Mid-level Graphic Designer salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irving, Plano, Frisco, Fort Worth, Grapevine.

Median salary$70,500
Middle 50%$52.7k–$100k
vs. all levels here−7%comparison median $75,500
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $49,967 and $115,772.
PercentileSalary
10th$50,288
25th$52,724
50th (median)$70,500
75th$100,000
90th$108,254

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2021: median $60,000 (15 filings) FY2022: median $60,000 (28 filings) FY2023: median $72,500 (10 filings) FY2024: median $82,000 (16 filings) FY2025: median $74,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 28 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 1 filings FY26 28
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–––3
FY2021$60,000$44,825$90,77915
FY2022$60,000$60,000$71,25028
FY2023$72,500$60,506$101,82010
FY2024$82,000$69,250$112,15016
FY2025$74,000$51,632$100,00013
FY2026–––1

Cost of living

Dallas's median mid-level Graphic Designer salary of $70,500 is worth about $68,400 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 $70,500, 11% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Mphasistoo 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.