How much does a Visual Designer II make in the United States?
As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Visual Designer II in the United States is $88,380 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.
However, a Visual Designer II's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $102,899
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,280 to $95,980
Key Factors That Influence Visual Designer II Salaries
A Visual Designer II'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 II'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 II 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 IIs.
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: $111,380
San Francisco: $110,180
Oakland: $107,880
San Jose, CA$111,380
San Francisco, CA$110,180
Oakland, CA$107,880
New York, NY$101,680
Paramus, NJ$100,480
Queens Village, NY$100,480
Passaic, NJ$100,380
Bergenfield, NJ$100,380
Huntington, NY$100,180
Stamford, CT$100,180
Newark, NJ$99,480
Bridgeport, CT$99,280
Vallejo, CA$99,180
New Brunswick, NJ$99,080
Petaluma, CA$99,080
Middlesex, NJ$98,880
Somerset, NJ$98,780
Santa Cruz, CA$98,680
Boston, MA$98,180
Monterey, CA$97,880
Seattle, WA$97,680
Santa Rosa, CA$97,680
Los Angeles, CA$97,580
Juneau, AK$97,380
Washington, DC$97,280
Orange, CA$96,980
Santa Ana, CA$96,780
Long Beach, CA$96,680
Anaheim, CA$96,680
Anchorage, AK$96,580
Santa Maria, CA$96,280
Everett, WA$96,280
Danbury, CT$95,980
Bremerton, WA$95,880
Tacoma, WA$95,580
New Suffolk, NY$95,580
Sacramento, CA$95,480
Santa Barbara, CA$95,480
Trenton, NJ$95,380
San Diego, CA$95,380
Brockton, MA$95,280
Fairbanks, AK$94,980
Lompoc, CA$94,780
Lowell, MA$94,680
Ventura, CA$94,680
Nashua, NH$94,680
Stockton, CA$94,680
Modesto, CA$94,080
Poughkeepsie, NY$93,880
New Haven, CT$93,680
Olympia, WA$93,680
Kennewick, WA$93,680
Lawrence, MA$93,280
Hartford, CT$93,280
Riverside, CA$93,180
New Bedford, MA$93,080
Richland, WA$93,080
Atlantic City, NJ$92,980
New Britain, CT$92,980
San Bernardino, CA$92,980
Bakersfield, CA$92,980
New London, CT$92,880
Norwich, CT$92,880
Portsmouth, NH$92,880
Boulder, CO$92,680
Portland, OR$92,580
Worcester, MA$92,580
Minneapolis, MN$92,280
Philadelphia, PA$92,180
Honolulu, HI$91,880
Saint Paul, MN$91,880
Vineland, NJ$91,780
Providence, RI$91,580
Chicago, IL$91,280
Bellingham, WA$91,180
Springfield, MA$91,080
Baltimore, MD$91,080
Chico, CA$90,880
Pittsfield, MA$90,680
Manchester, NH$90,480
Spokane, WA$90,080
Denver, CO$90,080
Albany, NY$89,680
Troy, NY$89,580
Nassau, NY$89,480
Schenectady, NY$89,480
Wilmington, DE$89,380
Burlington, VT$89,280
Salem, OR$89,180
Portland, ME$88,980
Yakima, WA$88,880
Rochester, MN$88,580
Reno, NV$88,480
Fresno, CA$88,480
Milwaukee, WI$88,480
Allentown, PA$88,380
Ann Arbor, MI$88,380
Detroit, MI$88,380
Colorado Springs, CO$88,180
Syracuse, NY$88,180
Carson City, NV$88,180
Houston, TX$87,980
Eugene, OR$87,980
Gary, IN$87,880
Springfield, OR$87,780
Bismarck, ND$87,780
Galveston, TX$87,680
Medford, OR$87,580
Fort Collins, CO$87,580
Concord, NH$87,480
Austin, TX$87,480
Mesa, AZ$87,280
Reading, PA$87,280
Phoenix, AZ$87,280
Dallas, TX$87,280
Saint Cloud, MN$87,180
Madison, WI$87,080
Utica, NY$86,780
Rochester, NY$86,680
Des Moines, IA$86,680
Raleigh, NC$86,680
Atlanta, GA$86,480
Battle Creek, MI$86,480
Salt Lake City, UT$86,480
Lancaster, PA$86,280
Harrisburg, PA$86,180
Boca Raton, FL$86,080
Columbus, OH$86,080
Fort Worth, TX$86,080
Kansas City, MO$86,080
Kansas City, KS$86,080
Champaign, IL$86,080
Cleveland, OH$85,980
Pittsburgh, PA$85,980
Richmond, VA$85,980
Indianapolis, IN$85,980
Cincinnati, OH$85,880
Las Vegas, NV$85,880
Petersburg, VA$85,680
Huntsville, AL$85,580
Lansing, MI$85,480
Lebanon, PA$85,480
Pueblo, CO$85,480
Appleton, WI$85,480
Buffalo, NY$85,480
Saint Louis, MO$85,380
Charlotte, NC$85,380
Racine, WI$85,380
Dayton, OH$85,380
York, PA$85,280
Elkhart, IN$85,280
Gastonia, NC$85,280
Billings, MT$85,280
Beaumont, TX$85,280
Lorain, OH$85,280
Binghamton, NY$85,180
Rock Hill, SC$85,180
Benton Harbor, MI$85,180
Toledo, OH$85,180
Rockford, IL$85,080
Springfield, IL$85,080
Elyria, OH$85,080
Fargo, ND$85,080
Flagstaff, AZ$84,980
Fort Lauderdale, FL$84,980
Duluth, MN$84,880
Miami, FL$84,880
Cheyenne, WY$84,780
Grand Forks, ND$84,780
Bangor, ME$84,680
Cedar Rapids, IA$84,580
Durham, NC$84,480
Louisville, KY$84,480
Grand Rapids, MI$84,480
Hialeah, FL$84,480
Casper, WY$84,380
Scranton, PA$84,280
Akron, OH$84,180
New Orleans, LA$84,180
Virginia Beach, VA$84,180
Peoria, IL$84,080
Sarasota, FL$83,980
Nashville, TN$83,980
Omaha, NE$83,980
Green Bay, WI$83,980
Davenport, IA$83,880
Baton Rouge, LA$83,880
Charleston, SC$83,880
Jamestown, NY$83,880
Tucson, AZ$83,780
Saint Petersburg, FL$83,780
Tampa, FL$83,780
Evansville, IN$83,680
Port Arthur, TX$83,680
Bradenton, FL$83,680
Santa Fe, NM$83,480
Orlando, FL$83,380
Clearwater, FL$83,280
La Crosse, WI$83,080
Canton, OH$83,080
Albuquerque, NM$83,080
Newport News, VA$83,080
High Point, NC$83,080
Ogden, UT$82,980
Corpus Christi, TX$82,880
Norfolk, VA$82,880
Laramie, WY$82,880
Boise, ID$82,780
Salisbury, NC$82,780
Rock Island, IL$82,780
Saginaw, MI$82,780
Jacksonville, FL$82,780
Moline, IL$82,680
Fort Myers, FL$82,680
Memphis, TN$82,680
Waterloo, IA$82,580
Tulsa, OK$82,580
Lincoln, NE$82,480
Spartanburg, SC$82,480
Fort Wayne, IN$82,380
Provo, UT$82,380
Cedar Falls, IA$82,280
San Antonio, TX$82,280
Greensboro, NC$82,280
South Bend, IN$82,180
Savannah, GA$82,180
Birmingham, AL$82,080
Winston Salem, NC$82,080
Muskegon, MI$82,080
Lake Charles, LA$81,880
Anderson, IN$81,780
Lexington, KY$81,780
Augusta, GA$81,780
Greenville, SC$81,780
Tuscaloosa, AL$81,680
Lima, OH$81,680
Wichita, KS$81,680
Springfield, OH$81,580
Columbia, SC$81,580
Asheville, NC$81,480
Bloomington, IN$81,380
Knoxville, TN$81,080
Shreveport, LA$81,080
Wilmington, NC$80,980
Roanoke, VA$80,980
Topeka, KS$80,780
Frankfort, KY$80,780
Melbourne, FL$80,680
Longview, TX$80,680
Oklahoma City, OK$80,680
Chillicothe, OH$80,680
Sioux Falls, SD$80,480
Mobile, AL$80,480
Terre Haute, IN$80,480
Amarillo, TX$80,380
Altoona, PA$80,380
Fayetteville, AR$80,280
Chattanooga, TN$80,280
Killeen, TX$80,280
Sioux City, IA$80,180
Idaho Falls, ID$80,180
Lynchburg, VA$80,080
Gainesville, FL$79,980
Youngstown, OH$79,880
Portsmouth, OH$79,880
Little Rock, AR$79,880
Lafayette, LA$79,880
Temple, TX$79,780
Pensacola, FL$79,780
Clarksville, TN$79,780
Daytona Beach, FL$79,780
Hopkinsville, KY$79,480
Erie, PA$79,480
Florence, SC$79,480
Charleston, WV$79,280
Great Falls, MT$79,280
Tallahassee, FL$79,180
Macon, GA$79,180
Helena, MT$79,080
Fayetteville, NC$79,080
Waco, TX$79,080
Pine Bluff, AR$78,980
Vincennes, IN$78,880
Lubbock, TX$78,880
Alamogordo, NM$78,780
Twin Falls, ID$78,780
Rapid City, SD$78,680
Greenville, MS$78,580
Huntington, WV$78,580
Jackson, MS$78,580
Parkersburg, WV$78,480
Montgomery, AL$78,480
Wichita Falls, TX$78,380
Springfield, MO$78,380
Biloxi, MS$78,280
Monroe, LA$78,180
Johnstown, PA$78,180
Columbus, GA$78,080
Sumter, SC$78,080
Pascagoula, MS$77,980
Abilene, TX$77,980
Kingsport, TN$77,680
Albany, GA$77,680
Gulfport, MS$77,680
Alexandria, LA$77,380
Fort Smith, AR$77,180
El Paso, TX$76,980
Las Cruces, NM$76,580
Harlingen, TX$76,280
Pocatello, ID$76,280
Florence, AL$76,180
Brownsville, TX$76,180
Mcallen, TX$75,980
Dothan, AL$75,880
Columbus, MS$75,380
Altus, OK$74,880
Lawton, OK$74,780
Pierre, SD$74,480
What Skills Can Increase a Visual Designer II's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Collaboration (Mentioned in 4.49% Job Postings): Works cooperatively and shares ideas with coworkers and managers to achieve common goals and objectives.
System Design (Mentioned in 2.98% Job Postings): Systems design is the process of defining elements of a system like modules, architecture, components and their interfaces and data for a system based on the specified requirements.
JavaScript (Mentioned in 2.24% Job Postings): Using JavaScript in the development and maintenance of Web-based application systems.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Collaboration
4.49%
System Design
2.98%
JavaScript
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 II's salary.
Authenticity: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Prioritization: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Storytelling: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Authenticity
$92,799
5%
Prioritization
$91,031
3%
Storytelling
$91,031
3%
Products and Services
$91,031
3%
Innovation
$91,031
3%
Leadership
$91,031
3%
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Visual Designer II Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Visual Designer II salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $98,936.
While startup companies pay approximate $83,698.
Visual Designer II Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$83,698
Growth Stage
51~500
$88,520
Established
501~5000
$95,541
Enterprise
5000+
$98,936
Visual Designer II Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Visual Designer II roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Energy & Utilities
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 10% above the average.
In contrast, Visual Designer positions in Retail & Wholesale or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Visual Designer II as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Visual Designer II
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense
$97,218
$47.0
10%
Energy & Utilities
$97,218
$47.0
10%
Financial Services
$97,218
$47.0
10%
Pharmaceuticals
$97,218
$47.0
10%
Software & Networking
$97,218
$47.0
10%
Visual Designer II Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Visual Designer II'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
Table View
Last Updated on August 01, 2026
$80,280
Average$88,380/year
$95,980
$6,690
Average$7,365/month
$7,998
$1,544
Average$1,700/week
$1,846
$39
Average$42/hour
$46
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$95,980
$7,998
$1,846
$46
Average
$88,380
$7,365
$1,700
$42
25th Percentile
$80,280
$6,690
$1,544
$39
Visual Designer II Salary Growth & Career Path
For a Visual Designer II, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Interaction Designer Senior role.
This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to
$113,573 - a projected growth of
29%
over your current level.
Salaries for a Visual Designer II can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $100,909 in 2023
to around $100,622 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Visual Designer II salary trends,
.
Average Annual Salary of Visual Designer II Over Time
2022
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2023
$100,909
2024
$101,283
2025
$100,622
2026
$???
2027
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Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$100,909
2024
$101,283
2025
$100,622
2026
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2027
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Most common benefits for Visual Designer II
Social Security
401(k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
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Common company salaries for Visual Designer II
Here are companies hiring for Visual Designer II 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 II?
The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Visual Designer II roles,
with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.
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