What are the main factors that influence a Multimedia Designer's salary?

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

How does experience change a Multimedia Designer's salary?

A Multimedia Designer's salary grows with experience: starting around $63,596 for beginners, reaching about $64,302 at mid-level, and approach $66,492 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Multimedia Designer?

Multimedia Designer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Multimedia Designer roles are District of Columbia $72,798, California $72,522, Massachusetts $71,555. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Multimedia Designer roles make?

Salaries for Multimedia Designer level roles vary by specialization: Multimedia Coordinator: $152,454; Multimedia Developer: $125,367; Multimedia Specialist: $95,422; Multimedia Programmer: $87,032; Senior Multimedia Designer: $85,356.

How do different companies affect a Multimedia Designer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Multimedia 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.

Multimedia Designer Salary in the United States

How much does a Multimedia Designer make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Multimedia Designer in the United States is $65,750 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,042
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,401 to $75,848
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,889

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Multimedia Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,848	$6,321	$1,459	$36
Average	$65,750	$5,479	$1,264	$32
25th Percentile	$56,401	$4,700	$1,085	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Multimedia Designer Salaries

A Multimedia 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Multimedia Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Multimedia Designer'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $63,596
Early Career (1-2 years): $64,019
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $64,302
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,304
Expert (over 8 years): $66,492

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Multimedia Designer	$63,596
Intermediate Level Multimedia Designer	$64,019
Senior Level Multimedia Designer	$64,302
Specialist Level Multimedia Designer	$65,304
Expert Level Multimedia Designer	$66,492

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How Do Multimedia 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 Multimedia Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $72,798.
California: $72,522.
Massachusetts: $71,555.

District of Columbia $72,798 California $72,522 Massachusetts $71,555 Washington $71,292 New Jersey $71,266 Alaska $71,174 Connecticut $70,266 New York $69,898

Hawaii $68,721 Rhode Island $68,169 Maryland $67,794 Minnesota $67,281 Colorado $67,084 Illinois $67,018 Oregon $66,769 Delaware $66,585

New Hampshire $66,469 Virginia $66,210 Pennsylvania $65,454 Nevada $65,072 North Dakota $64,947 Michigan $64,750 Wisconsin $64,678 Vermont $64,533

Texas $64,132 Maine $64,106 Arizona $64,066 Ohio $64,020 Georgia $63,415 Indiana $63,113 Wyoming $63,054 Utah $62,962

Iowa $62,922 Kansas $62,607 Louisiana $62,515 North Carolina $62,482 Missouri $62,469 Florida $62,212 Montana $62,074 Nebraska $61,943

Kentucky $61,870 South Carolina $61,607 Tennessee $61,443 Idaho $61,377 New Mexico $60,897 Oklahoma $60,792 Alabama $60,404 South Dakota $59,753

Arkansas $59,398 West Virginia $59,207 Mississippi $58,635

Top Paying Cities for Multimedia 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: $82,930
San Francisco: $82,115
Oakland: $80,293

San Jose, CA $82,930

San Francisco, CA $82,115

Oakland, CA $80,293

New York, NY $76,197

Queens Village, NY $75,704

Paramus, NJ $75,178

Passaic, NJ $75,112

Bergenfield, NJ $75,046

Stamford, CT $74,948

Huntington, NY $74,882

Newark, NJ $74,455

Bridgeport, CT $74,323

New Brunswick, NJ $74,106

Vallejo, CA $73,968

Middlesex, NJ $73,929

Somerset, NJ $73,870

Petaluma, CA $73,718

Santa Cruz, CA $73,462

Boston, MA $73,330

Monterey, CA $73,002

Fairbanks, AK $72,956

Los Angeles, CA $72,831

Washington, DC $72,798

Seattle, WA $72,679

Santa Rosa, CA $72,666

Juneau, AK $72,476

Orange, CA $72,259

Anchorage, AK $72,140

Anaheim, CA $72,094

Santa Ana, CA $71,996

Nassau, NY $71,956

Long Beach, CA $71,930

Danbury, CT $71,910

Santa Maria, CA $71,687

Everett, WA $71,674

Bremerton, WA $71,351

Trenton, NJ $71,226

Sacramento, CA $71,200

San Diego, CA $71,167

Brockton, MA $71,141

Tacoma, WA $71,115

Santa Barbara, CA $71,023

Lowell, MA $70,760

New Suffolk, NY $70,733

Nashua, NH $70,654

Lompoc, CA $70,549

Ventura, CA $70,483

Stockton, CA $70,464

New Haven, CT $70,332

Atlantic City, NJ $70,161

Hartford, CT $70,017

Modesto, CA $69,984

Poughkeepsie, NY $69,839

New Britain, CT $69,806

Olympia, WA $69,714

Kennewick, WA $69,714

New London, CT $69,701

Norwich, CT $69,681

Lawrence, MA $69,648

Bakersfield, CA $69,464

Riverside, CA $69,372

New Bedford, MA $69,372

Richland, WA $69,307

Portsmouth, NH $69,254

Vineland, NJ $69,241

San Bernardino, CA $69,188

Boulder, CO $69,004

Worcester, MA $68,952

Portland, OR $68,892

Saint Paul, MN $68,813

Minneapolis, MN $68,813

Philadelphia, PA $68,721

Honolulu, HI $68,373

Springfield, MA $68,143

Providence, RI $68,136

Chicago, IL $67,946

Bellingham, WA $67,867

Baltimore, MD $67,794

Chico, CA $67,630

Wilmington, DE $67,518

Pittsfield, MA $67,452

Manchester, NH $67,327

Spokane, WA $67,038

Denver, CO $67,032

Albany, NY $66,723

Troy, NY $66,696

Schenectady, NY $66,558

Burlington, VT $66,414

Portland, ME $66,183

Salem, OR $66,131

Yakima, WA $66,118

Ann Arbor, MI $66,098

Rochester, MN $65,914

Fresno, CA $65,881

Reno, NV $65,881

Milwaukee, WI $65,822

Detroit, MI $65,756

Allentown, PA $65,736

Carson City, NV $65,730

Houston, TX $65,631

Colorado Springs, CO $65,625

Syracuse, NY $65,592

Eugene, OR $65,467

Bismarck, ND $65,388

Gary, IN $65,388

Galveston, TX $65,388

Springfield, OR $65,335

Medford, OR $65,177

Fort Collins, CO $65,151

Austin, TX $65,099

Mesa, AZ $64,961

Phoenix, AZ $64,947

Dallas, TX $64,928

Reading, PA $64,888

Saint Cloud, MN $64,862

Concord, NH $64,803

Madison, WI $64,776

Utica, NY $64,599

Raleigh, NC $64,546

Las Vegas, NV $64,540

Rochester, NY $64,494

Des Moines, IA $64,487

Atlanta, GA $64,382

Battle Creek, MI $64,362

Salt Lake City, UT $64,342

Lancaster, PA $64,244

Champaign, IL $64,231

Harrisburg, PA $64,152

Durham, NC $64,093

Kansas City, MO $64,086

Kansas City, KS $64,073

Fort Worth, TX $64,066

Boca Raton, FL $64,040

Cleveland, OH $64,033

Columbus, OH $64,020

Pittsburgh, PA $64,014

Richmond, VA $63,987

Indianapolis, IN $63,974

Cincinnati, OH $63,889

Petersburg, VA $63,790

Billings, MT $63,646

Lansing, MI $63,646

Huntsville, AL $63,646

Lebanon, PA $63,639

Dayton, OH $63,632

Pueblo, CO $63,632

Appleton, WI $63,613

Buffalo, NY $63,586

Racine, WI $63,553

Charlotte, NC $63,547

Saint Louis, MO $63,527

Springfield, IL $63,501

Elkhart, IN $63,488

York, PA $63,488

Gastonia, NC $63,481

Benton Harbor, MI $63,481

Beaumont, TX $63,442

Lorain, OH $63,429

Toledo, OH $63,402

Binghamton, NY $63,369

Rock Hill, SC $63,363

Rockford, IL $63,330

Fargo, ND $63,297

Elyria, OH $63,297

Flagstaff, AZ $63,251

Fort Lauderdale, FL $63,212

Miami, FL $63,172

Duluth, MN $63,067

Bangor, ME $62,981

Cedar Rapids, IA $62,909

Louisville, KY $62,876

Grand Rapids, MI $62,863

Hialeah, FL $62,857

Casper, WY $62,764

Scranton, PA $62,686

New Orleans, LA $62,666

Virginia Beach, VA $62,659

Akron, OH $62,626

Peoria, IL $62,541

Sarasota, FL $62,528

Green Bay, WI $62,482

Baton Rouge, LA $62,449

Charleston, SC $62,436

Nashville, TN $62,416

Jamestown, NY $62,403

Davenport, IA $62,403

Tucson, AZ $62,370

Cheyenne, WY $62,350

Saint Petersburg, FL $62,331

Tampa, FL $62,317

Omaha, NE $62,304

Port Arthur, TX $62,278

Evansville, IN $62,278

Bradenton, FL $62,252

Santa Fe, NM $62,133

Orlando, FL $62,068

Clearwater, FL $61,995

Canton, OH $61,857

La Crosse, WI $61,857

Grand Forks, ND $61,837

Albuquerque, NM $61,818

Tulsa, OK $61,818

Newport News, VA $61,811

High Point, NC $61,791

Ogden, UT $61,765

Corpus Christi, TX $61,712

Laramie, WY $61,673

Norfolk, VA $61,673

Rock Island, IL $61,634

Saginaw, MI $61,620

Jacksonville, FL $61,614

Salisbury, NC $61,601

Memphis, TN $61,588

Moline, IL $61,555

Fort Myers, FL $61,535

Waterloo, IA $61,449

Spartanburg, SC $61,384

Lincoln, NE $61,351

Fort Wayne, IN $61,338

Birmingham, AL $61,265

Cedar Falls, IA $61,252

Provo, UT $61,246

Springfield, OH $61,239

San Antonio, TX $61,226

Greensboro, NC $61,200

South Bend, IN $61,193

Winston Salem, NC $61,186

Boise, ID $61,167

Savannah, GA $61,121

Muskegon, MI $61,002

Lima, OH $60,923

Lake Charles, LA $60,897

Anderson, IN $60,884

Lexington, KY $60,864

Augusta, GA $60,845

Greenville, SC $60,845

Wichita, KS $60,785

Tuscaloosa, AL $60,785

Columbia, SC $60,726

Bloomington, IN $60,562

Roanoke, VA $60,522

Asheville, NC $60,437

Knoxville, TN $60,325

Shreveport, LA $60,319

Wilmington, NC $60,233

Frankfort, KY $60,108

Oklahoma City, OK $60,062

Chillicothe, OH $60,036

Longview, TX $60,029

Topeka, KS $60,010

Mobile, AL $59,911

Terre Haute, IN $59,885

Erie, PA $59,878

Altoona, PA $59,845

Melbourne, FL $59,825

Amarillo, TX $59,799

Killeen, TX $59,779

Fayetteville, AR $59,727

Sioux Falls, SD $59,681

Chattanooga, TN $59,641

Idaho Falls, ID $59,635

Gainesville, FL $59,497

Portsmouth, OH $59,464

Little Rock, AR $59,451

Lynchburg, VA $59,451

Lafayette, LA $59,424

Youngstown, OH $59,424

Temple, TX $59,398

Daytona Beach, FL $59,385

Clarksville, TN $59,378

Pensacola, FL $59,372

Hopkinsville, KY $59,175

Charleston, WV $59,168

Florence, SC $59,135

Sioux City, IA $59,096

Macon, GA $58,905

Tallahassee, FL $58,898

Fayetteville, NC $58,885

Waco, TX $58,872

Wichita Falls, TX $58,872

Pine Bluff, AR $58,846

Vincennes, IN $58,721

Lubbock, TX $58,695

Great Falls, MT $58,655

Alamogordo, NM $58,649

Abilene, TX $58,596

Rapid City, SD $58,510

Monroe, LA $58,510

Albany, GA $58,471

Huntington, WV $58,464

Jackson, MS $58,458

Greenville, MS $58,451

Parkersburg, WV $58,386

Montgomery, AL $58,372

Johnstown, PA $58,359

Springfield, MO $58,307

Biloxi, MS $58,274

Sumter, SC $58,136

Columbus, GA $58,129

Twin Falls, ID $58,090

Pascagoula, MS $58,004

Kingsport, TN $57,833

Gulfport, MS $57,814

Alexandria, LA $57,597

Fort Smith, AR $57,432

El Paso, TX $57,255

Helena, MT $57,169

Las Cruces, NM $56,959

Harlingen, TX $56,775

Pocatello, ID $56,716

Florence, AL $56,696

Brownsville, TX $56,683

Dothan, AL $56,577

Mcallen, TX $56,545

Columbus, MS $56,058

Altus, OK $55,756

Lawton, OK $55,631

Pierre, SD $55,394

What Skills Can Increase a Multimedia Designer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Initiative (Mentioned in 6.13% Job Postings): Taking decisive action and initiating plans independently to address problems, improve professional life, and achieve goals.
Motion Graphics (Mentioned in 4.25% Job Postings): Motion Graphics is essentially graphic design made video. This style combines sound, text, charts, symbols, and animation, to convey hard data and written information in a compelling and clear way.
Software Design (Mentioned in 1.86% Job Postings): Software design is the process by which an agent creates a specification of a software artifact, intended to accomplish goals, using a set of primitive components and subject to constraints. Software design may refer to either "all the activity involved in conceptualizing, framing, implementing, commissioning, and ultimately modifying complex systems" or "the activity following requirements specification and before programming, as ... [in] a stylized software engineering process." Software design usually involves problem solving and planning a software solution. This includes both a low-level component and algorithm design and a high-level, architecture design.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Initiative	6.13%
Motion Graphics	4.25%
Software Design	1.86%

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 Multimedia Designer's salary.

Product Design: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Product Design	$73,639	12%
Commitment	$71,009	8%
Consulting	$70,352	7%
Insight	$69,694	6%
Analysis	$69,694	6%
Motion Graphics	$69,037	5%

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How Education impacts a Multimedia Designer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Multimedia Designers enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Multimedia Designer with a No Diploma is between $54,202 and $59,919).

Multimedia Designer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Multimedia Designer

No Diploma 10.0%

High School 10.0%

Associates 10.0%

Bachelors 67.0%

Masters 12.2%

Doctorate 0.8%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	10.0%
High School	10.0%
Associates	10.0%
Bachelors	67.0%
Masters	12.2%
Doctorate	0.8%

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

Understanding how a Multimedia 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 January 01, 2026

$56,401

Average $65,750/year

$75,848

$4,700

Average $5,479/month

$6,321

$1,085

Average $1,264/week

$1,459

$27

Average $32/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,848	$6,321	$1,459	$36
Average	$65,750	$5,479	$1,264	$32
25th Percentile	$56,401	$4,700	$1,085	$27

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Salary Trends for Multimedia Designer

Salaries for a Multimedia Designer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $58,832 in 2023 to around $58,290 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Multimedia Designer salary trends, .

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2023

$58,832

2024

$58,667

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