Graphic Art Designer Salary in Des Moines, IA

How much does a Graphic Art Designer make in Des Moines, IA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Graphic Art Designer in Des Moines, IA is $61,116. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $49,384 to a high of $75,843, with most professionals earning between $54,975 and $68,825.

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Works with creative team to concept and complete assigned projects and campaigns.

December 04, 2022

Create, design, and develop digital and print assets to support 360 social mission, events and consultant sales campaigns including emails, web assets, landing pages, animations, print assets, retail assets, merchandising, and other projects with an eye to keep designs on brand.

December 17, 2022

Collaborate with user experience team members on interaction design framework and execution to ensure seamless transition between user experience design and visual design.

January 26, 2023

Communicate frequently with clients to update them on the progress of the project and to answer any questions they might have.

January 26, 2023

Manage, create and execute visual concepts in all aspects of brand communication including packaging, magazines, advertisements, consumer POS materials and digital communication.

February 11, 2023

Contribute to owned media content creation, aggregation, distribution and promotion.

March 14, 2023

Prepare finished copy and art by working with copy writers and other designers.

March 16, 2023

Design web pages, graphics, multimedia pieces, and GUIs for web properties as well as our desktop software, from initial concept, storyboarding and layout to design and development, through production deployment.

April 03, 2023

Complete assigned creative requests in workflow and communicate status of projects in queue to appropriate colleagues.

April 05, 2023

Maintains current knowledge of new versions of industry software and updates agency management accordingly of necessary upgrades.

April 25, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Graphic Art Designer in Des Moines, IA

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54975

68825

61116

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55669

70492

62069

What is the average salary for Graphic Art Designer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Graphic Art Designer in Des Moines, IA. The base salary for Graphic Art Designer ranges from $54,975 to $68,825 with the average base salary of $61,116. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $55,669 to $70,492 with the average total cash compensation of $62,069.

View Average Salary for Graphic Art Designer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$61,116	$54,975 - $68,825
Bonus	$953	$695 - $1,667
Total Pay	$62,069	$55,669 - $70,492

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Graphic Art Designer Salary Near Des Moines, IA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ankeny, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $54,975 - $68,825	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA 0%
CITY, STATE Urbandale, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $54,975 - $68,825	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA 0%
CITY, STATE Ames, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $54,470 - $68,193	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Falls, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $52,217 - $65,372	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Waterloo, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $52,385 - $65,583	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Rapids, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $53,630 - $67,141	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA

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About Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines (/dɪˈmɔɪn/ (listen)) is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is on and named after the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 217,521 as of the 2017 population estimate. The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 89th in terms of population in ...

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