How much do Graphic Designers make in Athens-Clarke County, GA?

Percentile spread

For Graphic Designers, the published 10th percentile is $28,370 and the 90th percentile is $64,990. The difference is $36,620, which is 76.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $37,200 to the 75th at $57,790, covers $20,590.

The mean annual wage is $47,430, which sits below the median of $47,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Athens-Clarke County, GA median is 24.2% lower than the national median of $62,960 for Graphic Designers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,155, which is 18.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.7% lower than the Georgia median of $60,250.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Athens-Clarke County, GA is 93.343, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Graphic Designers at $51,155 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Graphic Designers. Athens-Clarke County, GA ranks 24th of 27 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Gainesville, GA is 43 miles away, with a median of $55,610 and employment of 70. That median is 16.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,469, against $51,155 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 69 miles away, with a median of $58,500 and employment of 490. That median is 22.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,728, against $51,155 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 69 miles away, with a median of $62,680 and employment of 4,060. That median is 31.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,644, against $51,155 here.

Employment share

Graphic Designers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Athens-Clarke County, GA (80 of 95,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (197,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.66 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.