Graphic Designer salary in Austin, TX

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cedar Park, Georgetown.

Median salary$117,803
Middle 50%$67.5k–$160k
vs. national median+12%comparison median $105,000
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $47,923 and $180,222.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,093
25th$67,500
50th (median)$117,803
75th$160,000
90th$175,800

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2021: median $96,000 (11 filings) FY2022: median $100,700 (18 filings) FY2023: median $94,245 (18 filings) FY2024: median $117,800 (19 filings) FY2025: median $117,800 (17 filings) FY2026: median $119,000 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 19
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––8
FY2021$96,000$60,362$136,20011
FY2022$100,700$48,617$139,33818
FY2023$94,245$61,202$116,85118
FY2024$117,800$87,255$152,22919
FY2025$117,800$64,334$160,00017
FY2026$119,000$108,669$133,35010

Cost of living

Austin's median Graphic Designer salary of $117,803 is worth about $120,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Austin = 98.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Graphic Designers in the Austin, TX area earned a median of $65,060 in May 2025 (1,880 employed). The H-1B median here is $117,803, 81% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Amazontoo few8
Cloudflaretoo few2
Indeedtoo few2
Simplistictoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV $120,000 13

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$75,421$120,00013

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.