Graphic Designer salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Scottsdale, Tempe, Gilbert, Glendale, Goodyear.

Median salary$73,149
Middle 50%$52k–$87.4k
vs. national median−30%comparison median $105,000
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $41,516 and $133,594.
PercentileSalary
10th$44,368
25th$51,969
50th (median)$73,149
75th$87,441
90th$129,711

Cost of living

Phoenix's median Graphic Designer salary of $73,149 is worth about $70,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Phoenix = 103.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Graphic Designers in the Phoenix, AZ area earned a median of $59,090 in May 2025 (2,810 employed). The H-1B median here is $73,149, 24% 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
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillmenttoo 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 – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.