Side-by-side distribution
Graphic Designer
$103,600
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 35.9%
- Live roles
- 907
Product Designer
$176,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 43.7%
- Live roles
- 1,459
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Product Designer. Brand and Experience (Contract, Hands-On)
Principal Product Designer, Brand and Experience (Contract, Hands-On)
Visual Designer, Web
Lead Brand Designer
UI / Visual Designer Specialist
Senior Staff Visual Designer, Design Lab
Staff Visual Designer, Design Lab
Staff Visual Designer - Design Systems
Brand Designer
Staff Visual Product Designer, Design Systems
Highest-paying jobs
Product Designer
Principal Product Designer, AI Native, Core
Staff Product Designer (Contract)
Product Designer
Product Designer, Evals & Prompts
Principal Product Designer
Senior Product Designer
Product Designer
Staff Product Designer, Discovery
Principal Product Designer, Brand and Experience (Contract, Hands-On)
Mindrift
NoGigiddy
Booz Allen Hamilton
Highwire
Brex
CACI
IDEO
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Adobe
|
$231,850 | 13 |
Air Apps
|
$47,293 | 11 |
Palantir
|
$132,500 | 10 |
Esri
|
$144,456 | 8 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 7 |
Figma
|
$236,000 | 6 |
The New York Times
|
$189,300 | 6 |
Robinhood
|
$180,500 | 6 |
Graphic Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $170,000 | 51 |
| Singapore | $132,130 | 4 |
| New York | $122,500 | 77 |
| Denver | $115,000 | 5 |
| Atlanta | $108,012 | 4 |
| London | $104,000 | 7 |
| Seattle | $89,500 | 14 |
| Chicago | $84,250 | 8 |
| Los Angeles | $81,000 | 15 |
| Boston | $79,862 | 4 |
Product Designer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $212,550 | 152 |
| Austin | $206,625 | 10 |
| Seattle | $191,000 | 34 |
| New York | $190,000 | 200 |
| Denver | $177,500 | 19 |
| Los Angeles | $176,164 | 10 |
| Chicago | $170,000 | 17 |
| Atlanta | $168,025 | 7 |
| Boston | $163,250 | 16 |
| London | $132,733 | 19 |
Graphic Designer vs Product Designer: which pays more?
The median for Graphic Designer is $103,600 per year (typically $72,500–$150,000), versus $176,000 for Product Designer ($141,000–$213,450). That puts Product Designer about 70% 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.