SOC 27-1024 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations · May 2025

How much do Graphic Designers make in Jonesboro, AR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Graphic Designers in Jonesboro, AR is $39,790. The 10th percentile is $31,700 and the 90th percentile is $72,400. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$39,790

10th percentile
$31,700
25th percentile
$36,310
Median
$39,790
75th percentile
$54,240
90th percentile
$72,400
Mean
$46,260

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Graphic Designers, the published 10th percentile is $31,700 and the 90th percentile is $72,400. The difference is $40,700, which is 102.3% 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 $36,310 to the 75th at $54,240, covers $17,930.

The mean annual wage is $46,260, which sits above the median of $39,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jonesboro, AR median is 36.8% lower than the national median of $62,960 for Graphic Designers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,334, which is 26.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.9% lower than the Arkansas median of $46,220.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jonesboro, AR is 85.876, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Graphic Designers at $46,334 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Graphic Designers. Jonesboro, AR ranks 8th of 10 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).).

  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 67 miles away, with a median of $59,000 and employment of 590. That median is 48.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,006, against $46,334 here.
  • Jackson, TN is 99 miles away, with a median of $48,040 and employment of 40. That median is 20.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,173, against $46,334 here.
  • Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 118 miles away, with a median of $46,620 and employment of 370. That median is 17.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,169, against $46,334 here.

Employment share

Graphic Designers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Jonesboro, AR (50 of 60,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (197,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.65 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Jonesboro, AR · Graphic Designers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Graphic Designers make in Jonesboro, AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Graphic Designers in Jonesboro, AR is $39,790. The 10th percentile is $31,700 and the 90th percentile is $72,400. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Graphic Designers?

The local median is 36.8% lower than the national median of $62,960.

What is Graphic Designers pay in Jonesboro, AR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jonesboro, AR is 85.876, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $39,790 is $46,334. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Jonesboro, AR compare with nearby metros for Graphic Designers?

Memphis, TN-MS-AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 67 miles away, at $59,000. Jonesboro, AR ranks 8th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.