Graphic Designers in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,183
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$12,067
20.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$49,828
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$60,250
Kept after tax
$48,183
Worth in national money
$49,828
State rank
22
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Georgia is 22 of 51 states for graphic designers, with a middle wage of $60,250. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Georgia reports figures for, this is number 221.
- Georgia is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $60,250 the take-home is $48,183; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $49,828 would nationally. The average comes to $64,240, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Georgia ranks 22 of 51 for graphic designers at $60,250. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Georgia's occupational distribution, graphic designers sits at 221 of 492 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for graphic designers in Georgia, on $60,250, is $48,183 — equivalent to $49,828 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $64,240 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Graphic Designers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,860 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,250 |
| Top tenth earn over | $100,110 |
| This salary | $60,250 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Georgia | $48,183 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,591 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,234 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $57,254 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,701 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of graphic designers in Georgia earn under $60,250 and half over. The published range runs $34,860 at the tenth percentile to $100,110 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $48,183 take-home in Georgia comes from $60,250. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 221 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of Georgia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $49,828, the adjusted value of that $60,250 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 221 of 492 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for graphic designers in Georgia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $34,860 to $100,110; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $48,183, from $60,250, assumes a single Georgia filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 221 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 22 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Georgia, so $49,828 — the adjusted value of that $60,250 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 221 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $64,240, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $34,860 at the bottom tenth to $100,110 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $49,828.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Georgia then takes its own share, leaving $48,183.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Georgia is $64,240. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($34,860) and the ninetieth ($100,110) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $49,828 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $48,183 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.