Graphic Designers salary in Longview, TX

Median pay for graphic designers in Longview, TX: $43,990/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $29,620 – $61,700 · about 50 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,005) by −$6,015 (-12%).

What it's really worth in Longview

With Longview's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $43,990 has the buying power of about $49,443 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,910 · median home $220,865 · median rent $1,203/mo.

Full Longview cost of living & taxes →

How Longview ranks for this job

On raw pay, Longview, TX is 167th of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Longview's cost of living is applied, it ranks 150th.

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

What that salary buys in Longview

A median home in Longview, TX costs $220,865 — 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 $1,203/mo works out at 33% 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 Longview.

Metro	Median pay	vs Longview	Rent vs Longview
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+119%	3×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+110%	2.7×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+82%	2×
New York, NY	$75,900	+73%	2.9×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Longview	Rent vs Longview
Austin, TX	$60,660	+38%	1.4×
Dallas, TX	$57,690	+31%	1.4×
San Antonio, TX	$53,100	+21%	1.2×
Houston, TX	$52,770	+20%	1.4×

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

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