H1B Report
H-1B salary guideSOC 27-1024Rank #32Updated Jun 2026

Graphic Designers

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Graphic Designers (SOC 27-1024). Based on 36,600 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage
$122,500
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$86,237
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$164,250
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
532
Rank #32 · FY2026

Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level

P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.

LevelNP25MedianP75
Level I2,625$50,482$61,999$78,146
Level II5,719$67,082$85,301$120,000
Level III2,776$83,000$120,474$157,099
Level IV2,004$100,000$140,000$180,000
Wage by level (P25 / median / P75): 4 levels
Wage by level (P25 / median / P75)
LevelP25MedianP75
Level I$50,482$61,999$78,146
Level II$67,082$85,301$120,000
Level III$83,000$120,474$157,099
Level IV$100,000$140,000$180,000

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.

#StateFilingsMedian
1CA11,837$84,490
2NY7,794$60,424
3WA2,287$113,612
4TX1,586$62,000
5NJ1,249$58,000
6IL1,017$60,000
7MA986$70,023
8FL919$45,760
9GA844$63,043
10VA483$68,000

Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

Median wage by fiscal year

How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.

Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$47k
FY2011$43k
FY2012$47k
FY2013$50k
FY2014$55k
FY2015$60k
FY2016$62k
FY2017$65k
FY2018$72k
FY2019$76k
FY2020$85k
FY2021$85k
FY2022$86k
FY2023$89k
FY2024$99k
FY2025$96k
FY2026$123k
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