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

How much do Graphic Designers make in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Graphic Designers in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is $61,870. The 10th percentile is $44,370 and the 90th percentile is $105,940. Employment is 3,950.

Median annual wage

$61,870

10th percentile
$44,370
25th percentile
$51,840
Median
$61,870
75th percentile
$84,820
90th percentile
$105,940
Mean
$71,980

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Graphic Designers, the published 10th percentile is $44,370 and the 90th percentile is $105,940. The difference is $61,570, which is 99.5% 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 $51,840 to the 75th at $84,820, covers $32,980.

The mean annual wage is $71,980, which sits above the median of $61,870. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL median is 1.7% lower than the national median of $62,960 for Graphic Designers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,198, which is 13.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% higher than the Florida median of $61,660.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 114.155, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,870 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Graphic Designers at $54,198 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Graphic Designers. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ranks 5th of 11 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).).

  • Naples-Marco Island, FL is 57 miles away, with a median of $69,570 and employment of 170. That median is 12.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,413, against $54,198 here.
  • Port St. Lucie, FL is 78 miles away, with a median of $60,030 and employment of 140. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,893, against $54,198 here.
  • Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is 99 miles away, with a median of $58,110 and employment of 310. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,776, against $54,198 here.

Employment share

Graphic Designers accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (3,950 of 2,819,940). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (197,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.10 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Graphic Designers in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is $61,870. The 10th percentile is $44,370 and the 90th percentile is $105,940. Employment is 3,950.

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

The local median is 1.7% lower than the national median of $62,960.

What is Graphic Designers pay in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 114.155, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $61,870 is $54,198. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL compare with nearby metros for Graphic Designers?

Naples-Marco Island, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 57 miles away, at $69,570. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ranks 5th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.