Graphic Designers salary in Mobile, AL

Median pay for graphic designers in Mobile, AL: $43,110/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $29,070 – $89,670 · about 120 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,005) by −$6,895 (-14%).

What it's really worth in Mobile

With Mobile's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $43,110 has the buying power of about $48,581 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $55,247 · median home $197,857 · median rent $1,323/mo.

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How Mobile ranks for this job

On raw pay, Mobile, AL is 170th of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Mobile's cost of living is applied, it ranks 158th.

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

What that salary buys in Mobile

A median home in Mobile, AL costs $197,857 — 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 $1,323/mo works out at 37% 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 Mobile.

Metro	Median pay	vs Mobile	Rent vs Mobile
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+123%	2.7×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+114%	2.5×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+86%	1.8×
New York, NY	$75,900	+76%	2.6×

Same job elsewhere in AL

Metro	Median pay	vs Mobile	Rent vs Mobile
Huntsville, AL	$52,830	+23%	1×
Tuscaloosa, AL	$48,050	+11%	1.1×
Birmingham, AL	$47,950	+11%	1.1×
Montgomery, AL	$45,240	+5%	1.1×

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

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