What are the main factors that influence a 2D Graphic Designer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for 2D Graphic Designer?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for 2D Graphic Designer roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change A 2D Graphic Designer's salary?

A 2D Graphic Designer's salary grows with experience: starting around $55,103 for beginners, reaching about $57,175 at mid-level, and approach $57,704 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a 2D Graphic Designer?

2D Graphic Designer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for 2D Graphic Designer roles are District of Columbia $64,114, California $63,871, Massachusetts $63,020. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of 2D Graphic Designer roles make?

Salaries for 2D Graphic Designer level roles vary by specialization: Motion Graphic Designer V: $156,943; Motion Graphic Designer IV: $129,303; 2D Designer: $107,764; Motion Graphic Designer III: $94,263; Sr Graphic Designer: $85,002.

2D Graphic Designer Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a 2D Graphic Designer make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a 2D Graphic Designer in Wisconsin is $56,963 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

However, a 2D Graphic Designer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $71,526
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,713 to $64,586
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,845

10% $48,845

50% (Median) $56,963

90% $71,526

2D Graphic Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,586	$5,382	$1,242	$31
Average	$56,963	$4,747	$1,095	$27
25th Percentile	$52,713	$4,393	$1,014	$25

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Key Factors That Influence 2D Graphic Designer Salaries

A 2D Graphic 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 2D Graphic Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a 2D Graphic 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): $55,103
Early Career (1-2 years): $55,586
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $57,175
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $57,492
Expert (over 8 years): $57,704

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level 2D Graphic Designer	less than 1 year	$55,103
Early Career Level 2D Graphic Designer	1-2 years	$55,586
Mid-Level Level 2D Graphic Designer	2-4 years	$57,175
Senior-Level Level 2D Graphic Designer	5-8 years	$57,492
Expert Level 2D Graphic Designer	over 8 years	$57,704

How Do 2D Graphic 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 2D Graphic Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $64,114.
California: $63,871.
Massachusetts: $63,020.

District of Columbia $64,114 California $63,871 Massachusetts $63,020 Washington $62,788 New Jersey $62,765 Alaska $62,684 Connecticut $61,885 New York $61,561

Hawaii $60,524 Rhode Island $60,038 Maryland $59,708 Minnesota $59,256 Colorado $59,082 Illinois $59,024 Oregon $58,804 Delaware $58,642

New Hampshire $58,540 Virginia $58,312 Pennsylvania $57,646 Nevada $57,310 North Dakota $57,200 Michigan $57,027 Wisconsin $56,963 Vermont $56,835

Texas $56,482 Maine $56,459 Arizona $56,424 Ohio $56,384 Georgia $55,851 Indiana $55,585 Wyoming $55,533 Utah $55,451

Iowa $55,417 Kansas $55,139 Louisiana $55,058 North Carolina $55,029 Missouri $55,017 Florida $54,791 Montana $54,670 Nebraska $54,554

Kentucky $54,490 South Carolina $54,259 Tennessee $54,114 Idaho $54,056 New Mexico $53,633 Oklahoma $53,541 Alabama $53,199 South Dakota $52,626

Arkansas $52,313 West Virginia $52,145 Mississippi $51,641

Top Paying Cities for 2D Graphic Designer

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:

Green Lake: $55,409
Greenville: $55,936
Hancock: $54,918

Green Lake, WI $55,409

Greenville, WI $55,936

Hancock, WI $54,918

Hortonville, WI $55,818

Iola, WI $55,162

King, WI $55,584

Larsen, WI $55,716

Leopolis, WI $55,094

Manawa, WI $55,367

Marion, WI $55,196

Menasha, WI $55,981

Neenah, WI $55,879

Neshkoro, WI $55,209

New London, WI $55,588

Ogdensburg, WI $55,242

Omro, WI $55,515

Pickett, WI $55,561

Pine River, WI $55,346

Plainfield, WI $55,020

Poy Sippi, WI $55,384

Princeton, WI $55,276

Readfield, WI $55,659

Redgranite, WI $55,399

Ripon, WI $55,506

Rosendale, WI $55,534

Saxeville, WI $55,285

Scandinavia, WI $55,206

Tilleda, WI $55,010

Van Dyne, WI $55,603

Waukau, WI $55,506

Waupaca, WI $55,358

Wautoma, WI $55,229

Weyauwega, WI $55,453

Wild Rose, WI $55,245

Winnebago, WI $55,731

Winneconne, WI $55,601

Wilson, WI $56,512

Boyd, WI $55,049

Cadott, WI $55,088

Chetek, WI $54,940

Chippewa Falls, WI $55,207

Colfax, WI $55,140

Conrath, WI $54,828

Cornell, WI $54,970

Dallas, WI $55,255

Downing, WI $56,248

Downsville, WI $55,839

Durand, WI $55,786

Eau Galle, WI $55,662

Eleva, WI $55,266

Elk Mound, WI $55,144

Elmwood, WI $56,197

Fairchild, WI $55,199

Fall Creek, WI $55,231

Gilmanton, WI $55,518

Holcombe, WI $54,876

Humbird, WI $55,138

Independence, WI $55,358

Jim Falls, WI $55,017

Knapp, WI $56,218

Maiden Rock, WI $56,286

Menomonie, WI $55,786

Merrillan, WI $55,061

Mondovi, WI $55,378

Nelson, WI $56,039

New Auburn, WI $54,918

Osseo, WI $55,395

Pepin, WI $56,480

Pigeon Falls, WI $55,519

Plum City, WI $56,211

Prairie Farm, WI $55,732

Ridgeland, WI $55,433

Rock Falls, WI $55,168

Sand Creek, WI $54,948

Sheldon, WI $54,805

Spring Valley, WI $56,551

Stanley, WI $55,063

Stockholm, WI $56,612

Strum, WI $55,359

Thorp, WI $55,037

Wheeler, WI $55,553

Whitehall, WI $55,286

Spooner, WI $54,788

Almena, WI $55,555

Ashland, WI $54,733

Balsam Lake, WI $56,461

Barron, WI $55,206

Barronett, WI $54,811

Bayfield, WI $54,734

Benoit, WI $54,654

Birchwood, WI $54,713

Brill, WI $54,942

Bruce, WI $54,776

Brule, WI $55,245

Cable, WI $54,542

Cameron, WI $54,956

Centuria, WI $56,771

Comstock, WI $55,706

Cornucopia, WI $54,807

Couderay, WI $54,570

Cumberland, WI $55,296

Danbury, WI $55,115

Drummond, WI $54,704

Edgewater, WI $54,681

Exeland, WI $54,611

Foxboro, WI $55,441

Frederic, WI $55,603

Gordon, WI $54,981

Grand View, WI $54,593

Grantsburg, WI $55,941

Haugen, WI $55,002

Hawthorne, WI $55,426

Hayward, WI $54,611

Herbster, WI $54,882

Hertel, WI $54,803

High Bridge, WI $54,651

Iron River, WI $55,044

Ladysmith, WI $54,780

Lake Nebagamon, WI $55,303

La Pointe, WI $54,641

Luck, WI $56,247

Maple, WI $55,434

Marengo, WI $54,629

Mason, WI $54,636

Mikana, WI $54,936

Milltown, WI $56,482

Minong, WI $54,956

Odanah, WI $54,857

Ojibwa, WI $54,516

Glidden, WI $54,537

Harshaw, WI $54,790

Hawkins, WI $54,685

Hazelhurst, WI $54,798

Heafford Junction, WI $54,845

Hurley, WI $54,688

Iron Belt, WI $54,586

Kennan, WI $54,694

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $54,784

Lake Tomahawk, WI $54,814

Land O Lakes, WI $54,741

Laona, WI $54,771

Long Lake, WI $54,621

Mc Naughton, WI $54,821

Manitowish Waters, WI $54,737

Mellen, WI $54,559

Mercer, WI $54,640

Minocqua, WI $54,841

Montreal, WI $54,703

Park Falls, WI $54,681

Phelps, WI $54,740

Phillips, WI $54,706

Prentice, WI $54,748

Presque Isle, WI $54,714

Saint Germain, WI $54,852

Saxon, WI $54,607

Sayner, WI $54,777

Star Lake, WI $54,635

Three Lakes, WI $54,788

Tony, WI $54,773

Tripoli, WI $54,655

Upson, WI $54,424

Wabeno, WI $54,776

Woodruff, WI $54,864

La Crosse, WI $54,479

Alma, WI $55,867

Alma Center, WI $55,130

Arcadia, WI $55,332

Arkdale, WI $54,922

Bangor, WI $54,598

Black River Falls, WI $54,951

Blair, WI $55,118

Camp Douglas, WI $55,002

Cashton, WI $54,657

Cataract, WI $54,744

Chaseburg, WI $54,568

Cochrane, WI $55,770

Coon Valley, WI $54,546

De Soto, WI $54,663

Dodge, WI $55,176

Eastman, WI $54,818

Ettrick, WI $54,768

Ferryville, WI $54,752

Fountain City, WI $55,529

Galesville, WI $54,934

Gays Mills, WI $54,923

Genoa, WI $54,609

Hillsboro, WI $55,119

Hixton, WI $55,129

Holmen, WI $54,605

Hustler, WI $55,203

Kendall, WI $55,051

La Farge, WI $54,967

Lynxville, WI $54,823

Mather, WI $54,936

Melrose, WI $54,757

Millston, WI $54,819

Mindoro, WI $54,644

Mount Sterling, WI $55,014

Necedah, WI $54,942

Norwalk, WI $54,722

Oakdale, WI $55,005

Onalaska, WI $54,520

Ontario, WI $54,962

Readstown, WI $54,904

Rockland, WI $54,587

Seneca, WI $55,068

Soldiers Grove, WI $54,964

Sparta, WI $54,701

Steuben, WI $54,917

Stoddard, WI $54,523

Taylor, WI $55,010

Tomah, WI $55,033

Trempealeau, WI $54,927

Palmyra, WI $56,169

Tunnel City, WI $55,006

Viola, WI $55,002

Viroqua, WI $54,658

Warrens, WI $54,920

Westby, WI $54,630

West Salem, WI $54,549

Wilton, WI $55,002

Eau Claire, WI $55,358

Altoona, WI $55,433

Arkansaw, WI $56,014

Augusta, WI $55,219

Bay City, WI $56,523

Bloomer, WI $55,029

Boyceville, WI $55,897

Glen Flora, WI $54,684

Wales, WI $56,937

Bagley, WI $54,827

Beetown, WI $54,882

Benton, WI $55,099

Bloomington, WI $54,892

Boscobel, WI $55,010

Cassville, WI $54,827

Cuba City, WI $55,001

Dickeyville, WI $55,047

Fennimore, WI $55,076

Glen Haven, WI $54,797

Hazel Green, WI $54,912

Kieler, WI $55,063

Lancaster, WI $54,951

Mount Hope, WI $54,883

Patch Grove, WI $55,081

Platteville, WI $55,185

Potosi, WI $54,842

Prairie Du Chien, WI $54,961

Sinsinawa, WI $54,890

Stitzer, WI $55,059

Wauzeka, WI $54,911

Woodman, WI $54,850

Portage, WI $56,058

Adams, WI $55,174

Arlington, WI $56,625

Baraboo, WI $56,063

Beaver Dam, WI $56,013

Brandon, WI $55,416

Briggsville, WI $55,710

Burnett, WI $55,634

Cambria, WI $55,980

Cazenovia, WI $55,219

Columbus, WI $56,454

Dalton, WI $55,661

Dellwood, WI $54,988

Doylestown, WI $56,366

Elroy, WI $55,067

Endeavor, WI $55,640

Fairwater, WI $55,524

Fall River, WI $56,294

Fox Lake, WI $55,736

Friendship, WI $55,008

Friesland, WI $55,908

Grand Marsh, WI $55,198

Hillpoint, WI $55,542

Kingston, WI $55,714

Lake Delton, WI $55,857

La Valle, WI $55,296

Lime Ridge, WI $55,502

Loganville, WI $55,670

Lyndon Station, WI $55,370

Markesan, WI $55,445

Marquette, WI $55,636

Mauston, WI $55,161

Montello, WI $55,443

New Lisbon, WI $55,008

North Freedom, WI $56,090

Oxford, WI $55,453

Packwaukee, WI $55,673

Pardeeville, WI $56,092

Poynette, WI $56,447

Randolph, WI $55,978

Reedsburg, WI $55,654

Rio, WI $56,387

Rock Springs, WI $55,727

Union Center, WI $55,316

Waupun, WI $55,532

Westfield, WI $55,186

Wisconsin Dells, WI $55,627

Wonewoc, WI $55,107

Wyocena, WI $56,218

Amery, WI $56,785

Baldwin, WI $57,126

Beldenville, WI $57,021

Clayton, WI $56,042

Clear Lake, WI $56,493

Cushing, WI $56,593

Deer Park, WI $56,899

Dresser, WI $57,282

East Ellsworth, WI $56,876

Ellsworth, WI $56,969

Glenwood City, WI $56,619

Hager City, WI $57,115

Hammond, WI $57,799

Hudson, WI $58,714

New Richmond, WI $57,939

Osceola, WI $58,088

Prescott, WI $58,248

River Falls, WI $58,175

Roberts, WI $58,159

Saint Croix Falls, WI $56,943

Somerset, WI $58,484

Star Prairie, WI $57,785

Pell Lake, WI $56,017

Pleasant Prairie, WI $56,069

Powers Lake, WI $56,112

Rochester, WI $56,338

Salem, WI $56,157

Silver Lake, WI $56,171

Somers, WI $56,000

South Milwaukee, WI $57,657

Springfield, WI $56,041

Sturtevant, WI $56,011

Sullivan, WI $56,300

Trevor, WI $56,183

Twin Lakes, WI $56,159

Union Grove, WI $56,132

Walworth, WI $55,923

Radisson, WI $54,586

Waterford, WI $56,635

Waukesha, WI $57,495

Whitewater, WI $55,849

Williams Bay, WI $55,869

Wilmot, WI $56,181

Woodworth, WI $56,112

Zenda, WI $55,866

Milwaukee, WI $57,970

Saint Francis, WI $57,945

Racine, WI $55,973

Afton, WI $55,810

Albany, WI $56,190

Arena, WI $56,209

Argyle, WI $55,876

Avalon, WI $55,818

Avoca, WI $55,497

Barneveld, WI $56,214

Belleville, WI $56,561

Belmont, WI $55,339

Beloit, WI $55,758

Black Earth, WI $56,564

Blanchardville, WI $56,024

Blue Mounds, WI $56,396

Blue River, WI $54,990

Brodhead, WI $55,807

Brooklyn, WI $56,588

Browntown, WI $55,438

Cambridge, WI $56,561

Gile, WI $54,871

Clinton, WI $55,850

Wausau, WI $55,053

Marshfield, WI $55,077

Abbotsford, WI $55,022

Amherst, WI $55,169

Amherst Junction, WI $55,107

Aniwa, WI $54,837

Antigo, WI $54,891

Arpin, WI $54,968

Athens, WI $54,896

Auburndale, WI $54,941

Babcock, WI $54,855

Birnamwood, WI $54,870

Blenker, WI $54,933

Bowler, WI $54,977

Brokaw, WI $54,980

Bryant, WI $54,773

Chili, WI $55,010

Colby, WI $54,993

Curtiss, WI $54,968

Custer, WI $55,029

Deerbrook, WI $54,769

Dorchester, WI $54,971

Edgar, WI $54,940

Eland, WI $54,933

Elcho, WI $54,796

Elderon, WI $54,966

Elton, WI $54,843

Galloway, WI $55,018

Gilman, WI $54,847

Jump River, WI $54,799

Gleason, WI $54,781

Granton, WI $55,007

Greenwood, WI $55,036

Hannibal, WI $54,838

Hatley, WI $54,911

Hewitt, WI $55,175

Irma, WI $54,806

Junction City, WI $54,912

Loyal, WI $55,030

Lublin, WI $54,894

Marathon, WI $54,930

Mattoon, WI $55,039

Medford, WI $54,912

Merrill, WI $54,894

Milladore, WI $54,931

Mosinee, WI $54,967

Neillsville, WI $55,083

Nekoosa, WI $54,986

Nelsonville, WI $55,227

Ogema, WI $54,764

Owen, WI $54,980

Pearson, WI $54,751

Pelican Lake, WI $54,754

Phlox, WI $54,999

Woodville, WI $56,811

Houlton, WI $58,858

Abrams, WI $55,055

Amberg, WI $54,722

Armstrong Creek, WI $54,736

Athelstane, WI $54,757

Black Creek, WI $55,651

Bonduel, WI $55,208

Brillion, WI $55,601

Cecil, WI $55,123

Coleman, WI $55,007

Combined Locks, WI $56,021

Crivitz, WI $54,908

De Pere, WI $55,173

Dunbar, WI $54,699

Fence, WI $54,642

Florence, WI $54,722

Forest Junction, WI $55,760

Gillett, WI $55,083

Goodman, WI $54,733

Greenleaf, WI $55,384

Green Valley, WI $55,098

Gresham, WI $55,063

Hilbert, WI $55,739

Kaukauna, WI $55,952

Freedom, WI $55,882

Keshena, WI $55,122

Kimberly, WI $56,024

Krakow, WI $55,098

Lakewood, WI $54,824

Lena, WI $55,045

Little Chute, WI $56,022

Little Suamico, WI $55,041

Marinette, WI $55,076

Mountain, WI $54,856

Neopit, WI $54,987

Niagara, WI $54,782

Nichols, WI $55,405

Oconto, WI $55,040

Oconto Falls, WI $55,070

Oneida, WI $55,103

Pembine, WI $54,747

Peshtigo, WI $55,030

Porterfield, WI $54,886

Potter, WI $55,631

Pound, WI $54,948

Pulaski, WI $55,118

Pickerel, WI $54,802

Pittsville, WI $54,927

Plover, WI $55,112

Port Edwards, WI $55,141

Rib Lake, WI $54,839

Ringle, WI $54,894

Rosholt, WI $55,007

Rothschild, WI $55,104

Rudolph, WI $54,949

Schofield, WI $55,059

Spencer, WI $55,020

Stetsonville, WI $54,937

Stevens Point, WI $55,088

Stratford, WI $54,974

Summit Lake, WI $54,812

Tigerton, WI $55,062

Tomahawk, WI $54,846

Unity, WI $54,977

Vesper, WI $54,958

Westboro, WI $54,768

White Lake, WI $54,796

Willard, WI $55,024

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $55,055

Withee, WI $54,947

Wittenberg, WI $54,995

Rhinelander, WI $54,877

Argonne, WI $54,701

Boulder Junction, WI $54,735

Brantwood, WI $54,684

Butternut, WI $54,595

Catawba, WI $54,702

Clam Lake, WI $54,406

Conover, WI $54,764

Crandon, WI $54,849

Eagle River, WI $54,845

Fifield, WI $54,667

Poplar, WI $55,514

Port Wing, WI $55,058

Seymour, WI $55,339

Oak Creek, WI $57,267

Adell, WI $56,149

Allenton, WI $56,354

Ashippun, WI $56,535

Belgium, WI $56,699

Brookfield, WI $57,842

Brownsville, WI $55,589

Butler, WI $57,876

Campbellsport, WI $55,863

Cascade, WI $55,817

Cedarburg, WI $57,350

Cedar Grove, WI $56,439

Chilton, WI $55,633

Cleveland, WI $55,410

Clyman, WI $56,092

Colgate, WI $57,258

Delafield, WI $56,915

Eden, WI $55,571

Elkhart Lake, WI $55,567

Fredonia, WI $56,685

Germantown, WI $57,496

Glenbeulah, WI $55,540

Grafton, WI $57,360

Greenbush, WI $55,538

Hartford, WI $56,753

Hartland, WI $57,088

Hingham, WI $56,059

Horicon, WI $55,929

Hubertus, WI $57,182

Hustisford, WI $56,153

Iron Ridge, WI $56,237

Ixonia, WI $56,412

Jackson, WI $57,186

Johnson Creek, WI $56,238

Juneau, WI $55,929

Kewaskum, WI $56,377

Kiel, WI $55,470

Kohler, WI $55,709

Lannon, WI $57,576

Lebanon, WI $56,208

Lomira, WI $55,849

Malone, WI $55,586

Mayville, WI $55,868

Menomonee Falls, WI $57,662

Merton, WI $57,182

Mount Calvary, WI $55,633

Nashotah, WI $56,902

Neosho, WI $56,432

Newburg, WI $56,915

New Holstein, WI $55,555

Newton, WI $55,358

North Lake, WI $57,380

Oakfield, WI $55,486

Oconomowoc, WI $56,678

Okauchee, WI $56,840

Oostburg, WI $56,161

Pewaukee, WI $57,335

Plymouth, WI $55,643

Port Washington, WI $57,013

Random Lake, WI $56,416

Richfield, WI $57,212

Rubicon, WI $56,530

Saint Cloud, WI $55,627

Saukville, WI $57,083

Sheboygan, WI $55,869

Sheboygan Falls, WI $55,681

Slinger, WI $56,932

Stockbridge, WI $55,758

Sussex, WI $57,379

West Bend, WI $56,636

Theresa, WI $56,183

Thiensville, WI $57,773

Waldo, WI $56,009

Watertown, WI $56,167

Mequon, WI $57,625

Woodland, WI $56,287

Bassett, WI $56,160

Benet Lake, WI $56,107

Big Bend, WI $57,035

Bristol, WI $56,114

Burlington, WI $56,219

Caledonia, WI $56,430

Camp Lake, WI $56,176

Cudahy, WI $57,900

Darien, WI $55,911

Delavan, WI $55,887

Dousman, WI $56,525

Eagle, WI $56,421

Cobb, WI $55,528

Cottage Grove, WI $56,885

Cross Plains, WI $56,743

Dane, WI $56,739

Darlington, WI $55,497

Deerfield, WI $56,729

De Forest, WI $56,803

Dodgeville, WI $55,777

Edgerton, WI $56,437

Edmund, WI $55,649

Evansville, WI $56,282

Footville, WI $55,930

Fort Atkinson, WI $56,195

Gotham, WI $55,775

Gratiot, WI $55,248

Hanover, WI $55,919

Highland, WI $55,453

Hollandale, WI $56,113

Janesville, WI $55,963

Shawano, WI $55,154

Sherwood, WI $55,903

Shiocton, WI $55,510

Sobieski, WI $55,050

Suamico, WI $55,035

Suring, WI $54,966

Townsend, WI $54,849

Wausaukee, WI $54,816

Wrightstown, WI $55,738

Zachow, WI $55,140

Algoma, WI $55,039

Baileys Harbor, WI $54,887

Brussels, WI $55,033

Casco, WI $55,044

Collins, WI $55,475

Denmark, WI $55,109

Egg Harbor, WI $54,931

Ellison Bay, WI $54,837

Ephraim, WI $54,930

Fish Creek, WI $54,894

Forestville, WI $55,034

Francis Creek, WI $55,173

Kellnersville, WI $55,209

Kewaunee, WI $55,070

Luxemburg, WI $55,045

Manitowoc, WI $55,277

Maplewood, WI $55,024

Maribel, WI $55,175

Mishicot, WI $55,128

New Franken, WI $55,037

Reedsville, WI $55,322

Saint Nazianz, WI $55,431

Sister Bay, WI $54,898

Sturgeon Bay, WI $55,043

Tisch Mills, WI $55,103

Two Rivers, WI $55,124

Valders, WI $55,405

Washington Island, WI $54,805

Whitelaw, WI $55,212

Green Bay, WI $55,029

East Troy, WI $56,421

Elkhorn, WI $56,033

Elm Grove, WI $57,876

Fontana, WI $55,901

Franksville, WI $56,392

Genesee Depot, WI $56,827

Genoa City, WI $56,060

Greendale, WI $57,834

Hales Corners, WI $57,735

Franklin, WI $57,402

Helenville, WI $56,105

Honey Creek, WI $56,245

Kansasville, WI $56,225

Kenosha, WI $55,987

New Berlin, WI $57,555

Lake Geneva, WI $55,870

Lyons, WI $56,171

Mukwonago, WI $56,766

Muskego, WI $57,126

New Munster, WI $56,177

North Prairie, WI $56,735

Fremont, WI $55,556

Rice Lake, WI $54,892

Sarona, WI $54,758

Shell Lake, WI $54,805

Siren, WI $55,359

Solon Springs, WI $55,048

South Range, WI $55,567

Springbrook, WI $54,652

Stone Lake, WI $54,673

Superior, WI $55,626

Trego, WI $54,711

Turtle Lake, WI $55,950

Wascott, WI $54,992

Washburn, WI $54,781

Webster, WI $54,848

Weyerhaeuser, WI $54,759

Winter, WI $54,498

Oshkosh, WI $55,702

Almond, WI $55,100

Appleton, WI $56,025

Bancroft, WI $54,928

Bear Creek, WI $55,421

Berlin, WI $55,459

Big Falls, WI $55,293

Butte Des Morts, WI $55,673

Caroline, WI $55,143

Clintonville, WI $55,286

Coloma, WI $54,955

Dale, WI $55,775

Eldorado, WI $55,570

Embarrass, WI $55,267

Eureka, WI $55,474

Fond Du Lac, WI $55,841

Jefferson, WI $56,148

Juda, WI $55,738

Lake Mills, WI $56,417

Linden, WI $55,592

Livingston, WI $55,306

Lodi, WI $56,558

Lone Rock, WI $55,607

Lowell, WI $56,198

Mc Farland, WI $56,948

Marshall, WI $56,668

Mazomanie, WI $56,535

Merrimac, WI $56,312

Middleton, WI $56,907

Milton, WI $55,987

Mineral Point, WI $55,616

Monroe, WI $55,703

Montfort, WI $55,330

Monticello, WI $56,126

Morrisonville, WI $56,745

Mount Horeb, WI $56,478

Muscoda, WI $55,236

New Glarus, WI $56,356

Oregon, WI $56,853

Orfordville, WI $55,866

Plain, WI $55,776

Prairie Du Sac, WI $56,341

Reeseville, WI $56,312

Rewey, WI $55,369

Richland Center, WI $55,180

Ridgeway, WI $56,177

Sauk City, WI $56,358

Sextonville, WI $55,688

Sharon, WI $55,898

Shullsburg, WI $55,142

South Wayne, WI $55,366

Spring Green, WI $55,991

Stoughton, WI $56,746

Sun Prairie, WI $56,803

Verona, WI $56,787

Waterloo, WI $56,493

Waunakee, WI $56,930

Windsor, WI $56,894

Woodford, WI $55,694

Madison, WI $57,050

2D Graphic Designer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For 2D Graphic Designer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, 2D Graphic Designer positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view 2D Graphic Designer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a 2D Graphic Designer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$71,204	$34.0	25%
Financial Services	$68,355	$33.0	20%
Internet	$65,507	$31.0	15%
Biotechnology	$62,659	$30.0	10%
Healthcare	$62,659	$30.0	10%

2D Graphic Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a 2D Graphic 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.

$52,713

Average $56,963/year

$64,586

$4,393

Average $4,747/month

$5,382

$1,014

Average $1,095/week

$1,242

$25

Average $27/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,586	$5,382	$1,242	$31
Average	$56,963	$4,747	$1,095	$27
25th Percentile	$52,713	$4,393	$1,014	$25

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