How much does a Visual Designer I make in the United States?
As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Visual Designer I in the United States is $76,780 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.
However, a Visual Designer I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $94,165
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,980 to $85,880
Key Factors That Influence Visual Designer I Salaries
A Visual Designer I's salary isn't a fixed number.
It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Visual Designer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Visual Designer I's salary.
As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases.
Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
How Do Visual Designer I Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work.
States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors
often pay more to attract Visual Designer Is.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $96,880
San Francisco: $95,780
Oakland: $93,780
San Jose, CA$96,880
San Francisco, CA$95,780
Oakland, CA$93,780
New York, NY$88,380
Paramus, NJ$87,280
Queens Village, NY$87,280
Passaic, NJ$87,280
Bergenfield, NJ$87,280
Huntington, NY$87,080
Stamford, CT$87,080
Newark, NJ$86,480
Bridgeport, CT$86,280
Vallejo, CA$86,180
New Brunswick, NJ$86,080
Petaluma, CA$86,080
Middlesex, NJ$85,980
Somerset, NJ$85,880
Santa Cruz, CA$85,780
Boston, MA$85,280
Monterey, CA$85,080
Seattle, WA$84,880
Santa Rosa, CA$84,880
Los Angeles, CA$84,780
Juneau, AK$84,580
Washington, DC$84,580
Orange, CA$84,280
Santa Ana, CA$84,080
Anaheim, CA$83,980
Anchorage, AK$83,980
Long Beach, CA$83,980
Santa Maria, CA$83,680
Everett, WA$83,680
Danbury, CT$83,380
Bremerton, WA$83,280
Tacoma, WA$83,080
New Suffolk, NY$83,080
Santa Barbara, CA$82,980
Sacramento, CA$82,980
Trenton, NJ$82,880
San Diego, CA$82,880
Brockton, MA$82,780
Fairbanks, AK$82,580
Lompoc, CA$82,380
Lowell, MA$82,280
Ventura, CA$82,280
Nashua, NH$82,280
Stockton, CA$82,280
Modesto, CA$81,680
Poughkeepsie, NY$81,580
New Haven, CT$81,380
Olympia, WA$81,380
Kennewick, WA$81,380
Lawrence, MA$81,080
Hartford, CT$80,980
Riverside, CA$80,980
New Bedford, MA$80,880
Richland, WA$80,880
New London, CT$80,780
Atlantic City, NJ$80,780
San Bernardino, CA$80,780
Bakersfield, CA$80,780
New Britain, CT$80,780
Norwich, CT$80,680
Portsmouth, NH$80,680
Boulder, CO$80,580
Portland, OR$80,480
Worcester, MA$80,480
Minneapolis, MN$80,180
Philadelphia, PA$80,080
Honolulu, HI$79,880
Saint Paul, MN$79,780
Vineland, NJ$79,780
Providence, RI$79,580
Chicago, IL$79,380
Bellingham, WA$79,280
Baltimore, MD$79,180
Springfield, MA$79,180
Chico, CA$78,980
Pittsfield, MA$78,780
Manchester, NH$78,580
Spokane, WA$78,280
Denver, CO$78,280
Albany, NY$77,880
Troy, NY$77,880
Nassau, NY$77,780
Schenectady, NY$77,680
Wilmington, DE$77,680
Burlington, VT$77,580
Salem, OR$77,480
Portland, ME$77,280
Yakima, WA$77,180
Rochester, MN$76,980
Reno, NV$76,980
Fresno, CA$76,980
Milwaukee, WI$76,880
Detroit, MI$76,780
Ann Arbor, MI$76,780
Allentown, PA$76,780
Colorado Springs, CO$76,680
Syracuse, NY$76,580
Carson City, NV$76,580
Houston, TX$76,480
Eugene, OR$76,480
Gary, IN$76,380
Springfield, OR$76,280
Bismarck, ND$76,280
Galveston, TX$76,180
Concord, NH$76,080
Fort Collins, CO$76,080
Medford, OR$76,080
Austin, TX$75,980
Mesa, AZ$75,880
Reading, PA$75,880
Phoenix, AZ$75,880
Dallas, TX$75,780
Saint Cloud, MN$75,780
Madison, WI$75,680
Utica, NY$75,480
Raleigh, NC$75,280
Rochester, NY$75,280
Des Moines, IA$75,280
Atlanta, GA$75,180
Battle Creek, MI$75,180
Salt Lake City, UT$75,180
Lancaster, PA$74,980
Harrisburg, PA$74,880
Kansas City, MO$74,880
Champaign, IL$74,780
Kansas City, KS$74,780
Fort Worth, TX$74,780
Columbus, OH$74,780
Boca Raton, FL$74,780
Pittsburgh, PA$74,780
Richmond, VA$74,680
Indianapolis, IN$74,680
Cleveland, OH$74,680
Las Vegas, NV$74,580
Cincinnati, OH$74,580
Petersburg, VA$74,480
Huntsville, AL$74,380
Lansing, MI$74,280
Lebanon, PA$74,280
Pueblo, CO$74,280
Appleton, WI$74,280
Buffalo, NY$74,280
Dayton, OH$74,180
Racine, WI$74,180
Charlotte, NC$74,180
Saint Louis, MO$74,180
York, PA$74,180
Elkhart, IN$74,180
Benton Harbor, MI$74,080
Lorain, OH$74,080
Toledo, OH$74,080
Billings, MT$74,080
Gastonia, NC$74,080
Beaumont, TX$74,080
Rockford, IL$73,980
Rock Hill, SC$73,980
Binghamton, NY$73,980
Springfield, IL$73,880
Elyria, OH$73,880
Fargo, ND$73,880
Flagstaff, AZ$73,880
Fort Lauderdale, FL$73,780
Duluth, MN$73,780
Miami, FL$73,780
Cheyenne, WY$73,680
Grand Forks, ND$73,680
Bangor, ME$73,580
Cedar Rapids, IA$73,480
Durham, NC$73,380
Louisville, KY$73,380
Grand Rapids, MI$73,380
Hialeah, FL$73,380
Casper, WY$73,280
Akron, OH$73,180
Virginia Beach, VA$73,180
New Orleans, LA$73,180
Scranton, PA$73,180
Peoria, IL$73,080
Sarasota, FL$72,980
Nashville, TN$72,980
Omaha, NE$72,980
Green Bay, WI$72,980
Tucson, AZ$72,880
Jamestown, NY$72,880
Davenport, IA$72,880
Charleston, SC$72,880
Baton Rouge, LA$72,880
Saint Petersburg, FL$72,780
Tampa, FL$72,780
Evansville, IN$72,680
Port Arthur, TX$72,680
Bradenton, FL$72,680
Santa Fe, NM$72,580
Clearwater, FL$72,380
Orlando, FL$72,380
La Crosse, WI$72,280
Canton, OH$72,280
Albuquerque, NM$72,180
Newport News, VA$72,180
High Point, NC$72,180
Ogden, UT$72,080
Corpus Christi, TX$72,080
Salisbury, NC$71,980
Jacksonville, FL$71,980
Saginaw, MI$71,980
Laramie, WY$71,980
Norfolk, VA$71,980
Rock Island, IL$71,980
Memphis, TN$71,880
Boise, ID$71,880
Moline, IL$71,880
Fort Myers, FL$71,880
Waterloo, IA$71,780
Tulsa, OK$71,780
Spartanburg, SC$71,680
Lincoln, NE$71,680
Fort Wayne, IN$71,580
Provo, UT$71,580
Cedar Falls, IA$71,480
San Antonio, TX$71,480
Greensboro, NC$71,480
South Bend, IN$71,480
Birmingham, AL$71,380
Savannah, GA$71,380
Muskegon, MI$71,380
Winston Salem, NC$71,280
Augusta, GA$71,080
Lake Charles, LA$71,080
Anderson, IN$71,080
Lexington, KY$71,080
Greenville, SC$71,080
Wichita, KS$70,980
Lima, OH$70,980
Tuscaloosa, AL$70,980
Springfield, OH$70,880
Columbia, SC$70,880
Asheville, NC$70,780
Bloomington, IN$70,680
Knoxville, TN$70,480
Shreveport, LA$70,480
Wilmington, NC$70,380
Roanoke, VA$70,380
Oklahoma City, OK$70,180
Frankfort, KY$70,180
Topeka, KS$70,180
Chillicothe, OH$70,080
Longview, TX$70,080
Melbourne, FL$70,080
Sioux Falls, SD$69,980
Mobile, AL$69,980
Terre Haute, IN$69,980
Altoona, PA$69,880
Amarillo, TX$69,880
Fayetteville, AR$69,780
Killeen, TX$69,780
Chattanooga, TN$69,680
Sioux City, IA$69,680
Idaho Falls, ID$69,680
Lynchburg, VA$69,580
Gainesville, FL$69,480
Portsmouth, OH$69,480
Daytona Beach, FL$69,380
Pensacola, FL$69,380
Clarksville, TN$69,380
Youngstown, OH$69,380
Lafayette, LA$69,380
Little Rock, AR$69,380
Temple, TX$69,280
Hopkinsville, KY$69,080
Erie, PA$69,080
Florence, SC$69,080
Charleston, WV$68,980
Great Falls, MT$68,880
Waco, TX$68,780
Tallahassee, FL$68,780
Macon, GA$68,780
Fayetteville, NC$68,780
Helena, MT$68,680
Pine Bluff, AR$68,680
Vincennes, IN$68,580
Lubbock, TX$68,580
Alamogordo, NM$68,480
Twin Falls, ID$68,380
Rapid City, SD$68,380
Greenville, MS$68,280
Huntington, WV$68,280
Jackson, MS$68,280
Parkersburg, WV$68,180
Montgomery, AL$68,180
Wichita Falls, TX$68,080
Springfield, MO$68,080
Biloxi, MS$68,080
Monroe, LA$67,980
Columbus, GA$67,880
Sumter, SC$67,880
Johnstown, PA$67,880
Pascagoula, MS$67,780
Abilene, TX$67,780
Kingsport, TN$67,580
Albany, GA$67,580
Gulfport, MS$67,480
Alexandria, LA$67,280
Fort Smith, AR$67,080
El Paso, TX$66,880
Las Cruces, NM$66,480
Harlingen, TX$66,280
Pocatello, ID$66,280
Florence, AL$66,180
Brownsville, TX$66,180
Mcallen, TX$66,080
Dothan, AL$65,880
Columbus, MS$65,480
Altus, OK$65,080
Lawton, OK$64,980
Pierre, SD$64,680
What Skills Can Increase a Visual Designer I's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Collaboration (Mentioned in 4.75% Job Postings): Works cooperatively and shares ideas with coworkers and managers to achieve common goals and objectives.
User Interface (Mentioned in 2.86% Job Postings): The user interface (UI) is the point of human-computer interaction and communication in a device. This can include display screens, keyboards, a mouse and the appearance of a desktop.
CSS (Mentioned in 2.24% Job Postings): Cascading Style Sheets is a style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in a markup language such as HTML or XML. CSS is a cornerstone technology of the World Wide Web, alongside HTML and JavaScript.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Collaboration
4.75%
User Interface
2.86%
CSS
2.24%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Visual Designer I's salary.
Influencing: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Storytelling: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Python: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Influencing
$82,155
7%
Storytelling
$81,387
6%
Python
$81,387
6%
Products and Services
$81,387
6%
Alignment
$79,851
4%
JavaScript
$79,851
4%
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Visual Designer I Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Visual Designer I salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $85,951.
While startup companies pay approximate $72,712.
Visual Designer I Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$72,712
Growth Stage
51~500
$76,902
Established
501~5000
$83,001
Enterprise
5000+
$85,951
Visual Designer I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Visual Designer I roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Financial Services and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average.
In contrast, Visual Designer positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Visual Designer I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Visual Designer I
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services
$95,975
$46.0
25%
Biotechnology
$92,136
$44.0
20%
Energy & Utilities
$88,297
$42.0
15%
Chemicals
$84,458
$41.0
10%
Healthcare
$84,458
$41.0
10%
Visual Designer I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Visual Designer I's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on August 01, 2026
$69,980
Average$76,780/year
$85,880
$5,832
Average$6,398/month
$7,157
$1,346
Average$1,477/week
$1,652
$34
Average$37/hour
$41
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$85,880
$7,157
$1,652
$41
Average
$76,780
$6,398
$1,477
$37
25th Percentile
$69,980
$5,832
$1,346
$34
Visual Designer I Salary Growth & Career Path
For a Visual Designer I, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Interaction Designer Intermediate role.
This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to
$88,333 - a projected growth of
15%
over your current level.
Salaries for a Visual Designer I can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $77,007 in 2023
to around $76,918 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Visual Designer I salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Visual Designer I Over Time
2022
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2023
$77,007
2024
$77,617
2025
$76,918
2026
$???
2027
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Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$77,007
2024
$77,617
2025
$76,918
2026
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Most common benefits for Visual Designer I
Social Security
401(k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
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Common company salaries for Visual Designer I
Here are companies hiring for Visual Designer I and their salaries, click below for more details.
C
$128,509/per year
C R Bard Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
H
$124,697/per year
Henry Schein Canada
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$123,899/per year
Nordex Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$120,416/per year
Nipro Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$115,870/per year
Enovis
Biotechnology
the United States
A
$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Biotechnology
the United States
M
$112,110/per year
MiniMed Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug Development
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$110,229/per year
Life Technologies Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
Z
$106,224/per year
Zimmer Biomet
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$103,077/per year
Promontory Therapeutics
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$102,181/per year
Steris PLC
Biotechnology
the United States
G
$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicines
Biotechnology
the United States
R
$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLC
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$94,235/per year
Pleno Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$93,666/per year
Simulaids Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CAS
Biotechnology
the United States
O
$86,468/per year
Onward Technology
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$84,682/per year
Eyeco Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$84,523/per year
Paerosol
Biotechnology
the United States
I
$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$82,815/per year
Stateside PPE
Biotechnology
the United States
D
$82,041/per year
Digi Bio
Biotechnology
the United States
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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Visual Designer I?
The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Visual Designer I roles,
with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.
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