Graphic Designers salary in Shreveport, LA
Median pay for graphic designers in Shreveport, LA: $42,970/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $31,800 – $65,310 · about 110 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($50,005) by −$7,035 (-14%).
What it's really worth in Shreveport
With Shreveport's cost of living at 87 (US=100), that $42,970 has the buying power of about $49,142 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $53,053 · median home $186,193 · median rent $1,348/mo.
How Shreveport ranks for this job
On raw pay, Shreveport, LA is 171st of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Shreveport's cost of living is applied, it ranks 152nd.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Shreveport 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 Shreveport
A median home in Shreveport, LA costs $186,193 — about 4.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,348/mo works out at 38% 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 Shreveport.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Shreveport | Rent vs Shreveport |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $96,260 | +124% | 2.7× |
| San Francisco, CA | $92,380 | +115% | 2.4× |
| Washington, DC | $80,100 | +86% | 1.8× |
| New York, NY | $75,900 | +77% | 2.6× |
Same job elsewhere in LA
| Metro | Median pay | vs Shreveport | Rent vs Shreveport |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans, LA | $48,560 | +13% | 1.2× |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $47,810 | +11% | 1× |
| Lafayette, LA | $38,950 | −9% | 1× |
Staying in LA 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.