Graphic Designers salary in Clarksville, TN

Median pay for graphic designers in Clarksville, TN: $46,630/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $32,130 – $70,340 · about 80 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,005) by −$3,375 (-7%).

What it's really worth in Clarksville

With Clarksville's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $46,630 has the buying power of about $50,877 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,188 · median home $292,990 · median rent $1,342/mo.

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How Clarksville ranks for this job

On raw pay, Clarksville, TN is 150th of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Clarksville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 130th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Clarksville 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 Clarksville

A median home in Clarksville, TN costs $292,990 — about 6.3× 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 $1,342/mo works out at 35% 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 Clarksville.

Metro	Median pay	vs Clarksville	Rent vs Clarksville
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+106%	2.7×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+98%	2.4×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+72%	1.8×
New York, NY	$75,900	+63%	2.6×

Same job elsewhere in TN

Metro	Median pay	vs Clarksville	Rent vs Clarksville
Nashville, TN	$49,660	+6%	1.3×
Knoxville, TN	$49,510	+6%	1.3×
Memphis, TN	$47,520	+2%	1.1×
Chattanooga, TN	$46,040	−1%	1.1×

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

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