How much does a Designer make in California? The average Designer salary in California is $66,949 as of March 26, 2024, but the range typically falls between $59,686 and $76,597. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on the city and many other important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession.

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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...

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Location Avg. Salary Date Updated
Location Coachella, CA Avg. Salary $63,975 Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Acampo, CA Avg. Salary $64,885 Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Acton, CA Avg. Salary $67,192 Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Adelanto, CA Avg. Salary $63,853 Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Adin, CA Avg. Salary $62,214 Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Agoura Hills, CA Avg. Salary $66,220 Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Aguanga, CA Avg. Salary $64,157 Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Ahwahnee, CA Avg. Salary $60,454 Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Alameda, CA Avg. Salary $74,050 Date Updated March 26, 2024
Location Alamo, CA Avg. Salary $73,868 Date Updated March 26, 2024
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