Graphic Designer salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 46 certified H-1B filings in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irving, Plano, Frisco, Fort Worth, Grapevine.

Median salary$75,500
Middle 50%$62.7k–$107.2k
vs. national median−28%comparison median $105,000
Filings46FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $44,116 and $202,299.
PercentileSalary
10th$53,816
25th$62,650
50th (median)$75,500
75th$107,240
90th$123,185

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $64,272 (22 filings) FY2021: median $75,876 (28 filings) FY2022: median $76,898 (65 filings) FY2023: median $90,480 (27 filings) FY2024: median $90,000 (37 filings) FY2025: median $85,420 (28 filings) FY2026: median $75,000 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 22 filings FY20 FY2021: 28 filings FY21 FY2022: 65 filings FY22 FY2023: 27 filings FY23 FY2024: 37 filings FY24 FY2025: 28 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 65
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$64,272$52,978$75,68722
FY2021$75,876$46,397$97,55428
FY2022$76,898$60,000$104,50065
FY2023$90,480$58,448$115,00027
FY2024$90,000$60,000$118,00037
FY2025$85,420$60,611$107,45028
FY2026$75,000$73,396$105,99018

Cost of living

Dallas's median Graphic Designer salary of $75,500 is worth about $73,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Graphic Designers in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $63,780 in May 2025 (4,790 employed). The H-1B median here is $75,500, 18% 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
Photon Infotech$85,42015
Mphasistoo few2
Rackeratoo few2
Thryvtoo 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 $70,500 14
Senior · Level III $65,600 10
Expert · Level IV $102,000 21

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$49,962$70,50014
Senior · Level III$60,611$65,60010
Expert · Level IV$73,195$102,00021

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.