Compare One Occupation Across States
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Graphic Designers
Full graphic designers overview →U.S. mean $70,560 · median $62,960
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #1 | $94,630 | $87,920 | $46 | +34.1% | $62,240–$136,660 |
| California | #2 | $86,800 | $75,130 | $42 | +23% | $46,190–$129,560 |
| Oregon | #3 | $85,140 | $66,040 | $41 | +20.7% | $45,260–$170,680 |
| New York | #4 | $82,410 | $77,340 | $40 | +16.8% | $43,680–$131,250 |
| Massachusetts | #5 | $79,690 | $76,710 | $38 | +12.9% | $47,830–$108,970 |
| New Jersey | #6 | $79,430 | $73,790 | $38 | +12.6% | $47,490–$122,940 |
| Rhode Island | #7 | $78,900 | $78,220 | $38 | +11.8% | $49,330–$107,580 |
| Washington | #8 | $77,910 | $72,710 | $37 | +10.4% | $47,780–$115,210 |
| Maryland | #9 | $77,770 | $75,120 | $37 | +10.2% | $44,810–$109,630 |
| Virginia | #10 | $76,670 | $72,310 | $37 | +8.7% | $39,020–$121,680 |
| Connecticut | #11 | $75,420 | $72,700 | $36 | +6.9% | $47,420–$106,830 |
| Colorado | #12 | $74,460 | $66,330 | $36 | +5.5% | $47,030–$118,560 |
| Vermont | #13 | $72,420 | $65,690 | $35 | +2.6% | $42,640–$123,500 |
| Minnesota | #14 | $68,280 | $63,860 | $33 | -3.2% | $42,690–$96,960 |
| Florida | #15 | $68,070 | $61,660 | $33 | -3.5% | $39,810–$101,860 |
| Utah | #16 | $67,600 | $62,310 | $33 | -4.2% | $39,170–$96,810 |
| New Hampshire | #17 | $67,240 | $60,490 | $32 | -4.7% | $47,030–$95,680 |
| Alaska | #18 | $67,140 | $62,570 | $32 | -4.8% | $39,380–$103,440 |
| Illinois | #19 | $66,980 | $62,560 | $32 | -5.1% | $36,060–$98,750 |
| Pennsylvania | #20 | $66,620 | $60,730 | $32 | -5.6% | $39,430–$102,090 |
| Ohio | #21 | $65,130 | $60,080 | $31 | -7.7% | $39,050–$99,370 |
| Nevada | #22 | $64,700 | $62,890 | $31 | -8.3% | $39,470–$88,890 |
| Delaware | #23 | $64,420 | $60,130 | $31 | -8.7% | $41,040–$92,920 |
| Georgia | #24 | $64,240 | $60,250 | $31 | -9% | $34,860–$100,110 |
| Arizona | #25 | $63,570 | $58,510 | $31 | -9.9% | $43,780–$88,590 |
| North Carolina | #26 | $63,250 | $58,450 | $30 | -10.4% | $37,680–$95,380 |
| Tennessee | #27 | $62,670 | $57,270 | $30 | -11.2% | $37,910–$92,540 |
| Texas | #28 | $62,570 | $60,150 | $30 | -11.3% | $36,340–$92,910 |
| Wisconsin | #29 | $62,410 | $59,900 | $30 | -11.6% | $42,680–$85,050 |
| Indiana | #30 | $61,990 | $55,480 | $30 | -12.1% | $38,520–$98,020 |
| Hawaii | #31 | $61,870 | $58,070 | $30 | -12.3% | $31,890–$91,080 |
| Maine | #32 | $61,780 | $60,030 | $30 | -12.4% | $39,160–$79,000 |
| Montana | #33 | $61,670 | $56,890 | $30 | -12.6% | $37,790–$104,780 |
| South Carolina | #34 | $60,610 | $57,170 | $29 | -14.1% | $37,190–$90,000 |
| Michigan | #35 | $60,250 | $57,350 | $29 | -14.6% | $38,770–$86,320 |
| Missouri | #36 | $59,660 | $56,750 | $29 | -15.4% | $36,950–$83,270 |
| Nebraska | #37 | $58,000 | $56,700 | $28 | -17.8% | $37,440–$78,840 |
| New Mexico | #38 | $57,870 | $56,730 | $28 | -18% | $35,400–$75,680 |
| Kansas | #39 | $57,850 | $53,630 | $28 | -18% | $37,440–$86,260 |
| Alabama | #40 | $57,010 | $51,070 | $27 | -19.2% | $33,050–$89,130 |
| North Dakota | #41 | $56,160 | $56,470 | $27 | -20.4% | $37,610–$75,700 |
| Kentucky | #42 | $56,050 | $52,960 | $27 | -20.6% | $32,620–$81,690 |
| Idaho | #43 | $55,780 | $50,350 | $27 | -20.9% | $32,900–$82,140 |
| Oklahoma | #44 | $55,570 | $53,630 | $27 | -21.2% | $27,310–$80,980 |
| Louisiana | #45 | $54,850 | $49,910 | $26 | -22.3% | $35,910–$76,300 |
| Iowa | #46 | $54,820 | $50,310 | $26 | -22.3% | $36,970–$75,510 |
| Arkansas | #47 | $52,670 | $46,220 | $25 | -25.4% | $31,570–$79,730 |
| Mississippi | #48 | $52,280 | $45,640 | $25 | -25.9% | $32,260–$75,480 |
| Wyoming | #49 | $51,110 | $45,150 | $25 | -27.6% | $32,820–$82,990 |
| South Dakota | #50 | $50,880 | $48,390 | $24 | -27.9% | $36,290–$66,620 |
| West Virginia | #51 | $45,600 | $40,350 | $22 | -35.4% | $29,530–$61,640 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.