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Graphic Designers salary in Green Bay, WI

Median pay for graphic designers in Green Bay, WI: $51,350/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $36,700 – $71,730 · about 300 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($50,005) by +$1,345 (+3%).

What it's really worth in Green Bay

With Green Bay's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $51,350 has the buying power of about $55,697 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $74,208 · median home $346,517 · median rent $1,179/mo.

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How Green Bay ranks for this job

On raw pay, Green Bay, WI is 79th of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Green Bay's cost of living is applied, it ranks 68th.

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

What that salary buys in Green Bay

A median home in Green Bay, WI costs $346,517 — about 6.7× 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 $1,179/mo works out at 28% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where graphic designers earn more

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

MetroMedian payvs Green BayRent vs Green Bay
San Jose, CA $96,260 +87% 3.1×
San Francisco, CA $92,380 +80% 2.8×
Washington, DC $80,100 +56%
New York, NY $75,900 +48%

Same job elsewhere in WI

MetroMedian payvs Green BayRent vs Green Bay
Madison, WI $57,380 +12% 1.4×
Milwaukee, WI $55,760 +9% 1.3×
Appleton, WI $52,370 +2%

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

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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.