Graphic Designers salary in Jacksonville, FL

Median pay for graphic designers in Jacksonville, FL: $50,490/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $34,710 – $82,910 · about 830 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($50,005) by +$485 (+1%).

What it's really worth in Jacksonville

With Jacksonville's cost of living at 100 (US=100), that $50,490 has the buying power of about $50,670 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $73,194 · median home $352,994 · median rent $1,701/mo.

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How Jacksonville ranks for this job

On raw pay, Jacksonville, FL is 90th of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Jacksonville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 132nd.

The headline number flatters Jacksonville. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, graphic designers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Jacksonville

A median home in Jacksonville, FL costs $352,994 — 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 $1,701/mo works out at 40% 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 Jacksonville.

Metro	Median pay	vs Jacksonville	Rent vs Jacksonville
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+91%	2.1×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+83%	1.9×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+59%	1.4×
New York, NY	$75,900	+50%	2.1×

Same job elsewhere in FL

Metro	Median pay	vs Jacksonville	Rent vs Jacksonville
Palm Bay, FL	$59,750	+18%	1.1×
Orlando, FL	$57,040	+13%	1.2×
Naples, FL	$56,940	+13%	1.6×
Crestview, FL	$56,560	+12%	1.2×

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

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