What are the main factors that influence an Associate Communication 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 Associate Communication Designer?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Associate Communication Designer roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Associate Communication Designer's salary?

An Associate Communication Designer's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,833 for beginners, reaching about $85,109 at mid-level, and approach $123,564 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Associate Communication Designer?

Associate Communication Designer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Associate Communication Designer roles are District of Columbia $68,957, California $68,695, Massachusetts $67,780. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Associate Communication Designer roles make?

Salaries for Associate Communication Designer level roles vary by specialization: Associate Director of Creative Communication: $94,602; Visual Communication Designer: $86,640; College Associate Professor - Communication: $79,200; University Associate Professor - Communication: $79,130; Assoc. Professor - Communication: $79,127.

Associate Communication Designer Salary in Vermont

How much does an Associate Communication Designer make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Communication Designer in Vermont is $61,128 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, an Associate Communication Designer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,008
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,398 to $67,346
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,271

10% $48,271

50% (Median) $61,128

90% $73,008

Associate Communication Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,346	$5,612	$1,295	$32
Average	$61,128	$5,094	$1,176	$29
25th Percentile	$54,398	$4,533	$1,046	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Associate Communication Designer Salaries

An Associate Communication 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 Associate Communication Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Associate Communication 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): $59,833
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,105
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $85,109
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $105,101
Expert (over 8 years): $123,564

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Associate Communication Designer	less than 1 year	$59,833
Graphic Design Specialist II	1-2 years	$70,105
Graphic Design Specialist III	2-4 years	$85,109
Graphic Design Specialist IV	5-8 years	$105,101
Graphic Design Specialist V	over 8 years	$123,564

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

District of Columbia: $68,957.
California: $68,695.
Massachusetts: $67,780.

District of Columbia $68,957 California $68,695 Massachusetts $67,780 Washington $67,530 New Jersey $67,506 Alaska $67,418 Connecticut $66,559 New York $66,210

Hawaii $65,095 Rhode Island $64,572 Maryland $64,217 Minnesota $63,731 Colorado $63,544 Illinois $63,482 Oregon $63,246 Delaware $63,071

New Hampshire $62,962 Virginia $62,716 Pennsylvania $62,000 Nevada $61,639 North Dakota $61,520 Michigan $61,334 Wisconsin $61,265 Vermont $61,128

Texas $60,748 Maine $60,723 Arizona $60,686 Ohio $60,642 Georgia $60,069 Indiana $59,783 Wyoming $59,727 Utah $59,640

Iowa $59,602 Kansas $59,303 Louisiana $59,216 North Carolina $59,185 Missouri $59,172 Florida $58,930 Montana $58,799 Nebraska $58,674

Kentucky $58,606 South Carolina $58,357 Tennessee $58,201 Idaho $58,139 New Mexico $57,684 Oklahoma $57,584 Alabama $57,217 South Dakota $56,600

Arkansas $56,264 West Virginia $56,083 Mississippi $55,541

Top Paying Cities for Associate Communication 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:

Adamant: $62,570
Barre: $62,664
Cabot: $62,526

Adamant, VT $62,570

Barre, VT $62,664

Cabot, VT $62,526

Calais, VT $62,581

East Barre, VT $62,569

East Calais, VT $62,570

East Montpelier, VT $62,612

Eden, VT $62,529

Eden Mills, VT $62,472

Graniteville, VT $62,660

Hyde Park, VT $62,621

Johnson, VT $62,700

Lake Elmore, VT $62,551

Marshfield, VT $62,537

Moretown, VT $62,704

Morrisville, VT $62,697

Moscow, VT $62,729

Northfield, VT $62,628

Northfield Falls, VT $62,920

North Hyde Park, VT $62,617

North Montpelier, VT $62,554

Plainfield, VT $62,545

Roxbury, VT $62,439

South Barre, VT $62,737

Waterbury, VT $62,722

Stowe, VT $62,731

Waitsfield, VT $62,696

Warren, VT $62,579

Washington, VT $62,457

Waterbury Center, VT $62,721

Websterville, VT $62,650

Williamstown, VT $62,577

Wolcott, VT $62,543

Woodbury, VT $62,481

Worcester, VT $62,544

Rutland, VT $62,542

Belmont, VT $62,349

Benson, VT $62,348

Bomoseen, VT $62,446

Brandon, VT $62,493

Bridport, VT $62,499

Castleton, VT $62,458

Center Rutland, VT $62,501

Chittenden, VT $62,357

Cuttingsville, VT $62,336

Danby, VT $62,442

East Middlebury, VT $62,534

East Poultney, VT $62,449

East Wallingford, VT $62,381

Fair Haven, VT $62,404

Florence, VT $62,382

Forest Dale, VT $62,495

Gaysville, VT $62,098

Granville, VT $62,392

Hancock, VT $62,382

Hydeville, VT $62,454

Killington, VT $62,375

Middlebury, VT $62,630

Middletown Springs, VT $62,415

Mount Holly, VT $62,357

North Clarendon, VT $62,449

Orwell, VT $62,442

Pawlet, VT $62,465

Pittsfield, VT $62,411

Pittsford, VT $62,471

Poultney, VT $62,459

Proctor, VT $62,528

Ripton, VT $62,456

Rochester, VT $62,423

Rupert, VT $62,417

Salisbury, VT $62,517

Shoreham, VT $62,464

Stockbridge, VT $62,353

Wallingford, VT $62,387

Wells, VT $62,467

West Pawlet, VT $62,488

West Rupert, VT $62,473

West Rutland, VT $62,435

Whiting, VT $62,466

Saint Johnsbury, VT $62,534

Albany, VT $62,498

Barnet, VT $62,467

Barton, VT $62,491

Beebe Plain, VT $62,509

Concord, VT $62,408

Coventry, VT $62,582

Craftsbury, VT $62,516

Craftsbury Common, VT $62,519

Danville, VT $62,481

Derby, VT $62,509

Derby Line, VT $62,463

East Burke, VT $62,461

East Charleston, VT $62,467

East Hardwick, VT $62,501

East Haven, VT $62,324

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $62,532

Glover, VT $62,472

Granby, VT $62,248

Greensboro, VT $62,451

Greensboro Bend, VT $62,491

Hardwick, VT $62,560

Irasburg, VT $62,475

Island Pond, VT $62,373

Lowell, VT $62,454

Lower Waterford, VT $62,526

Lyndon, VT $62,514

Lyndon Center, VT $62,585

Lyndonville, VT $62,517

Morgan, VT $62,404

Newport, VT $62,547

Newport Center, VT $62,467

North Concord, VT $62,304

North Troy, VT $62,476

Orleans, VT $62,452

Passumpsic, VT $62,537

Peacham, VT $62,412

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $62,539

Sheffield, VT $62,428

Sutton, VT $62,423

Troy, VT $62,482

West Burke, VT $62,465

West Charleston, VT $62,436

West Danville, VT $62,484

Westfield, VT $62,435

West Glover, VT $62,478

Averill, VT $62,114

Beecher Falls, VT $62,517

Canaan, VT $62,361

Gilman, VT $62,636

Guildhall, VT $62,279

Lunenburg, VT $62,415

Norton, VT $62,238

North Bennington, VT $62,934

North Pownal, VT $63,061

Pownal, VT $63,096

White River Junction, VT $62,526

Ascutney, VT $62,555

Barnard, VT $62,384

Bethel, VT $62,422

Bradford, VT $62,488

Bridgewater, VT $62,448

Bridgewater Corners, VT $62,324

Brookfield, VT $62,483

Brownsville, VT $62,449

Chelsea, VT $62,447

Corinth, VT $62,430

East Corinth, VT $62,456

East Randolph, VT $62,468

East Ryegate, VT $62,414

East Thetford, VT $62,491

Fairlee, VT $62,424

Groton, VT $62,441

Hartford, VT $62,688

Hartland, VT $62,469

Hartland Four Corners, VT $62,466

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $62,627

Newbury, VT $62,433

North Hartland, VT $62,513

North Pomfret, VT $62,406

North Thetford, VT $62,490

Norwich, VT $62,478

Plymouth, VT $62,279

Post Mills, VT $62,476

Quechee, VT $62,541

Randolph, VT $62,530

Randolph Center, VT $62,498

Reading, VT $62,331

Sharon, VT $62,421

South Pomfret, VT $62,361

South Royalton, VT $62,439

South Ryegate, VT $62,451

South Strafford, VT $62,436

South Woodstock, VT $62,346

Strafford, VT $62,382

Taftsville, VT $62,546

Thetford, VT $62,491

Thetford Center, VT $62,426

Topsham, VT $62,407

Tunbridge, VT $62,419

Vershire, VT $62,390

Wells River, VT $62,456

West Fairlee, VT $62,570

West Hartford, VT $62,407

West Newbury, VT $62,432

West Topsham, VT $62,457

Wilder, VT $62,691

Windsor, VT $62,494

Woodstock, VT $62,418

Bellows Falls, VT $62,646

Cambridgeport, VT $62,574

Cavendish, VT $62,366

Chester, VT $62,428

Chester Depot, VT $62,406

Grafton, VT $62,381

Londonderry, VT $62,493

Ludlow, VT $62,399

North Springfield, VT $62,617

Perkinsville, VT $62,446

Peru, VT $62,428

Proctorsville, VT $62,377

Saxtons River, VT $62,633

South Londonderry, VT $62,532

Springfield, VT $62,586

Westminster, VT $62,645

Westminster Station, VT $62,650

Weston, VT $62,364

Shaftsbury, VT $62,859

Brattleboro, VT $62,773

Bondville, VT $62,514

East Dover, VT $62,641

Jacksonville, VT $62,798

Jamaica, VT $62,515

Marlboro, VT $63,084

Newfane, VT $62,600

Putney, VT $62,587

Readsboro, VT $63,092

South Newfane, VT $62,621

Stamford, VT $63,046

Townshend, VT $62,543

Vernon, VT $62,965

Wardsboro, VT $62,588

West Dover, VT $62,691

West Dummerston, VT $62,615

West Halifax, VT $62,712

West Townshend, VT $62,459

West Wardsboro, VT $62,460

Whitingham, VT $62,776

Williamsville, VT $62,615

Wilmington, VT $62,738

Burlington, VT $62,909

South Burlington, VT $62,905

Winooski, VT $62,909

Colchester, VT $62,909

Alburgh, VT $62,595

Bakersfield, VT $62,688

Belvidere Center, VT $62,461

Bristol, VT $62,701

Cambridge, VT $62,776

Charlotte, VT $62,824

East Berkshire, VT $62,628

East Fairfield, VT $62,721

Enosburg Falls, VT $62,548

Essex, VT $62,861

Essex Junction, VT $62,866

Fairfax, VT $62,780

Fairfield, VT $62,720

Ferrisburgh, VT $62,754

Franklin, VT $62,552

Grand Isle, VT $62,787

Highgate Center, VT $62,605

Highgate Springs, VT $62,636

Hinesburg, VT $62,823

Huntington, VT $62,775

Isle La Motte, VT $62,673

Jeffersonville, VT $62,734

Jericho, VT $62,809

Jonesville, VT $62,822

Milton, VT $62,839

Monkton, VT $62,772

Montgomery, VT $62,548

Montgomery Center, VT $62,472

New Haven, VT $62,694

North Ferrisburgh, VT $62,782

North Hero, VT $62,720

Richford, VT $62,537

Richmond, VT $62,816

Saint Albans, VT $62,748

Saint Albans Bay, VT $62,740

Shelburne, VT $62,881

Sheldon, VT $62,673

Sheldon Springs, VT $62,827

South Hero, VT $62,843

Starksboro, VT $62,738

Swanton, VT $62,662

Underhill, VT $62,795

Underhill Center, VT $62,797

Vergennes, VT $62,674

Waterville, VT $62,696

Westford, VT $62,826

Williston, VT $62,873

Montpelier, VT $62,654

Bennington, VT $62,980

Arlington, VT $62,758

Dorset, VT $62,514

East Arlington, VT $62,490

East Dorset, VT $62,515

Manchester, VT $62,684

Manchester Center, VT $62,643

Associate Communication Designer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Associate Communication Designer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Business Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Associate Communication Designer positions in Biotechnology or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Associate Communication Designer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Associate Communication Designer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$73,354	$35.0	20%

Associate Communication Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Associate Communication 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.

$54,398

Average $61,128/year

$67,346

$4,533

Average $5,094/month

$5,612

$1,046

Average $1,176/week

$1,295

$26

Average $29/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,346	$5,612	$1,295	$32
Average	$61,128	$5,094	$1,176	$29
25th Percentile	$54,398	$4,533	$1,046	$26

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