Graphic Designers salary in Akron, OH

Median pay for graphic designers in Akron, OH: $49,110/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,280 – $77,710 · about 390 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,005) by −$895 (-2%).

What it's really worth in Akron

With Akron's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $49,110 has the buying power of about $52,850 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $68,647 · median home $241,251 · median rent $1,260/mo.

Full Akron cost of living & taxes →

How Akron ranks for this job

On raw pay, Akron, OH is 112th of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Akron's cost of living is applied, it ranks 104th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Akron sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Akron

A median home in Akron, OH costs $241,251 — about 4.9× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,260/mo works out at 31% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where graphic designers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Akron.

Metro	Median pay	vs Akron	Rent vs Akron
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+96%	2.9×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+88%	2.6×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+63%	1.9×
New York, NY	$75,900	+55%	2.8×

Same job elsewhere in OH

Metro	Median pay	vs Akron	Rent vs Akron
Columbus, OH	$60,060	+22%	1.2×
Cincinnati, OH	$52,420	+7%	1.3×
Cleveland, OH	$50,030	+2%	1.2×
Canton, OH	$47,180	−4%	0.9×

Staying in OH keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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