Graphic Designers salary in St. Louis, MO

Median pay for graphic designers in St. Louis, MO: $50,970/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,330 – $80,750 · about 1,720 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($50,005) by +$965 (+2%).

What it's really worth in St. Louis

With St. Louis's cost of living at 95 (US=100), that $50,970 has the buying power of about $53,668 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $75,316 · median home $276,878 · median rent $1,451/mo.

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How St. Louis ranks for this job

On raw pay, St. Louis, MO is 82nd of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once St. Louis's cost of living is applied, it ranks 92nd.

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

What that salary buys in St. Louis

A median home in St. Louis, MO costs $276,878 — about 5.4× 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 $1,451/mo works out at 34% 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 St. Louis.

Metro	Median pay	vs St. Louis	Rent vs St. Louis
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+89%	2.5×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+81%	2.2×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+57%	1.7×
New York, NY	$75,900	+49%	2.4×

Same job elsewhere in MO

Metro	Median pay	vs St. Louis	Rent vs St. Louis
Kansas City, MO	$53,960	+6%	1.1×
Springfield, MO	$41,280	−19%	0.9×

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

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