How much do Graphic Designers make in Yakima, WA?

Percentile spread

For Graphic Designers, the published 10th percentile is $44,290 and the 90th percentile is $89,320. The difference is $45,030, which is 77.7% 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 $47,620 to the 75th at $71,290, covers $23,670.

The mean annual wage is $62,430, which sits above the median of $57,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Yakima, WA median is 7.9% lower than the national median of $62,960 for Graphic Designers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,673, which is 3.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.3% lower than the Washington median of $72,710.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Yakima, WA is 95.545, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $57,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Graphic Designers at $60,673 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. Yakima, WA ranks 8th 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).).

• Kennewick-Richland, WA is 71 miles away, with a median of $74,520 and employment of 90. That median is 28.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,461, against $60,673 here.
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 88 miles away, with a median of $76,720 and employment of 2,710. That median is 32.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,034, against $60,673 here.
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 102 miles away, with a median of $75,650 and employment of 3,090. That median is 30.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,760, against $60,673 here.

Employment share

Graphic Designers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Yakima, WA (50 of 97,010). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (197,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.41 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.