Graphic Designers salary in Waco, TX

Median pay for graphic designers in Waco, TX: $46,760/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $27,310 – $66,240 · about 120 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,005) by −$3,245 (-6%).

What it's really worth in Waco

With Waco's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $46,760 has the buying power of about $51,308 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $59,193 · median home $256,772 · median rent $1,404/mo.

Full Waco cost of living & taxes →

How Waco ranks for this job

On raw pay, Waco, TX is 145th of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Waco's cost of living is applied, it ranks 125th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Waco 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 Waco

A median home in Waco, TX costs $256,772 — 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 $1,404/mo works out at 36% 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 Waco.

Metro	Median pay	vs Waco	Rent vs Waco
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+106%	2.6×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+98%	2.3×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+71%	1.7×
New York, NY	$75,900	+62%	2.5×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Waco	Rent vs Waco
Austin, TX	$60,660	+30%	1.2×
Dallas, TX	$57,690	+23%	1.2×
San Antonio, TX	$53,100	+14%	1×
Houston, TX	$52,770	+13%	1.2×

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

Who hires graphic designers around Waco

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• H-E-B Stores · Retail

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