Of all the disciplines in tech, graphic designer may be the most overlooked and underrated. Developers tend to think of designers as pixel-pushers who tinker in Figma all day long, but the job is far more than digital design—you must craft things that customers love at first glance, all while selling internal stakeholders on your vision. How high can a graphic designer salary go? Let’s take a look!
Graphic designers are responsible for the visuals on a website, app, or other product. It’s a highly competitive field with a projected job growth of just 3 percent from 2021 to 2031. Successful graphic designers are not only skilled in ideating and creating designs; they also possess incredible “soft skills” such as communication and empathy, which allow them to efficiently determine project requirements, secure stakeholder buy-in, and communicate results to a client or organization.
According to Lightcast (formerly Emsi Burning Glass), which collects and analyzes millions of job postings from across the United States, there were some 55,206 open job postings for graphic designers over the past 12 months, indicating an average level of demand; the average time to fill a position was 43 days.
Lightcast estimates the median salary for graphic designers at $49,784, rising to $75,000 and above for those with more than eight years of experience. According to Dice’s most recent Tech Salary Report, that’s well below the average technologist salary of $111,348 (up 2.3 percent between 2021 and 2022). However, keep in mind that larger companies and/or those in larger tech hubs (such as New York City and San Francisco) may pay their graphic designers far more than the Lightcast median salary.
Specializing in a particular aspect of design can also unlock a much higher salary. For example, Dice’s Tech Salary Report pegs the average salary for UX/UI designers at $97,716 per year, down 3.5 percent between 2021 and 2022. Designers developing graphics and other assets for cutting-edge projects (such as virtual reality) may also leverage their unique skill-set into notably higher compensation.
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