H-1B salary guideSOC 27-1024Rank #35Updated May 2026

Graphic Designers

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Graphic Designers (SOC 27-1024). Based on 13,192 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage

$89,814

P50 across filings

P25 wage

$66,290

lower quartile

P75 wage

$130,894

upper quartile

Filings

13,192

Rank #35

Summary

Graphic Designers (SOC 27-1024) are among the most frequently sponsored occupations in the H-1B program, with 13,192 filings. The typical wage range for sponsored graphic designers is $66,290 (P25) to $130,894 (P75), with a median of $89,814.

Wages increase significantly across DOL prevailing wage levels. Level I positions start at a P50 of $61,256, while Level IV positions reach a P50 of $136,000, reflecting experience and complexity. This progression shows that specialized design roles and senior positions command substantially higher prevailing wages.

California leads with 4,716 filings and a median wage of $113,230, followed by New York (2,357 filings, $80,000 median) and Washington (1,353 filings, $125,000 median). Amazon (both WA and VA operations) is the top employer with 574 combined filings, followed by Google (273 filings), Cognizant (179 filings), and Apple (83 filings).

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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.

Level	N	P25	Median	P75
Level I	2,542	$50,000	$61,256	$78,000
Level II	5,552	$66,706	$85,000	$120,000
Level III	2,649	$82,347	$120,000	$157,000
Level IV	1,875	$100,000	$136,000	$178,000

Top hiring states

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

#	State	Filings	Median
1	CA	4,716	$113,230
2	NY	2,357	$80,000
3	WA	1,353	$125,000
4	TX	731	$85,000
5	MA	465	$88,000
6	IL	408	$73,944
7	NJ	357	$83,346
8	GA	338	$77,771
9	FL	239	$63,000
10	VA	214	$89,814

4,716

2,357

1,353

731

465

408

357

338

239

214

Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

#	Employer	Filings
1	AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)	339
2	Google LLC	273
3	AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)	235
4	COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP	179
5	Apple Inc.	83
6	Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.	76
7	Adobe Inc.	56
8	Amazon Web Services, Inc.	54
9	Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	39
10	M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc.	37

AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)

339

Google LLC

273

AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)

235

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUT…

179

Apple Inc.

Amazon Development Center …

Adobe Inc.

Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP

M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & As…

Median wage by fiscal year

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

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