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: an Forms Designer (0-2 years)earns $56,903, an Art Designer II (2-4 years)earns $70,112, an Art Manager (4-5 years)earns $111,986, an Art Director (5+ years)earns $152,898,

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 $63,604, California $63,363, Massachusetts $62,518. 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: $78,044; Forms Analyst: $74,247; Forms Developer: $73,620.

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 May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Forms Designer in the United States is $57,446 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): $71,558
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,499 to $64,833
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,906

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,833	$5,403	$1,247	$31
Average	$57,446	$4,787	$1,105	$28
25th Percentile	$53,499	$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 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: $63,604.
California: $63,363.
Massachusetts: $62,518.

District of Columbia $63,604

California $63,363

Massachusetts $62,518

Washington $62,289

New Jersey $62,266

Alaska $62,185

Connecticut $61,393

New York $61,071

Hawaii $60,043

Rhode Island $59,560

Maryland $59,233

Minnesota $58,784

Colorado $58,612

Illinois $58,555

Oregon $58,336

Delaware $58,176

New Hampshire $58,074

Virginia $57,848

Pennsylvania $57,187

Nevada $56,854

North Dakota $56,745

Michigan $56,573

Wisconsin $56,510

Vermont $56,383

Texas $56,033

Maine $56,010

Arizona $55,975

Ohio $55,935

Georgia $55,407

Indiana $55,142

Wyoming $55,091

Utah $55,010

Iowa $54,976

Kansas $54,700

Louisiana $54,620

North Carolina $54,591

Missouri $54,579

Florida $54,355

Montana $54,235

Nebraska $54,120

Kentucky $54,057

South Carolina $53,827

Tennessee $53,683

Idaho $53,626

New Mexico $53,206

Oklahoma $53,115

Alabama $52,776

South Dakota $52,207

Arkansas $51,897

West Virginia $51,730

Mississippi $51,230

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: $72,457
San Francisco: $71,663
Oakland: $70,153

San Jose, CA $72,457

San Francisco, CA $71,663

Oakland, CA $70,153

New York, NY $66,143

Paramus, NJ $65,339

Queens Village, NY $65,336

Passaic, NJ $65,281

Bergenfield, NJ $65,276

Stamford, CT $65,150

Huntington, NY $65,126

Newark, NJ $64,701

Bridgeport, CT $64,580

Vallejo, CA $64,466

New Brunswick, NJ $64,443

Petaluma, CA $64,408

Middlesex, NJ $64,299

Somerset, NJ $64,259

Santa Cruz, CA $64,184

Boston, MA $63,834

Monterey, CA $63,632

Seattle, WA $63,501

Santa Rosa, CA $63,489

Los Angeles, CA $63,472

Juneau, AK $63,323

Washington, DC $63,260

Orange, CA $63,055

Santa Ana, CA $62,903

Long Beach, CA $62,846

Anaheim, CA $62,834

Anchorage, AK $62,806

Santa Maria, CA $62,633

Everett, WA $62,622

Danbury, CT $62,420

Bremerton, WA $62,340

Tacoma, WA $62,134

New Suffolk, NY $62,132

Sacramento, CA $62,116

Santa Barbara, CA $62,053

Trenton, NJ $61,990

San Diego, CA $61,990

Brockton, MA $61,927

Fairbanks, AK $61,786

Lompoc, CA $61,640

Lowell, MA $61,593

Ventura, CA $61,582

Nashua, NH $61,571

Stockton, CA $61,565

Modesto, CA $61,146

Poughkeepsie, NY $61,019

Olympia, WA $60,910

Kennewick, WA $60,910

New Haven, CT $60,887

Lawrence, MA $60,680

Hartford, CT $60,623

Riverside, CA $60,611

New Bedford, MA $60,554

Richland, WA $60,554

Bakersfield, CA $60,473

San Bernardino, CA $60,450

New Britain, CT $60,445

Atlantic City, NJ $60,445

New London, CT $60,422

Norwich, CT $60,404

Portsmouth, NH $60,393

Boulder, CO $60,271

Portland, OR $60,192

Worcester, MA $60,186

Minneapolis, MN $60,008

Philadelphia, PA $59,928

Honolulu, HI $59,738

Saint Paul, MN $59,711

Vineland, NJ $59,698

Providence, RI $59,531

Chicago, IL $59,365

Bellingham, WA $59,296

Springfield, MA $59,250

Baltimore, MD $59,233

Chico, CA $59,089

Pittsfield, MA $58,934

Manchester, NH $58,825

Spokane, WA $58,572

Denver, CO $58,566

Albany, NY $58,296

Troy, NY $58,273

Nassau, NY $58,212

Schenectady, NY $58,153

Wilmington, DE $58,107

Burlington, VT $58,026

Salem, OR $58,003

Portland, ME $57,825

Yakima, WA $57,768

Rochester, MN $57,590

Reno, NV $57,561

Fresno, CA $57,561

Milwaukee, WI $57,509

Detroit, MI $57,452

Ann Arbor, MI $57,442

Allentown, PA $57,435

Colorado Springs, CO $57,337

Syracuse, NY $57,308

Carson City, NV $57,308

Houston, TX $57,228

Eugene, OR $57,199

Gary, IN $57,130

Springfield, OR $57,084

Bismarck, ND $57,073

Galveston, TX $57,032

Medford, OR $56,946

Fort Collins, CO $56,923

Concord, NH $56,895

Austin, TX $56,877

Mesa, AZ $56,757

Reading, PA $56,751

Phoenix, AZ $56,745

Dallas, TX $56,728

Saint Cloud, MN $56,673

Madison, WI $56,596

Utica, NY $56,441

Rochester, NY $56,349

Des Moines, IA $56,343

Raleigh, NC $56,337

Atlanta, GA $56,251

Battle Creek, MI $56,234

Salt Lake City, UT $56,217

Lancaster, PA $56,130

Harrisburg, PA $56,050

Kansas City, MO $55,993

Champaign, IL $55,981

Kansas City, KS $55,981

Fort Worth, TX $55,975

Columbus, OH $55,966

Boca Raton, FL $55,952

Pittsburgh, PA $55,929

Richmond, VA $55,906

Indianapolis, IN $55,895

Cleveland, OH $55,889

Las Vegas, NV $55,820

Cincinnati, OH $55,820

Petersburg, VA $55,734

Huntsville, AL $55,648

Lansing, MI $55,609

Lebanon, PA $55,602

Pueblo, CO $55,596

Appleton, WI $55,579

Buffalo, NY $55,556

Dayton, OH $55,539

Racine, WI $55,527

Charlotte, NC $55,522

Saint Louis, MO $55,504

York, PA $55,470

Elkhart, IN $55,470

Gastonia, NC $55,459

Billings, MT $55,445

Beaumont, TX $55,430

Lorain, OH $55,418

Benton Harbor, MI $55,407

Toledo, OH $55,395

Binghamton, NY $55,366

Rock Hill, SC $55,361

Rockford, IL $55,332

Springfield, IL $55,309

Elyria, OH $55,303

Fargo, ND $55,303

Flagstaff, AZ $55,263

Fort Lauderdale, FL $55,229

Duluth, MN $55,194

Miami, FL $55,194

Cheyenne, WY $55,154

Grand Forks, ND $55,154

Bangor, ME $55,028

Cedar Rapids, IA $54,964

Durham, NC $54,940

Louisville, KY $54,936

Grand Rapids, MI $54,924

Hialeah, FL $54,918

Casper, WY $54,838

Scranton, PA $54,769

New Orleans, LA $54,752

Virginia Beach, VA $54,746

Akron, OH $54,717

Peoria, IL $54,643

Sarasota, FL $54,631

Nashville, TN $54,591

Omaha, NE $54,591

Green Bay, WI $54,591

Baton Rouge, LA $54,562

Charleston, SC $54,551

Jamestown, NY $54,522

Davenport, IA $54,522

Tucson, AZ $54,493

Saint Petersburg, FL $54,459

Tampa, FL $54,447

Evansville, IN $54,413

Port Arthur, TX $54,413

Bradenton, FL $54,390

Santa Fe, NM $54,286

Orlando, FL $54,183

Clearwater, FL $54,166

Canton, OH $54,045

La Crosse, WI $54,045

Albuquerque, NM $54,011

Newport News, VA $54,005

High Point, NC $53,988

Ogden, UT $53,965

Corpus Christi, TX $53,919

Norfolk, VA $53,884

Laramie, WY $53,884

Rock Island, IL $53,850

Saginaw, MI $53,838

Jacksonville, FL $53,833

Salisbury, NC $53,821

Boise, ID $53,810

Moline, IL $53,781

Fort Myers, FL $53,764

Memphis, TN $53,752

Tulsa, OK $53,723

Waterloo, IA $53,689

Spartanburg, SC $53,632

Lincoln, NE $53,603

Fort Wayne, IN $53,591

Provo, UT $53,586

Cedar Falls, IA $53,517

San Antonio, TX $53,494

Greensboro, NC $53,471

South Bend, IN $53,465

Savannah, GA $53,402

Muskegon, MI $53,379

Birmingham, AL $53,373

Winston Salem, NC $53,345

Lake Charles, LA $53,206

Anderson, IN $53,195

Lexington, KY $53,178

Augusta, GA $53,161

Greenville, SC $53,161

Lima, OH $53,115

Wichita, KS $53,109

Tuscaloosa, AL $53,109

Columbia, SC $53,057

Springfield, OH $53,046

Asheville, NC $52,954

Bloomington, IN $52,914

Knoxville, TN $52,707

Shreveport, LA $52,701

Wilmington, NC $52,626

Roanoke, VA $52,626

Topeka, KS $52,523

Frankfort, KY $52,517

Oklahoma City, OK $52,477

Chillicothe, OH $52,454

Longview, TX $52,448

Melbourne, FL $52,442

Sioux Falls, SD $52,351

Mobile, AL $52,345

Terre Haute, IN $52,322

Altoona, PA $52,287

Amarillo, TX $52,247

Killeen, TX $52,230

Fayetteville, AR $52,184

Chattanooga, TN $52,167

Sioux City, IA $52,115

Idaho Falls, ID $52,104

Lynchburg, VA $52,058

Gainesville, FL $51,983

Portsmouth, OH $51,954

Little Rock, AR $51,943

Lafayette, LA $51,920

Youngstown, OH $51,920

Daytona Beach, FL $51,885

Clarksville, TN $51,879

Pensacola, FL $51,874

Temple, TX $51,870

Hopkinsville, KY $51,701

Erie, PA $51,690

Florence, SC $51,667

Charleston, WV $51,575

Great Falls, MT $51,546

Macon, GA $51,466

Tallahassee, FL $51,460

Fayetteville, NC $51,449

Waco, TX $51,437

Helena, MT $51,397

Pine Bluff, AR $51,375

Vincennes, IN $51,305

Lubbock, TX $51,282

Alamogordo, NM $51,248

Twin Falls, ID $51,196

Rapid City, SD $51,179

Jackson, MS $51,075

Huntington, WV $51,071

Greenville, MS $51,069

Parkersburg, WV $51,011

Montgomery, AL $51,001

Wichita Falls, TX $50,943

Springfield, MO $50,943

Biloxi, MS $50,914

Monroe, LA $50,857

Johnstown, PA $50,817

Sumter, SC $50,794

Columbus, GA $50,788

Pascagoula, MS $50,679

Abilene, TX $50,679

Kingsport, TN $50,530

Albany, GA $50,530

Gulfport, MS $50,512

Alexandria, LA $50,323

Fort Smith, AR $50,179

El Paso, TX $50,024

Las Cruces, NM $49,765

Harlingen, TX $49,620

Pocatello, ID $49,610

Florence, AL $49,536

Brownsville, TX $49,524

Mcallen, TX $49,404

Dothan, AL $49,323

Columbus, MS $48,982

Altus, OK $48,714

Lawton, OK $48,605

Pierre, SD $48,398

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	$75,829	32%
Consulting	$66,637	16%
Leadership	$66,063	15%
Innovation	$64,340	12%
Illustration	$63,191	10%
Project Management	$62,616	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 May 01, 2026

$53,499

Average $57,446/year

$64,833

$4,458

Average $4,787/month

$5,403

$1,029

Average $1,105/week

$1,247

$26

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,833	$5,403	$1,247	$31
Average	$57,446	$4,787	$1,105	$28
25th Percentile	$53,499	$4,458	$1,029	$26

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Salary Trends for Forms Designer

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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2024

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