How much do Graphic Designers make in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT?

Percentile spread

For Graphic Designers, the published 10th percentile is $47,180 and the 90th percentile is $110,000. The difference is $62,820, which is 88.6% 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 $57,290 to the 75th at $86,100, covers $28,810.

The mean annual wage is $75,460, which sits above the median of $70,870. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT median is 12.6% higher than the national median of $62,960 for Graphic Designers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,976, which is 9.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% lower than the Connecticut median of $72,700.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 102.746, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $70,870 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Graphic Designers at $68,976 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Graphic Designers. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ranks 6th of 26 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).).

• Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 27 miles away, with a median of $65,520 and employment of 70. That median is 7.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,230, against $68,976 here.
• Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 30 miles away, with a median of $68,350 and employment of 270. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,502, against $68,976 here.
• Springfield, MA is 31 miles away, with a median of $63,760 and employment of 150. That median is 10% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,374, against $68,976 here.

Employment share

Graphic Designers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (500 of 599,770). 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.