Side-by-side distribution
Graphic Designer
$105,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.6%
- Live roles
- 861
Product Designer
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.5%
- Live roles
- 1,381
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Product Designer. Brand and Experience (Contract, Hands-On)
Principal Product Designer, Brand and Experience (Contract, Hands-On)
Principal Experience Designer - Visual Design & Design Systems
Brand Experience Designer, Consumer
Principal Brand Designer
Principal Brand Designer
Brand Designer
Growth Designer — Paid Creative, Brand & Web UX (Remote Part-Time; backed by Y Combinator, $5M+ ARR, $23M+ raised)
Staff Brand Designer, Graphic & Web
Brand Designer, Creative Studio
Highest-paying jobs
Product Designer ($300k - $500k)
Product Designer, Growth
Product Designer, Safeguards
Product Designer
Staff Product Designer (Contract)
Product Designer
Principal Product Designer
Product Designer, Design Systems
Product Designer, Claude Developer Platform
Product Designer, People Innovation Labs
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
NoGigiddy
|
$46,800 | 12 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$113,700 | 9 |
HumanSignal
|
$18,720 | 7 |
Brex
|
$210,500 | 6 |
| PG Procter & Gamble | $103,600 | 6 |
Highwire
|
$97,500 | 5 |
| PA Parsons | $76,055 | 5 |
Live Nation Entertainment
|
$65,475 | 4 |
Anduril Industries
Air Apps
Palantir
Esri
Clio
Robinhood
Compass
Graphic Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $170,000 | 43 |
| Toronto | $140,000 | 3 |
| New York | $128,750 | 68 |
| Seattle | $122,125 | 12 |
| London | $115,000 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $92,100 | 17 |
| Boston | $90,000 | 7 |
| Chicago | $75,850 | 5 |
| Denver | $67,175 | 6 |
| Austin | $61,325 | 4 |
Product Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $217,200 | 136 |
| Seattle | $213,000 | 34 |
| Austin | $209,125 | 8 |
| Los Angeles | $200,000 | 11 |
| New York | $187,500 | 175 |
| Denver | $182,250 | 18 |
| Chicago | $180,500 | 16 |
| Boston | $170,250 | 12 |
| Atlanta | $143,500 | 11 |
| London | $122,832 | 18 |
Graphic Designer vs Product Designer: which pays more?
The median for Graphic Designer is $105,000 per year (typically $77,250–$144,260), versus $175,000 for Product Designer ($135,229–$211,500). That puts Product Designer about 67% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Graphic Designer and Product Designer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.