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Average Graphic Designers Salary in Nebraska

Graphic Designers in Nebraska earn a median annual salary of $52,420, which is -14.5% compared to the national median. There are 1,780 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Nebraska (state).

$52,420
Nebraska median annual wage
$25/hour median
-14.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $61,300
1,780
Local employment
1.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.26
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,320
25th
$44,220
Median
$52,420
75th
$64,280
90th
$78,940

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Nebraska, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
90.1%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$58,178
Goods: 94.1%
Services: 75.6%
Rents: 75.2%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
District of Columbia$90,710Compare1,280
California$76,440Compare28,310
Massachusetts$76,370Compare4,890
Washington$76,010Compare5,460
New York$74,530Compare16,730
Virginia$70,060Compare5,500

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Nebraska

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Nurse Anesthetists$231,0200.87
Psychiatrists$229,240N/A
Chief Executives$206,0802.00
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates$196,3900.96
Pediatricians, General$186,6801.47
General Internal Medicine Physicians$178,6201.68
Dentists, General$168,1100.99
Nuclear Engineers$149,280N/A

Nebraska has salary data for 672 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Nurse Anesthetists.

Historical series

Trend for Graphic Designers in Nebraska

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Graphic Designers are projected to change by +2.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 20,000 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.