 60,330 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
17,400 |
4.44 |
$ 22.01 |
$ 45,770 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
11,820 |
4.32 |
$ 24.04 |
$ 50,010 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
10,790 |
0.71 |
$ 29.90 |
$ 62,180 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Graphic Designers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Specialized Design Services |
24,260 |
17.97 |
$ 28.69 |
$ 59,670 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
20,430 |
4.50 |
$ 29.00 |
$ 60,330 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
17,400 |
4.44 |
$ 22.01 |
$ 45,770 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
11,820 |
4.32 |
$ 24.04 |
$ 50,010 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
8,440 |
3.15 |
$ 22.48 |
$ 46,770 |
Top paying industries for Graphic Designers:
Geographic profile for Graphic Designers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Graphic Designers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Graphic Designers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Graphic Designers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
27,490 |
1.67 |
1.16 |
$ 32.02 |
$ 66,600 |
| New York |
18,910 |
2.18 |
1.50 |
$ 32.82 |
$ 68,260 |
| Texas |
14,320 |
1.18 |
0.82 |
$ 25.32 |
$ 52,670 |
| Florida |
12,540 |
1.49 |
1.03 |
$ 24.81 |
$ 51,610 |
| Illinois |
10,260 |
1.82 |
1.26 |
$ 28.66 |
$ 59,610 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Graphic Designers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
18,910 |
2.18 |
1.50 |
$ 32.82 |
$ 68,260 |
| Minnesota |
5,630 |
2.08 |
1.44 |
$ 26.13 |
$ 54,360 |
| Rhode Island |
920 |
2.08 |
1.44 |
$ 31.04 |
$ 64,570 |
| District of Columbia |
1,330 |
1.94 |
1.34 |
$ 39.94 |
$ 83,070 |
| Illinois |
10,260 |
1.82 |
1.26 |
$ 28.66 |
$ 59,610 |
Top paying states for Graphic Designers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
1,330 |
1.94 |
1.34 |
$ 39.94 |
$ 83,070 |
| Washington |
5,820 |
1.82 |
1.26 |
$ 37.02 |
$ 77,000 |
| Massachusetts |
5,440 |
1.62 |
1.12 |
$ 33.74 |
$ 70,180 |
| New York |
18,910 |
2.18 |
1.50 |
$ 32.82 |
$ 68,260 |
| Virginia |
5,010 |
1.35 |
0.93 |
$ 32.14 |
$ 66,850 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Graphic Designers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
19,720 |
2.23 |
1.54 |
$ 33.84 |
$ 70,390 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
13,250 |
2.28 |
1.57 |
$ 31.41 |
$ 65,340 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
8,720 |
2.00 |
1.38 |
$ 29.79 |
$ 61,970 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
6,150 |
1.71 |
1.18 |
$ 27.42 |
$ 57,020 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
4,890 |
1.62 |
1.12 |
$ 37.21 |
$ 77,400 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
4,760 |
2.04 |
1.41 |
$ 38.86 |
$ 80,820 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
4,600 |
2.35 |
1.62 |
$ 40.40 |
$ 84,030 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
4,550 |
1.75 |
1.21 |
$ 34.86 |
$ 72,510 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
4,540 |
2.46 |
1.70 |
$ 27.42 |
$ 57,030 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
4,460 |
1.78 |
1.23 |
$ 26.29 |
$ 54,680 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Graphic Designers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI |
360 |
3.96 |
2.73 |
$ 22.79 |
$ 47,410 |
| Boulder, CO |
570 |
3.13 |
2.16 |
$ 29.72 |
$ 61,810 |
| Dalton, GA |
160 |
2.65 |
1.83 |
$ 22.35 |
$ 46,480 |
| Provo-Orem, UT |
650 |
2.56 |
1.77 |
$ 23.47 |
$ 48,820 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
4,540 |
2.46 |
1.70 |
$ 27.42 |
$ 57,030 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME |
220 |
2.43 |
1.68 |
$ 27.20 |
$ 56,570 |
| Bend-Redmond, OR |
190 |
2.38 |
1.64 |
$ 24.74 |
$ 51,460 |
| Ames, IA |
100 |
2.35 |
1.63 |
$ 26.00 |
$ 54,080 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
4,600 |
2.35 |
1.62 |
$ 40.40 |
$ 84,030 |
| Madison, WI |
890 |
2.32 |
1.60 |
$ 26.53 |
$ 55,190 |
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United States Department of Labor
