Hourly Wage for Designer Salary in the United States

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How much does a Designer make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for a Designer in the United States is $35 as of April 26, 2022, but the salary range typically falls between $30 and $41. Hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. 

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What is a Designer?

A Designer is a person who makes designs for objects. A fashion Designer designs clothing, a web Designer designs web pages and an automobile Designer designs automobiles. In each case, the Designer works with the help of a technician or engineer who understands deeper level concepts of manufacturing and engineering and the Designer themself is largely confined to work at a surface level. More formally, a Designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, products, processes, laws, games, graph...

Source: Wikipedia (as of 09/06/2019). Read more from Wikipedia

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Job Openings for Designer
Graphic Designer
Red Spark Strategy - Arlington , VA
Graphic Designer Red Spark Strategy is hiring a Graphic Designer to expand our creative team. This position will work directly with our strategy team to provide our clients with innovative and ...
LinkedIn - Today
Mechanical Engineer/Designer
Caliber Design Inc - Sterling , VA
A small MEP consulting firm in Northern Virginia, in search of a mechanical engineer/designer with experience in the design of commercial projects. We are seeking candidates with 5- 10 years of ...
LinkedIn - 18 days ago
Senior Graphic Designer
Trilogy Innovations - Stafford , VA
Senior Graphic Designer About the project... Team Trilogy currently is seeking a Senior Graphic Designer to support our federal customer located in Quantico, VA. This is an exciting new opportunity ...
ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - Today
Mechanical Designer/Engineer
John H. Northrop & Associates - Hoopes Landing , VA
Mechanical Designer/Engineer JHNA is seeking a talented Mechanical Designer to join our growing Fort Eustis team in Newport News, VA. This work has a projected start timeline of mid/late Fall 2022
ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 30 days ago
Graphic Designer
TECHEAD - Alexandria , VA
As a Graphic Designer, you will develop the design strategy and create final mechanicals with attention to composition, color, typography, and visual impact, all while meeting the client's business ...
LinkedIn - 1 day ago
Graphic Designer Production (Catalogue)
Evergreen Enterprises - Richmond , VA
The production graphic designer will be part of the catalogue team to produce multiple catalogues (200-250 pages) per year. The ideal candidate for this opportunity will need a "good eye" for ...
LinkedIn - 11 days ago
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Understand the total hourly compensation opportunity for a Designer, hourly wage plus other pay elements

Average Hourly Wage

Core compensation

 
 
 
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35

Average Total Hourly Cash Compensation

Includes base and short-term incentives

 
 
 
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36
These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Designer in the United States. The average hourly rate for Designer ranges from $30 to $41 with the average hourly pay of $35. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $31 to $42 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $36.

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