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Graphic Designers Salary in Modesto, California

The annual salary statistics of graphic designers in Modesto, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of graphic designers in Modesto is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Graphic Designers in Modesto, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,030
25th Percentile Wage
$47,390
50th Percentile Wage
$64,000
75th Percentile Wage
$83,750
90th Percentile Wage
$122,430

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graphic designers in Modesto, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $122,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,030.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graphic designers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$64,000
23.59% 38.56%
2021
$48,900
17.93% -
2020
$40,130
-8.90% -
2019
$43,700
-2.88% -
2018
$44,960
0.38% -
2017
$44,790
5.20% -
2016
$42,460
10.20% -
2015
$38,130
6.06% -
2014
$35,820
0.45% -
2013
$35,660
-10.26% -
2012
$39,320
- -

Table 2. Compare Graphic Designers Salary in Modesto with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,000 in Modesto is in the middle of salary range for graphic designers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of graphic designers in Modesto is 29.7 percent (29.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 39.1 percent (39.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$91,040
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$84,430
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$71,540
Napa
$71,410
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$68,380
Madera-Chowchilla
$66,410
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$64,510
Modesto
$64,000
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$63,710
Vallejo-Fairfield
$62,950
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$62,770
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$62,600
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$62,470
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$62,000
Salinas
$61,920
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$58,730
Merced
$57,710
Redding
$57,690
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$56,730
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$55,050
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$54,880
Bakersfield-Delano
$54,580
Stockton
$53,580
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$53,470
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$52,750
El Centro
$52,030
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$51,290
Visalia-Porterville
$50,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$50,970
Chico
$50,820
Fresno
$50,440
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$50,100
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$49,380
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$38,960

See also: Top paying jobs in Modesto, California.