Graphic Design Assistant Salary

Q: How much does a Graphic Design Assistant make?

Graphic design assistants make $42,630 per year on average, or $20.5 per hour, in the United States. Graphic design assistants on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $30,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $58,000. Location impacts how much a graphic design assistant can expect to make. Graphic design assistants make the most in Alaska, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Rhode Island.

Updated July 11, 2022

Average Graphic Design Assistant Salary

$42,630 yearly
To create our salary estimates, Zippia starts with data published in publicly available sources such as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC) Show More

$20.50 hourly

Entry level Salary

$30,000 yearly

$30,000

10 %

$42,630

Median

$58,000

90 %

How much does a Graphic Design Assistant make?

Graphic design assistants make $42,630 per year on average, or $20.5 per hour, in the United States. Graphic design assistants on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $30,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $58,000.

Location impacts how much a graphic design assistant can expect to make. Graphic design assistants make the most in Alaska, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Rhode Island.

Highest Paying States For Graphic Design Assistants

The darker areas on the map show where graphic design assistants earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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Average Salary:

Graphic Design Assistant average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	New York	$55,344	$26.61	1,376
2	Massachusetts	$52,975	$25.47	854
3	Rhode Island	$50,563	$24.31	98
4	Washington	$48,948	$23.53	884
5	Michigan	$46,621	$22.41	665
6	District of Columbia	$52,482	$25.23	177
7	Alaska	$55,358	$26.61	54
8	Virginia	$49,312	$23.71	707
9	Oregon	$44,867	$21.57	609
10	Maryland	$51,570	$24.79	428
11	Connecticut	$45,210	$21.74	288
12	California	$45,402	$21.83	4,024
13	New Jersey	$50,353	$24.21	435
14	New Hampshire	$43,287	$20.81	144
15	Vermont	$44,797	$21.54	58
16	North Carolina	$43,766	$21.04	651
17	Pennsylvania	$45,072	$21.67	680
18	Delaware	$44,793	$21.54	85
19	West Virginia	$47,062	$22.63	52
20	Ohio	$43,094	$20.72	613
21	Arizona	$41,830	$20.11	458
22	Wisconsin	$39,734	$19.10	410
23	Indiana	$42,242	$20.31	287
24	Texas	$37,643	$18.10	1,689
25	Minnesota	$37,654	$18.10	510
26	Illinois	$40,111	$19.28	764
27	Hawaii	$44,400	$21.35	47
28	Nevada	$40,564	$19.50	106
29	Alabama	$37,834	$18.19	239
30	Maine	$36,272	$17.44	84
31	North Dakota	$35,500	$17.07	51
32	Colorado	$34,905	$16.78	449
33	Kentucky	$36,768	$17.68	168
34	Iowa	$32,522	$15.64	253
35	Utah	$31,663	$15.22	278
36	Louisiana	$37,305	$17.94	105
37	Missouri	$35,248	$16.95	320
38	Georgia	$32,655	$15.70	701
39	Idaho	$33,854	$16.28	95
40	Kansas	$32,400	$15.58	183
41	Tennessee	$33,424	$16.07	246
42	Mississippi	$34,543	$16.61	71
43	Florida	$32,766	$15.75	933
44	Arkansas	$33,052	$15.89	104
45	Nebraska	$32,432	$15.59	117
46	Wyoming	$24,889	$11.97	42
47	South Carolina	$31,478	$15.13	222
48	Montana	$27,800	$13.37	66
49	New Mexico	$31,564	$15.18	84
50	South Dakota	$28,847	$13.87	57
51	Oklahoma	$26,533	$12.76	141

Highest Paying Cities For Graphic Design Assistants

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	New York, NY	$55,369	$26.62
2	Taunton, MA	$53,214	$25.58
3	San Francisco, CA	$50,990	$24.51
4	Redmond, WA	$49,995	$24.04
5	Lynchburg, VA	$47,993	$23.07
6	Lansing, MI	$46,274	$22.25
7	Newark, OH	$42,957	$20.65
8	Menomonee Falls, WI	$39,825	$19.15
9	Minneapolis, MN	$37,636	$18.09
10	Frisco, TX	$36,629	$17.61
11	Fargo, ND	$36,221	$17.41
12	Denver, CO	$34,879	$16.77
13	Gainesville, FL	$32,924	$15.83
14	Laramie, WY	$24,750	$11.90

Graphic Design Assistant Salary Details

What is a Graphic Design Assistant's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$58,000	$4,833	$28
75th Percentile	$50,000	$4,167	$24
Average	$42,630	$3,553	$21
25th Percentile	$36,000	$3,000	$17
10th Percentile	$30,000	$2,500	$14

Average Salary By Related Titles

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Visual Merchandiser	$43,006	$3,584	$20.68	74,351
Production Artist	$60,192	$5,016	$28.94	59,103
Design Internship	$43,578	$3,631	$20.95	97,018
Freelance Designer	$52,886	$4,407	$25.43	45,914
Student Graphic Designer	$53,245	$4,437	$25.60	55,508
Lead Graphic Designer	$70,199	$5,850	$33.75	46,260

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Graphic Design Assistants The Most?

The highest paying companies for graphic design assistants are Google and Seattle Rep according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, companies like URBN and Chapman University report highly competitive wages for graphic design assistants.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Google	$143,660	$69.07	228
2	Seattle Rep	$120,530	$57.95
3	URBN	$55,258	$26.57	24
4	Chapman University	$50,090	$24.08
5	Builders FirstSource	$47,184	$22.68	84
6	Miller’s	$46,974	$22.58
7	WestRock	$45,684	$21.96	18
8	Centric Brands	$45,365	$21.81	6
9	D C Intl	$45,365	$21.81
10	Colorado State Express	$45,365	$21.81	3
11	Randstad North America, Inc.	$45,337	$21.80	156
12	Tapestry Salon & Day Spa	$45,233	$21.75	9
13	Coach	$44,660	$21.47
14	Penguin Random House	$44,419	$21.36	4
15	Calvin Klein	$44,335	$21.31
16	Jo-Ann Stores	$44,048	$21.18	44
17	Aims Community College	$43,857	$21.09
18	Faherty Brand	$42,630	$20.50
19	Palace Entertainment	$42,630	$20.50
20	Express Employment Indy South	$42,630	$20.50

How Much Do Graphic Design Assistants Make In Different Industries?

Graphic design assistant salaries can vary depending on the industry. In fact, our data shows that the media, manufacturing, and technology industries tend to offer much higher salaries for graphic design assistants. For example, graphic design assistants make a whopping average salary of $45,994 while working in the media industry. Meanwhile, other people in this field are making $45,406 in the manufacturing industry and $45,351 in the technology industry.

Graphic design assistants may want to avoid working in the education industry as it offers the lowest average salary of $42,780.

Highest Paying Industries For Graphic Design Assistants

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Media	$45,994	$22.11
2	Manufacturing	$45,406	$21.83
3	Technology	$45,351	$21.80
4	Retail	$44,044	$21.18
5	Education	$42,780	$20.57

High Paying Graphic Design Assistant Jobs

Graphic Design Assistant Salary Trends

The salary for a graphic design assistant can vary depending on the years of experience that a person has, from entry level to senior level. Data on how experience level affects total compensation is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of their National Compensation Survey, which is based on factors such as knowledge, complexity, contacts, and environment.

Graphic Design Assistant Salary By Experience Level

Experience Level	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
Entry Level	$27,200	$13.06
Mid Level	$41,100	$19.76
Senior Level	$60,100	$28.88

Average Graphic Design Assistant Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Graphic Design Assistant Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2022	$42,600	$20.50	+2.4%
2021	$41,600	$20.01	+3.3%
2020	$40,200	$19.34	+3.3%
2019	$38,900	$18.70	+2.2%
2018	$38,000	$18.29	+1.6%

Recently Added Graphic Design Assistant Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Iowa Department of Administrative Services	Graphic Designer (Production Assistant)	Johnston, IA	05/24/2022	$45,136
University of Florida	Fws/Ops-Web and Graphic Design Student Assistant (SFA)	Gainesville, FL	02/17/2022	$20,870
Colorado State	Graphic Design Assistant	Golden, CO	12/17/2021	$27,611
Colorado State	Graphic Design Assistant	Golden, CO	12/17/2021	$27,611
University of Florida	Federal Work Study/Student OPS-Graphic Design Assistant	Gainesville, FL	09/16/2021	$25,044
Research Foundation Cuny	Graphic Designer/Communication Assistant	New York, NY	08/26/2021	$48,001
Felsburg Holt & Ullevig	Graphic Design Assistant	Greenwood Village, CO	08/10/2021	$41,740
James Madison University	Athletics Graphic Design Student Assistant-IE	Harrisonburg, VA	08/06/2021	$19,827
University of Florida	Fws/Ops-Web and Graphic Design Student Assistant (SFA)	Gainesville, FL	08/02/2021	$20,870
University of San Francisco	Career Services Graphic Design Assistant	San Francisco, CA	07/08/2021	$34,060

Graphic Design Assistant Salaries FAQs

What state pays Graphic Design Assistants the most?

Alaska pays Graphic Design Assistants the most in the United States, with an average salary of $55,358 per year, or $26.61 per hour.

How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Graphic Design Assistant?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Graphic Design Assistant if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in New York you should be paid close to $55,344 per year.

What type of Graphic Design Assistant gets paid the most?

Lead Graphic Designer gets paid the most. Lead Graphic Designer made a median salary of $70,199. The best-paid 10 percent make $87,000, while the lowest-paid 10 percent make $56,000.

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