Graphic Designers salary in Brownsville, TX

Median pay for graphic designers in Brownsville, TX: $40,690/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $28,010 – $69,090 · about 60 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,005) by −$9,315 (-19%).

What it's really worth in Brownsville

With Brownsville's cost of living at 86 (US=100), that $40,690 has the buying power of about $47,480 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $47,435 · median home $207,150 · median rent $1,460/mo.

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How Brownsville ranks for this job

On raw pay, Brownsville, TX is 175th of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Brownsville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 167th.

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

What that salary buys in Brownsville

A median home in Brownsville, TX costs $207,150 — 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 $1,460/mo works out at 43% 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 Brownsville.

Metro	Median pay	vs Brownsville	Rent vs Brownsville
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+137%	2.5×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+127%	2.2×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+97%	1.7×
New York, NY	$75,900	+87%	2.4×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Brownsville	Rent vs Brownsville
Austin, TX	$60,660	+49%	1.1×
Dallas, TX	$57,690	+42%	1.1×
San Antonio, TX	$53,100	+30%	1×
Houston, TX	$52,770	+30%	1.1×

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

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