Graphic Designers salary in Amarillo, TX

Median pay for graphic designers in Amarillo, TX: $43,420/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $33,770 – $68,630 · about 80 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,005) by −$6,585 (-13%).

What it's really worth in Amarillo

With Amarillo's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $43,420 has the buying power of about $47,518 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $64,147 · median home $219,904 · median rent $1,293/mo.

Full Amarillo cost of living & taxes →

How Amarillo ranks for this job

On raw pay, Amarillo, TX is 168th of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Amarillo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 166th.

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

What that salary buys in Amarillo

A median home in Amarillo, TX costs $219,904 — about 5.1× 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 $1,293/mo works out at 36% 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 Amarillo.

Metro	Median pay	vs Amarillo	Rent vs Amarillo
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+122%	2.8×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+113%	2.5×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+84%	1.9×
New York, NY	$75,900	+75%	2.7×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Amarillo	Rent vs Amarillo
Austin, TX	$60,660	+40%	1.3×
Dallas, TX	$57,690	+33%	1.3×
San Antonio, TX	$53,100	+22%	1.1×
Houston, TX	$52,770	+22%	1.3×

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

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