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Graphic Designer Career Market Report 2026

1,540 active jobs. 694 companies. Median salary $94K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,540
Active Job Openings
694
Companies Hiring
$94K
Median Salary (US)
67%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Graphic Designer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 67% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $94K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $72K to $186K.

Remote roles pay 11% below the US national median

Remote positions in this field tend to be at companies with lower average pay scales, or reflect geographic salary adjustments.

Adobe Creative Suite is the most-demanded skill at 60%

Adobe Creative Suite demand rose +59.5pp — fastest-growing skill

Gensler leads hiring with 113 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Senior → Manager (+$30K, +30%)

Salary increase: +$30K · Sample: Senior → Manager

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 26% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Manager93$105K$130K$201K
Mid-Level47$69K$80K$120K
Senior43$85K$100K$187K
Junior24$62K$68K$90K
Entry-Level4$40K$55K$96K
Lead3$10K$35K$35K

What jumps out

Senior → Manager: +$30K (30%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States166$95KUSD
Remote11$85KUSD
Canada9$100KUSD
United Kingdom8$50KGBP

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.8%
Remote19.4%
Hybrid2.1%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Adobe Creative Suite
60%
AI/LLM
26%
Figma
23%
Project Management
17%
Revit
13%
Editing
11%
Animation
8%
AutoCAD
7%
HTML/CSS
7%
Adobe Premiere
6%
Photography
5%

Skills on the Rise

Adobe Creative Suite ↑+59.5ppRevit ↑+12.7ppProject Management ↑+10.9ppAutoCAD ↑+7.4ppAI/LLM ↑+3.7pp

Declining in Demand

Attention to Detail ↓-19.4ppTime Management ↓-4.9ppJournalism ↓-3.5ppSustainability ↓-3.2pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Gensler1137.3%
Jobsforhumanity473.1%
Remote Va382.5%
Careersactivatetalent352.3%
Parsons322.1%
Uptalent Dot I O241.6%
Infuse191.2%
Bah120.8%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States493
Philippines98
India75
United Kingdom75
Remote57
Canada28
Australia24
Lebanon23

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree48.6%498
Bachelor's Degree19.7%202
Master's Degree12.0%123
PhD / Doctorate0.2%2
MBA0.1%1

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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