Graphic Designer salary in Boston, MA

Based on 41 certified H-1B filings in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cambridge, Medford, Somerville, Braintree, Bellingham.

Median salary$83,200
Middle 50%$67.8k–$153k
vs. national median−21%comparison median $105,000
Filings41FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,586 and $203,600.
PercentileSalary
10th$51,000
25th$67,829
50th (median)$83,200
75th$153,000
90th$164,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $90k $120k FY2020: median $81,250 (26 filings) FY2021: median $70,450 (51 filings) FY2022: median $111,000 (38 filings) FY2023: median $89,880 (20 filings) FY2024: median $85,000 (29 filings) FY2025: median $95,805 (23 filings) FY2026: median $82,514 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 26 filings FY20 FY2021: 51 filings FY21 FY2022: 38 filings FY22 FY2023: 20 filings FY23 FY2024: 29 filings FY24 FY2025: 23 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 51
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$81,250$55,000$124,50026
FY2021$70,450$58,718$90,69751
FY2022$111,000$80,000$137,67538
FY2023$89,880$59,918$146,30020
FY2024$85,000$57,000$138,00029
FY2025$95,805$59,498$155,24623
FY2026$82,514$69,774$150,00018

Cost of living

Boston's median Graphic Designer salary of $83,200 is worth about $76,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Boston = 108.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Graphic Designers in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $78,270 in May 2025 (3,560 employed). The H-1B median here is $83,200, 6% 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 few4
Googletoo few2
Braintree Joyful Adult Day Health Care Centertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $52,426 10
Mid-level · Level II $78,000 17
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$50,586$52,42610
Mid-level · Level II$67,829$78,00017

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.