Graphic Designers salary in Hagerstown, MD

Median pay for graphic designers in Hagerstown, MD: $46,240/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,040 – $73,610 · about 90 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,005) by −$3,765 (-8%).

What it's really worth in Hagerstown

With Hagerstown's cost of living at 95 (US=100), that $46,240 has the buying power of about $48,490 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $72,751 · median home $324,997 · median rent $1,596/mo.

Full Hagerstown cost of living & taxes →

How Hagerstown ranks for this job

On raw pay, Hagerstown, MD is 152nd of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Hagerstown's cost of living is applied, it ranks 160th.

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

What that salary buys in Hagerstown

A median home in Hagerstown, MD costs $324,997 — about 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 $1,596/mo works out at 41% 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 Hagerstown.

Metro	Median pay	vs Hagerstown	Rent vs Hagerstown
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+108%	2.3×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+100%	2×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+73%	1.5×
New York, NY	$75,900	+64%	2.2×

Same job elsewhere in MD

Metro	Median pay	vs Hagerstown	Rent vs Hagerstown
Baltimore, MD	$60,480	+31%	1.2×
Salisbury, MD	$46,670	+1%	1.2×

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

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