Graphic Designers salary in Dallas, TX

Median pay for graphic designers in Dallas, TX: $57,690/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $36,590 – $93,270 · about 5,020 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($50,005) by +$7,685 (+15%).

What it's really worth in Dallas

With Dallas's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $57,690 has the buying power of about $56,288 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $83,398 · median home $366,823 · median rent $1,678/mo.

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How Dallas ranks for this job

On raw pay, Dallas, TX is 45th of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Dallas's cost of living is applied, it ranks 58th.

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

What that salary buys in Dallas

A median home in Dallas, TX costs $366,823 — about 6.4× 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 $1,678/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 Dallas.

Metro	Median pay	vs Dallas	Rent vs Dallas
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+67%	2.2×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+60%	1.9×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+39%	1.4×
New York, NY	$75,900	+32%	2.1×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Dallas	Rent vs Dallas
Austin, TX	$60,660	+5%	1×
San Antonio, TX	$53,100	−8%	0.8×
Houston, TX	$52,770	−9%	1×
Tyler, TX	$47,520	−18%	0.8×

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

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