Graphic Designers salary in Denver, CO

Median pay for graphic designers in Denver, CO: $65,520/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $44,950 – $101,040 · about 2,850 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($50,005) by +$15,515 (+31%).

What it's really worth in Denver

With Denver's cost of living at 106 (US=100), that $65,520 has the buying power of about $61,947 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $96,920 · median home $573,221 · median rent $1,910/mo.

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How Denver ranks for this job

On raw pay, Denver, CO is 12th of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Denver's cost of living is applied, it ranks 14th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Denver sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Denver

A median home in Denver, CO costs $573,221 — about 8.7× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,910/mo works out at 35% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where graphic designers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Denver.

Metro	Median pay	vs Denver	Rent vs Denver
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+47%	1.9×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+41%	1.7×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+22%	1.3×
New York, NY	$75,900	+16%	1.8×

Same job elsewhere in CO

Metro	Median pay	vs Denver	Rent vs Denver
Boulder, CO	$62,000	−5%	1.2×
Colorado Springs, CO	$56,930	−13%	0.9×
Fort Collins, CO	$55,380	−15%	1×
Greeley, CO	$53,990	−18%	0.9×

Staying in CO keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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