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

A Forms Designer's salary grows with experience: starting around $56,608 for beginners, reaching about $58,733 at mid-level, and approach $59,276 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Forms Designer?

Forms Designer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Forms Designer roles are District of Columbia $63,586, California $63,345, Massachusetts $62,501. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Forms Designer roles make?

Salaries for Forms Designer level roles vary by specialization: Graphic Designer V: $123,390; Graphic Designer IV: $104,990; Layout Designer: $78,040; Forms Analyst: $74,202; Forms Developer: $73,584.

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

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

Forms Designer Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Forms Designer in the United States is $57,430 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $71,540
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,490 to $64,816
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,904

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Forms Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,816	$5,401	$1,246	$31
Average	$57,430	$4,786	$1,104	$28
25th Percentile	$53,490	$4,458	$1,029	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Forms Designer Salaries

A Forms 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 Experience Level Affects Forms Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Forms 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): $56,608
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,104
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $58,733
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $59,059
Expert (over 8 years): $59,276

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Forms Designer	$56,608
Intermediate Level Forms Designer	$57,104
Senior Level Forms Designer	$58,733
Specialist Level Forms Designer	$59,059
Expert Level Forms Designer	$59,276

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

District of Columbia: $63,586.
California: $63,345.
Massachusetts: $62,501.

District of Columbia $63,586

California $63,345

Massachusetts $62,501

Washington $62,271

New Jersey $62,248

Alaska $62,168

Connecticut $61,375

New York $61,054

Hawaii $60,026

Rhode Island $59,543

Maryland $59,216

Minnesota $58,768

Colorado $58,596

Illinois $58,538

Oregon $58,320

Delaware $58,159

New Hampshire $58,058

Virginia $57,832

Pennsylvania $57,171

Nevada $56,838

North Dakota $56,729

Michigan $56,557

Wisconsin $56,494

Vermont $56,367

Texas $56,017

Maine $55,994

Arizona $55,960

Ohio $55,919

Georgia $55,391

Indiana $55,127

Wyoming $55,075

Utah $54,995

Iowa $54,960

Kansas $54,685

Louisiana $54,604

North Carolina $54,576

Missouri $54,564

Florida $54,340

Montana $54,219

Nebraska $54,105

Kentucky $54,041

South Carolina $53,812

Tennessee $53,668

Idaho $53,611

New Mexico $53,191

Oklahoma $53,100

Alabama $52,761

South Dakota $52,192

Arkansas $51,882

West Virginia $51,716

Mississippi $51,216

Top Paying Cities for Forms 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: $72,436
San Francisco: $71,724
Oakland: $70,133

San Jose, CA $72,436

San Francisco, CA $71,724

Oakland, CA $70,133

New York, NY $66,555

Queens Village, NY $66,125

Paramus, NJ $65,665

Passaic, NJ $65,608

Bergenfield, NJ $65,550

Stamford, CT $65,464

Huntington, NY $65,407

Newark, NJ $65,034

Bridgeport, CT $64,919

New Brunswick, NJ $64,729

Vallejo, CA $64,609

Middlesex, NJ $64,574

Somerset, NJ $64,522

Petaluma, CA $64,390

Santa Cruz, CA $64,166

Boston, MA $64,051

Monterey, CA $63,764

Fairbanks, AK $63,724

Los Angeles, CA $63,615

Washington, DC $63,586

Seattle, WA $63,483

Santa Rosa, CA $63,471

Juneau, AK $63,305

Orange, CA $63,115

Anchorage, AK $63,012

Anaheim, CA $62,972

Santa Ana, CA $62,886

Nassau, NY $62,851

Long Beach, CA $62,828

Danbury, CT $62,811

Santa Maria, CA $62,616

Everett, WA $62,604

Bremerton, WA $62,323

Trenton, NJ $62,214

Sacramento, CA $62,191

San Diego, CA $62,162

Brockton, MA $62,139

Tacoma, WA $62,116

Santa Barbara, CA $62,036

Lowell, MA $61,806

New Suffolk, NY $61,783

Nashua, NH $61,714

Lompoc, CA $61,622

Ventura, CA $61,565

Stockton, CA $61,548

New Haven, CT $61,433

Atlantic City, NJ $61,283

Hartford, CT $61,157

Modesto, CA $61,128

Poughkeepsie, NY $61,002

New Britain, CT $60,973

Olympia, WA $60,893

Kennewick, WA $60,893

New London, CT $60,881

Norwich, CT $60,864

Lawrence, MA $60,835

Bakersfield, CA $60,675

Riverside, CA $60,594

New Bedford, MA $60,594

Richland, WA $60,537

Portsmouth, NH $60,491

Vineland, NJ $60,479

San Bernardino, CA $60,433

Boulder, CO $60,273

Worcester, MA $60,227

Portland, OR $60,175

Saint Paul, MN $60,106

Minneapolis, MN $60,106

Philadelphia, PA $60,026

Honolulu, HI $59,721

Springfield, MA $59,520

Providence, RI $59,515

Chicago, IL $59,348

Bellingham, WA $59,279

Baltimore, MD $59,216

Chico, CA $59,072

Wilmington, DE $58,975

Pittsfield, MA $58,917

Manchester, NH $58,808

Spokane, WA $58,555

Denver, CO $58,550

Albany, NY $58,280

Troy, NY $58,257

Schenectady, NY $58,136

Burlington, VT $58,010

Portland, ME $57,809

Salem, OR $57,763

Yakima, WA $57,751

Ann Arbor, MI $57,734

Rochester, MN $57,573

Fresno, CA $57,545

Reno, NV $57,545

Milwaukee, WI $57,493

Detroit, MI $57,436

Allentown, PA $57,418

Carson City, NV $57,413

Houston, TX $57,326

Colorado Springs, CO $57,321

Syracuse, NY $57,292

Eugene, OR $57,183

Bismarck, ND $57,114

Gary, IN $57,114

Galveston, TX $57,114

Springfield, OR $57,068

Medford, OR $56,930

Fort Collins, CO $56,907

Austin, TX $56,861

Mesa, AZ $56,741

Phoenix, AZ $56,729

Dallas, TX $56,712

Reading, PA $56,677

Saint Cloud, MN $56,654

Concord, NH $56,603

Madison, WI $56,580

Utica, NY $56,425

Raleigh, NC $56,379

Las Vegas, NV $56,373

Rochester, NY $56,333

Des Moines, IA $56,327

Atlanta, GA $56,235

Battle Creek, MI $56,218

Salt Lake City, UT $56,201

Lancaster, PA $56,115

Champaign, IL $56,103

Harrisburg, PA $56,034

Durham, NC $55,983

Kansas City, MO $55,977

Kansas City, KS $55,965

Fort Worth, TX $55,960

Boca Raton, FL $55,937

Cleveland, OH $55,931

Columbus, OH $55,919

Pittsburgh, PA $55,914

Richmond, VA $55,891

Indianapolis, IN $55,879

Cincinnati, OH $55,805

Petersburg, VA $55,718

Billings, MT $55,592

Lansing, MI $55,592

Huntsville, AL $55,592

Lebanon, PA $55,586

Dayton, OH $55,581

Pueblo, CO $55,581

Appleton, WI $55,563

Buffalo, NY $55,540

Racine, WI $55,512

Charlotte, NC $55,506

Saint Louis, MO $55,489

Springfield, IL $55,466

Elkhart, IN $55,454

York, PA $55,454

Gastonia, NC $55,448

Benton Harbor, MI $55,448

Beaumont, TX $55,414

Lorain, OH $55,403

Toledo, OH $55,380

Binghamton, NY $55,351

Rock Hill, SC $55,345

Rockford, IL $55,316

Fargo, ND $55,288

Elyria, OH $55,288

Flagstaff, AZ $55,247

Fort Lauderdale, FL $55,213

Miami, FL $55,179

Duluth, MN $55,087

Bangor, ME $55,012

Cedar Rapids, IA $54,949

Louisville, KY $54,920

Grand Rapids, MI $54,909

Hialeah, FL $54,903

Casper, WY $54,822

Scranton, PA $54,754

New Orleans, LA $54,736

Virginia Beach, VA $54,731

Akron, OH $54,702

Peoria, IL $54,627

Sarasota, FL $54,616

Green Bay, WI $54,576

Baton Rouge, LA $54,547

Charleston, SC $54,535

Nashville, TN $54,518

Jamestown, NY $54,507

Davenport, IA $54,507

Tucson, AZ $54,478

Cheyenne, WY $54,461

Saint Petersburg, FL $54,443

Tampa, FL $54,432

Omaha, NE $54,420

Port Arthur, TX $54,398

Evansville, IN $54,398

Bradenton, FL $54,375

Santa Fe, NM $54,271

Orlando, FL $54,214

Clearwater, FL $54,151

Canton, OH $54,030

La Crosse, WI $54,030

Grand Forks, ND $54,013

Albuquerque, NM $53,995

Tulsa, OK $53,995

Newport News, VA $53,990

High Point, NC $53,973

Ogden, UT $53,950

Corpus Christi, TX $53,904

Laramie, WY $53,869

Norfolk, VA $53,869

Rock Island, IL $53,835

Saginaw, MI $53,823

Jacksonville, FL $53,817

Salisbury, NC $53,806

Memphis, TN $53,794

Moline, IL $53,766

Fort Myers, FL $53,749

Waterloo, IA $53,674

Spartanburg, SC $53,616

Lincoln, NE $53,588

Fort Wayne, IN $53,576

Birmingham, AL $53,513

Cedar Falls, IA $53,502

Provo, UT $53,496

Springfield, OH $53,490

San Antonio, TX $53,479

Greensboro, NC $53,456

South Bend, IN $53,450

Winston Salem, NC $53,444

Boise, ID $53,427

Savannah, GA $53,387

Muskegon, MI $53,283

Lima, OH $53,214

Lake Charles, LA $53,191

Anderson, IN $53,180

Lexington, KY $53,163

Augusta, GA $53,146

Greenville, SC $53,146

Wichita, KS $53,094

Tuscaloosa, AL $53,094

Columbia, SC $53,042

Bloomington, IN $52,899

Roanoke, VA $52,864

Asheville, NC $52,789

Knoxville, TN $52,692

Shreveport, LA $52,686

Wilmington, NC $52,611

Frankfort, KY $52,502

Oklahoma City, OK $52,462

Chillicothe, OH $52,439

Longview, TX $52,433

Topeka, KS $52,416

Mobile, AL $52,330

Terre Haute, IN $52,307

Erie, PA $52,301

Altoona, PA $52,273

Melbourne, FL $52,255

Amarillo, TX $52,232

Killeen, TX $52,215

Fayetteville, AR $52,169

Sioux Falls, SD $52,129

Chattanooga, TN $52,095

Idaho Falls, ID $52,089

Gainesville, FL $51,968

Portsmouth, OH $51,940

Little Rock, AR $51,928

Lynchburg, VA $51,928

Lafayette, LA $51,905

Youngstown, OH $51,905

Temple, TX $51,882

Daytona Beach, FL $51,871

Clarksville, TN $51,865

Pensacola, FL $51,859

Hopkinsville, KY $51,687

Charleston, WV $51,681

Florence, SC $51,652

Sioux City, IA $51,618

Macon, GA $51,451

Tallahassee, FL $51,446

Fayetteville, NC $51,434

Waco, TX $51,423

Wichita Falls, TX $51,423

Pine Bluff, AR $51,400

Vincennes, IN $51,291

Lubbock, TX $51,268

Great Falls, MT $51,233

Alamogordo, NM $51,227

Abilene, TX $51,181

Rapid City, SD $51,107

Monroe, LA $51,107

Albany, GA $51,072

Huntington, WV $51,067

Jackson, MS $51,061

Greenville, MS $51,055

Parkersburg, WV $50,998

Montgomery, AL $50,986

Johnstown, PA $50,975

Springfield, MO $50,929

Biloxi, MS $50,900

Sumter, SC $50,779

Columbus, GA $50,774

Twin Falls, ID $50,739

Pascagoula, MS $50,665

Kingsport, TN $50,515

Gulfport, MS $50,498

Alexandria, LA $50,309

Fort Smith, AR $50,165

El Paso, TX $50,010

Helena, MT $49,935

Las Cruces, NM $49,751

Harlingen, TX $49,591

Pocatello, ID $49,539

Florence, AL $49,522

Brownsville, TX $49,510

Dothan, AL $49,418

Mcallen, TX $49,390

Columbus, MS $48,965

Altus, OK $48,700

Lawton, OK $48,591

Pierre, SD $48,385

What Skills Can Increase a Forms 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 a Forms 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	$75,807	32%
Consulting	$66,619	16%
Leadership	$66,044	15%
Innovation	$64,321	12%
Illustration	$63,173	10%
Project Management	$62,598	9%

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

Understanding how a Forms 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

$53,490

Average $57,430/year

$64,816

$4,458

Average $4,786/month

$5,401

$1,029

Average $1,104/week

$1,246

$26

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,816	$5,401	$1,246	$31
Average	$57,430	$4,786	$1,104	$28
25th Percentile	$53,490	$4,458	$1,029	$26

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Salaries for a Forms Designer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,804 in 2023 to around $55,713 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Forms Designer salary trends, .

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