Graphic Designers salary in Yakima, WA

Median pay for graphic designers in Yakima, WA: $49,860/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $37,360 – $71,280 · about 60 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,005) by −$145 (+0%).

What it's really worth in Yakima

With Yakima's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $49,860 has the buying power of about $50,928 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $64,910 · median home $355,256 · median rent $1,371/mo.

Full Yakima cost of living & taxes →

How Yakima ranks for this job

On raw pay, Yakima, WA is 99th of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Yakima's cost of living is applied, it ranks 129th.

The headline number flatters Yakima. 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 Yakima

A median home in Yakima, WA costs $355,256 — about 7.1× 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 $1,371/mo works out at 33% 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 Yakima.

Metro	Median pay	vs Yakima	Rent vs Yakima
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+93%	2.6×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+85%	2.4×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+61%	1.8×
New York, NY	$75,900	+52%	2.6×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Yakima	Rent vs Yakima
Seattle, WA	$74,390	+49%	1.6×
Kennewick, WA	$62,490	+25%	1.2×
Olympia, WA	$60,810	+22%	1.5×
Bremerton, WA	$60,600	+22%	1.5×

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

Who hires graphic designers around Yakima

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Walmart · Retail

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