What are the main factors that influence an Associate Designer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Associate Designer's salary?

An Associate Designer's salary grows with experience: an Associate Designer (0-2 years)earns $55,830, an Art Designer II (2-4 years)earns $68,791, an Art Manager (4-5 years)earns $109,875, an Art Director (5+ years)earns $150,016,

What are the highest paying states for an Associate Designer?

Associate Designer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Associate Designer roles are District of Columbia $62,406, California $62,169, Massachusetts $61,340. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Associate Designer roles make?

Salaries for Associate Designer level roles vary by specialization: Associate UX Designer: $77,294; Associate Technical Designer: $74,260; Associate Concept Designer: $68,914; Associate Product Designer: $68,543; Associate Instructional Designer: $66,469.

How do different companies affect an Associate Designer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Associate Designer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Associate Designer Salary in the United States

How much does an Associate Designer make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Designer in the United States is $56,363 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

However, an Associate Designer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $70,210
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,491 to $63,611
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,965

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Associate Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,611	$5,301	$1,223	$31
Average	$56,363	$4,697	$1,084	$27
25th Percentile	$52,491	$4,374	$1,009	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Associate Designer Salaries

An Associate Designer'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 Do Associate Designer 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 Associate Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $62,406.
California: $62,169.
Massachusetts: $61,340.

District of Columbia $62,406 California $62,169 Massachusetts $61,340 Washington $61,115 New Jersey $61,092 Alaska $61,013 Connecticut $60,236 New York $59,920

Hawaii $58,911 Rhode Island $58,438 Maryland $58,116 Minnesota $57,677 Colorado $57,508 Illinois $57,451 Oregon $57,237 Delaware $57,079

New Hampshire $56,980 Virginia $56,758 Pennsylvania $56,110 Nevada $55,783 North Dakota $55,676 Michigan $55,507 Wisconsin $55,445 Vermont $55,321

Texas $54,977 Maine $54,954 Arizona $54,920 Ohio $54,881 Georgia $54,362 Indiana $54,103 Wyoming $54,053 Utah $53,974

Iowa $53,940 Kansas $53,669 Louisiana $53,590 North Carolina $53,562 Missouri $53,551 Florida $53,331 Montana $53,213 Nebraska $53,100

Kentucky $53,038 South Carolina $52,813 Tennessee $52,672 Idaho $52,615 New Mexico $52,204 Oklahoma $52,114 Alabama $51,781 South Dakota $51,223

Arkansas $50,919 West Virginia $50,755 Mississippi $50,265

Top Paying Cities for Associate Designers

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: $71,091
San Francisco: $70,313
Oakland: $68,831

San Jose, CA $71,091

San Francisco, CA $70,313

Oakland, CA $68,831

New York, NY $64,896

Paramus, NJ $64,107

Queens Village, NY $64,104

Passaic, NJ $64,051

Bergenfield, NJ $64,046

Stamford, CT $63,922

Huntington, NY $63,899

Newark, NJ $63,482

Bridgeport, CT $63,363

Vallejo, CA $63,251

New Brunswick, NJ $63,228

Petaluma, CA $63,195

Middlesex, NJ $63,088

Somerset, NJ $63,048

Santa Cruz, CA $62,975

Boston, MA $62,631

Monterey, CA $62,433

Seattle, WA $62,304

Santa Rosa, CA $62,293

Los Angeles, CA $62,276

Juneau, AK $62,129

Washington, DC $62,067

Orange, CA $61,867

Santa Ana, CA $61,718

Long Beach, CA $61,662

Anaheim, CA $61,650

Anchorage, AK $61,622

Santa Maria, CA $61,453

Everett, WA $61,442

Danbury, CT $61,243

Bremerton, WA $61,166

Tacoma, WA $60,963

New Suffolk, NY $60,962

Sacramento, CA $60,946

Santa Barbara, CA $60,884

Trenton, NJ $60,822

San Diego, CA $60,822

Brockton, MA $60,760

Fairbanks, AK $60,622

Lompoc, CA $60,478

Lowell, MA $60,432

Ventura, CA $60,422

Nashua, NH $60,410

Stockton, CA $60,405

Modesto, CA $59,993

Poughkeepsie, NY $59,869

Olympia, WA $59,762

Kennewick, WA $59,762

New Haven, CT $59,740

Lawrence, MA $59,537

Hartford, CT $59,480

Riverside, CA $59,469

New Bedford, MA $59,413

Richland, WA $59,413

Bakersfield, CA $59,334

San Bernardino, CA $59,311

New Britain, CT $59,306

Atlantic City, NJ $59,306

New London, CT $59,283

Norwich, CT $59,266

Portsmouth, NH $59,255

Boulder, CO $59,135

Portland, OR $59,058

Worcester, MA $59,052

Minneapolis, MN $58,877

Philadelphia, PA $58,798

Honolulu, HI $58,612

Saint Paul, MN $58,585

Vineland, NJ $58,573

Providence, RI $58,409

Chicago, IL $58,246

Bellingham, WA $58,178

Springfield, MA $58,133

Baltimore, MD $58,116

Chico, CA $57,975

Pittsfield, MA $57,823

Manchester, NH $57,716

Spokane, WA $57,468

Denver, CO $57,462

Albany, NY $57,198

Troy, NY $57,175

Nassau, NY $57,115

Schenectady, NY $57,057

Wilmington, DE $57,012

Burlington, VT $56,933

Salem, OR $56,910

Portland, ME $56,735

Yakima, WA $56,679

Rochester, MN $56,504

Reno, NV $56,476

Fresno, CA $56,476

Milwaukee, WI $56,425

Detroit, MI $56,369

Ann Arbor, MI $56,359

Allentown, PA $56,352

Colorado Springs, CO $56,256

Syracuse, NY $56,228

Carson City, NV $56,228

Houston, TX $56,149

Eugene, OR $56,121

Gary, IN $56,053

Springfield, OR $56,008

Bismarck, ND $55,997

Galveston, TX $55,958

Medford, OR $55,873

Fort Collins, CO $55,850

Concord, NH $55,822

Austin, TX $55,805

Mesa, AZ $55,687

Reading, PA $55,681

Phoenix, AZ $55,676

Dallas, TX $55,659

Saint Cloud, MN $55,605

Madison, WI $55,529

Utica, NY $55,377

Rochester, NY $55,287

Des Moines, IA $55,281

Raleigh, NC $55,276

Atlanta, GA $55,191

Battle Creek, MI $55,174

Salt Lake City, UT $55,157

Lancaster, PA $55,073

Harrisburg, PA $54,994

Kansas City, MO $54,937

Champaign, IL $54,926

Kansas City, KS $54,926

Fort Worth, TX $54,920

Columbus, OH $54,911

Boca Raton, FL $54,898

Pittsburgh, PA $54,875

Richmond, VA $54,853

Indianapolis, IN $54,842

Cleveland, OH $54,836

Las Vegas, NV $54,768

Cincinnati, OH $54,768

Petersburg, VA $54,684

Huntsville, AL $54,599

Lansing, MI $54,561

Lebanon, PA $54,554

Pueblo, CO $54,548

Appleton, WI $54,532

Buffalo, NY $54,509

Dayton, OH $54,492

Racine, WI $54,481

Charlotte, NC $54,475

Saint Louis, MO $54,458

York, PA $54,424

Elkhart, IN $54,424

Gastonia, NC $54,414

Billings, MT $54,400

Beaumont, TX $54,385

Lorain, OH $54,374

Benton Harbor, MI $54,362

Toledo, OH $54,351

Binghamton, NY $54,323

Rock Hill, SC $54,317

Rockford, IL $54,289

Springfield, IL $54,267

Elyria, OH $54,261

Fargo, ND $54,261

Flagstaff, AZ $54,222

Fort Lauderdale, FL $54,188

Duluth, MN $54,154

Miami, FL $54,154

Cheyenne, WY $54,115

Grand Forks, ND $54,115

Bangor, ME $53,991

Cedar Rapids, IA $53,929

Durham, NC $53,905

Louisville, KY $53,900

Grand Rapids, MI $53,889

Hialeah, FL $53,883

Casper, WY $53,805

Scranton, PA $53,737

New Orleans, LA $53,720

Virginia Beach, VA $53,714

Akron, OH $53,686

Peoria, IL $53,613

Sarasota, FL $53,602

Nashville, TN $53,562

Omaha, NE $53,562

Green Bay, WI $53,562

Baton Rouge, LA $53,534

Charleston, SC $53,523

Jamestown, NY $53,495

Davenport, IA $53,495

Tucson, AZ $53,466

Saint Petersburg, FL $53,433

Tampa, FL $53,421

Evansville, IN $53,387

Port Arthur, TX $53,387

Bradenton, FL $53,365

Santa Fe, NM $53,263

Orlando, FL $53,162

Clearwater, FL $53,145

Canton, OH $53,027

La Crosse, WI $53,027

Albuquerque, NM $52,993

Newport News, VA $52,987

High Point, NC $52,970

Ogden, UT $52,948

Corpus Christi, TX $52,903

Norfolk, VA $52,869

Laramie, WY $52,869

Rock Island, IL $52,835

Saginaw, MI $52,824

Jacksonville, FL $52,818

Salisbury, NC $52,807

Boise, ID $52,796

Moline, IL $52,767

Fort Myers, FL $52,751

Memphis, TN $52,739

Tulsa, OK $52,711

Waterloo, IA $52,677

Spartanburg, SC $52,621

Lincoln, NE $52,593

Fort Wayne, IN $52,581

Provo, UT $52,576

Cedar Falls, IA $52,508

San Antonio, TX $52,486

Greensboro, NC $52,463

South Bend, IN $52,457

Savannah, GA $52,395

Muskegon, MI $52,373

Birmingham, AL $52,367

Winston Salem, NC $52,340

Lake Charles, LA $52,204

Anderson, IN $52,193

Lexington, KY $52,176

Augusta, GA $52,159

Greenville, SC $52,159

Lima, OH $52,114

Wichita, KS $52,108

Tuscaloosa, AL $52,108

Columbia, SC $52,057

Springfield, OH $52,046

Asheville, NC $51,956

Bloomington, IN $51,916

Knoxville, TN $51,713

Shreveport, LA $51,708

Wilmington, NC $51,635

Roanoke, VA $51,635

Topeka, KS $51,533

Frankfort, KY $51,527

Oklahoma City, OK $51,488

Chillicothe, OH $51,465

Longview, TX $51,460

Melbourne, FL $51,454

Sioux Falls, SD $51,364

Mobile, AL $51,358

Terre Haute, IN $51,336

Altoona, PA $51,302

Amarillo, TX $51,263

Killeen, TX $51,246

Fayetteville, AR $51,201

Chattanooga, TN $51,184

Sioux City, IA $51,133

Idaho Falls, ID $51,122

Lynchburg, VA $51,077

Gainesville, FL $51,003

Portsmouth, OH $50,975

Little Rock, AR $50,964

Lafayette, LA $50,941

Youngstown, OH $50,941

Daytona Beach, FL $50,907

Clarksville, TN $50,902

Pensacola, FL $50,896

Temple, TX $50,892

Hopkinsville, KY $50,727

Erie, PA $50,716

Florence, SC $50,693

Charleston, WV $50,603

Great Falls, MT $50,575

Macon, GA $50,496

Tallahassee, FL $50,490

Fayetteville, NC $50,479

Waco, TX $50,468

Helena, MT $50,428

Pine Bluff, AR $50,407

Vincennes, IN $50,338

Lubbock, TX $50,316

Alamogordo, NM $50,282

Twin Falls, ID $50,231

Rapid City, SD $50,214

Jackson, MS $50,113

Huntington, WV $50,109

Greenville, MS $50,107

Parkersburg, WV $50,050

Montgomery, AL $50,039

Wichita Falls, TX $49,983

Springfield, MO $49,983

Biloxi, MS $49,955

Monroe, LA $49,899

Johnstown, PA $49,859

Sumter, SC $49,837

Columbus, GA $49,831

Pascagoula, MS $49,724

Abilene, TX $49,724

Kingsport, TN $49,577

Albany, GA $49,577

Gulfport, MS $49,560

Alexandria, LA $49,374

Fort Smith, AR $49,233

El Paso, TX $49,081

Las Cruces, NM $48,828

Harlingen, TX $48,684

Pocatello, ID $48,675

Florence, AL $48,602

Brownsville, TX $48,591

Mcallen, TX $48,473

Dothan, AL $48,394

Columbus, MS $48,059

Altus, OK $47,796

Lawton, OK $47,689

Pierre, SD $47,486

What Skills Can Increase an Associate Designer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Presentation (Mentioned in 5.22% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
Photoshop (Mentioned in 2.43% Job Postings): Photoshop is an image creation, graphic design and photo editing software developed by Adobe. It is used to demonstrate knowledge of image resolution, image size, and image file format for web, video, and print.
Sales Systems (Mentioned in 1.74% Job Postings): Tracking and containing relevant information about the sale using tools and software to organize the sales process.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Presentation	5.22%
Photoshop	2.43%
Sales Systems	1.74%

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 an Associate Designer's salary.

Study Design: Can increase your salary by up to 32%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Study Design	$74,400	32%
Consulting	$65,382	16%
Leadership	$64,818	15%
Innovation	$63,127	12%
Illustration	$62,000	10%
Project Management	$61,436	9%

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Associate Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Associate Designer'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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$52,491

Average $56,363/year

$63,611

$4,374

Average $4,697/month

$5,301

$1,009

Average $1,084/week

$1,223

$25

Average $27/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,611	$5,301	$1,223	$31
Average	$56,363	$4,697	$1,084	$27
25th Percentile	$52,491	$4,374	$1,009	$25

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Salary Trends for Associate Designer

Salaries for an Associate Designer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,753 in 2023 to around $54,663 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Associate Designer salary trends, .

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