Graphic Designers salary in Omaha, NE

Median pay for graphic designers in Omaha, NE: $56,280/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $36,050 – $79,200 · about 1,070 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($50,005) by +$6,275 (+13%).

What it's really worth in Omaha

With Omaha's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $56,280 has the buying power of about $60,860 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $79,634 · median home $310,337 · median rent $1,444/mo.

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How Omaha ranks for this job

On raw pay, Omaha, NE is 54th of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Omaha's cost of living is applied, it ranks 21st.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Omaha is one of the places where graphic designers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Omaha

A median home in Omaha, NE costs $310,337 — about 5.5× 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 $1,444/mo works out at 31% 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 Omaha.

Metro	Median pay	vs Omaha	Rent vs Omaha
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+71%	2.5×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+64%	2.3×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+42%	1.7×
New York, NY	$75,900	+35%	2.4×

Same job elsewhere in NE

Metro	Median pay	vs Omaha	Rent vs Omaha
Lincoln, NE	$49,720	−12%	0.9×

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

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