Graphic Designers salary in Canton, OH

Median pay for graphic designers in Canton, OH: $47,180/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $28,430 – $69,020 · about 190 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,005) by −$2,825 (-6%).

What it's really worth in Canton

With Canton's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $47,180 has the buying power of about $53,248 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,859 · median home $218,776 · median rent $1,084/mo.

Full Canton cost of living & taxes →

How Canton ranks for this job

On raw pay, Canton, OH is 139th of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Canton's cost of living is applied, it ranks 98th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Canton is one of the places where graphic designers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Canton

A median home in Canton, OH costs $218,776 — about 4.6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,084/mo works out at 28% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where graphic designers earn more

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

Metro	Median pay	vs Canton	Rent vs Canton
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+104%	3.3×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+96%	3×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+70%	2.2×
New York, NY	$75,900	+61%	3.2×

Same job elsewhere in OH

Metro	Median pay	vs Canton	Rent vs Canton
Columbus, OH	$60,060	+27%	1.4×
Cincinnati, OH	$52,420	+11%	1.5×
Cleveland, OH	$50,030	+6%	1.3×
Akron, OH	$49,110	+4%	1.2×

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

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