Graphic Designers salary in Cleveland, OH

Median pay for graphic designers in Cleveland, OH: $50,030/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,380 – $76,750 · about 1,430 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($50,005) by +$25 (+0%).

What it's really worth in Cleveland

With Cleveland's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $50,030 has the buying power of about $54,737 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $66,481 · median home $252,210 · median rent $1,461/mo.

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How Cleveland ranks for this job

On raw pay, Cleveland, OH is 93rd of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Cleveland's cost of living is applied, it ranks 77th.

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

What that salary buys in Cleveland

A median home in Cleveland, OH costs $252,210 — about 5× 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 $1,461/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 Cleveland.

Metro	Median pay	vs Cleveland	Rent vs Cleveland
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+92%	2.5×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+85%	2.2×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+60%	1.7×
New York, NY	$75,900	+52%	2.4×

Same job elsewhere in OH

Metro	Median pay	vs Cleveland	Rent vs Cleveland
Columbus, OH	$60,060	+20%	1×
Cincinnati, OH	$52,420	+5%	1.1×
Akron, OH	$49,110	−2%	0.9×
Canton, OH	$47,180	−6%	0.7×

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

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