154 metro areas
Web Designer Salary by City (2026)
Web designers earn the most in San Jose, CA, an average of $200,680 a year, against $117,490 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in San Jose, CA ($181,740 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.
- US average (mean)
- $117,490BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Highest-paying city
- $200,680San Jose, CA
- Best after cost of living
- $181,740San Jose, CA
- Metro areas
- 154With their own estimate
Top cities
Highest-paying cities for web designers
Top 10 metro areas
- San Jose, CA$200,680
- San Francisco, CA$161,720
- Boulder, CO$144,370
- Seattle, WA$138,070
- Durham, NC$133,290
- New York, NY-NJ$130,190
- Ithaca, NY$129,110
- San Diego, CA$129,040
- Austin, TX$125,820
- Los Angeles, CA$124,490
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $200,680 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $161,720 |
| Boulder, CO | $144,370 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $138,070 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $133,290 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $130,190 |
| Ithaca, NY | $129,110 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $129,040 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $125,820 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $124,490 |
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Mean wage ÷ BEA price level
- San Jose, CA$200,680 nominal$181,740
- San Francisco, CA$161,720 nominal$139,880
- Boulder, CO$144,370 nominal$137,230
- Durham, NC$133,290 nominal$136,610
- Austin, TX$125,820 nominal$128,300
- Ithaca, NY$129,110 nominal$124,960
- Seattle, WA$138,070 nominal$124,240
- Atlanta, GA$121,350 nominal$121,280
- San Antonio, TX$110,680 nominal$116,850
- Portland, OR-WA$122,910 nominal$116,590
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $181,740 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $139,880 |
| Boulder, CO | $137,230 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $136,610 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $128,300 |
| Ithaca, NY | $124,960 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $124,240 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $121,280 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $116,850 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $116,590 |
Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024
Every city
Web Designer salary in every metro area
Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.
| # | Metro area | Mean | Entry (Level I) | Experienced (Level IV) | At US prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose, CA | $200,680 | $128,340 | $236,290 | $181,740 |
| 2 | San Francisco, CA | $161,720 | $93,720 | $195,210 | $139,880 |
| 3 | Boulder, CO | $144,370 | $84,610 | $173,800 | $137,230 |
| 4 | Seattle, WA | $138,070 | $65,960 | $173,600 | $124,240 |
| 5 | Durham, NC | $133,290 | $75,420 | $161,780 | $136,610 |
| 6 | New York, NY-NJ | $130,190 | $77,460 | $156,170 | $115,660 |
| 7 | Ithaca, NY | $129,110 | $60,690 | $162,820 | $124,960 |
| 8 | San Diego, CA | $129,040 | $67,370 | $159,410 | $115,330 |
| 9 | Austin, TX | $125,820 | $72,430 | $152,130 | $128,300 |
| 10 | Los Angeles, CA | $124,490 | $67,060 | $152,760 | $109,620 |
| 11 | Boston, MA-NH | $123,700 | $76,440 | $146,990 | $114,260 |
| 12 | Sacramento, CA | $123,120 | $67,500 | $150,510 | $115,420 |
| 13 | Portland, OR-WA | $122,910 | $71,200 | $148,390 | $116,590 |
| 14 | Atlanta, GA | $121,350 | $72,950 | $145,180 | $121,280 |
| 15 | Santa Cruz, CA | $119,970 | $69,370 | $144,890 | $109,170 |
| 16 | Bremerton, WA | $119,790 | $61,630 | $148,430 | $113,430 |
| 17 | Phoenix, AZ | $117,960 | $64,920 | $144,060 | $114,170 |
| 18 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $115,750 | $57,350 | $144,520 | $104,320 |
| 19 | Santa Maria, CA | $115,520 | $64,730 | $140,520 | $106,180 |
| 20 | Charleston, SC | $114,940 | $56,910 | $143,520 | $113,840 |
| 21 | Dallas, TX | $112,610 | $69,700 | $133,740 | $109,230 |
| 22 | Worcester, MA | $111,860 | $63,320 | $135,760 | $109,110 |
| 23 | Salt Lake City, UT | $111,280 | $71,530 | $130,850 | $110,320 |
| 24 | Provo, UT | $110,720 | $65,460 | $133,020 | $112,710 |
| 25 | San Antonio, TX | $110,680 | $63,400 | $133,970 | $116,850 |
| 26 | Vallejo, CA | $109,870 | $59,090 | $134,870 | $101,280 |
| 27 | Salem, OR | $109,600 | $69,280 | $129,440 | $105,740 |
| 28 | Olympia, WA | $109,530 | $72,380 | $127,820 | $105,650 |
| 29 | Denver, CO | $109,450 | $75,630 | $126,110 | $103,470 |
| 30 | Raleigh, NC | $109,280 | $61,690 | $132,720 | $111,330 |
| 31 | Manchester, NH | $109,030 | $66,680 | $129,900 | $103,190 |
| 32 | Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $107,390 | $61,260 | $130,100 | $104,720 |
| 33 | Columbus, OH | $106,200 | $60,820 | $128,560 | $111,240 |
| 34 | Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV | $105,710 | $62,090 | $127,170 | $97,080 |
| 35 | Providence, RI-MA | $105,140 | $66,370 | $124,260 | $103,310 |
| 36 | Albany, NY | $104,980 | $58,860 | $127,670 | $105,440 |
| 37 | Santa Rosa, CA | $104,750 | $66,890 | $123,390 | $97,190 |
| 38 | Buffalo, NY | $104,440 | $59,260 | $126,690 | $108,970 |
| 39 | Houston, TX | $104,350 | $61,760 | $125,340 | $105,800 |
| 40 | Baltimore, MD | $102,860 | $63,560 | $122,200 | $98,440 |
| 41 | Milwaukee, WI | $102,860 | $68,160 | $119,930 | $106,110 |
| 42 | Oshkosh, WI | $101,800 | $72,900 | $116,020 | $109,550 |
| 43 | Chicago, IL-IN | $101,550 | $62,750 | $120,660 | $98,030 |
| 44 | Charlotte, NC-SC | $101,190 | $53,640 | $124,590 | $103,950 |
| 45 | Asheville, NC | $100,900 | $56,560 | $122,740 | $104,550 |
| 46 | Rochester, NY | $100,900 | $59,760 | $121,160 | $103,980 |
| 47 | Ogden, UT | $99,440 | $61,030 | $118,370 | $99,090 |
| 48 | Trenton, NJ | $99,440 | $60,220 | $118,770 | $96,380 |
| 49 | Detroit, MI | $98,780 | $52,330 | $121,680 | $98,490 |
| 50 | New Haven, CT | $98,110 | $79,270 | $107,410 | $93,830 |
| 51 | Springfield, MA | $98,010 | $59,360 | $117,060 | $102,030 |
| 52 | Jacksonville, FL | $97,760 | $55,910 | $118,370 | $98,270 |
| 53 | Fresno, CA | $97,680 | $50,190 | $121,060 | $95,620 |
| 54 | Spokane, WA | $97,680 | $61,210 | $115,630 | $97,340 |
| 55 | Bridgeport, CT | $97,510 | $58,700 | $116,630 | $91,250 |
| 56 | Syracuse, NY | $96,200 | $50,960 | $118,480 | $100,480 |
| 57 | Bend, OR | $95,950 | $62,800 | $112,280 | $92,610 |
| 58 | Cleveland, OH | $95,390 | $58,590 | $113,510 | $101,560 |
| 59 | Las Vegas, NV | $93,770 | $55,140 | $112,780 | $93,570 |
| 60 | Kennewick, WA | $93,410 | $54,720 | $112,490 | $93,340 |
| 61 | San Luis Obispo, CA | $93,200 | $50,770 | $114,110 | $85,820 |
| 62 | Reno, NV | $93,080 | $52,560 | $113,050 | $92,150 |
| 63 | Fort Collins, CO | $92,160 | $57,700 | $109,160 | $91,130 |
| 64 | Minneapolis, MN-WI | $92,080 | $56,310 | $109,700 | $87,840 |
| 65 | Hartford, CT | $91,790 | $59,820 | $107,560 | $89,340 |
| 66 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $91,440 | $54,140 | $109,820 | $95,880 |
| 67 | Yakima, WA | $91,420 | $48,050 | $112,780 | $95,680 |
| 68 | Cape Coral, FL | $91,120 | $51,000 | $110,880 | $89,030 |
| 69 | Green Bay, WI | $91,120 | $56,350 | $108,240 | $97,890 |
| 70 | Bakersfield, CA | $90,560 | $47,320 | $111,860 | $89,760 |
| 71 | Fort Wayne, IN | $90,230 | $54,850 | $107,680 | $97,470 |
| 72 | Pittsburgh, PA | $90,190 | $53,410 | $108,310 | $95,270 |
| 73 | Allentown, PA-NJ | $90,130 | $53,390 | $108,200 | $90,160 |
| 74 | Miami, FL | $90,110 | $54,200 | $107,790 | $78,940 |
| 75 | Peoria, IL | $89,360 | $54,890 | $106,330 | $97,950 |
| 76 | Augusta, GA-SC | $89,290 | $43,310 | $111,950 | $97,160 |
| 77 | El Paso, TX | $89,190 | $49,940 | $108,510 | $99,200 |
| 78 | Harrisburg, PA | $88,960 | $55,350 | $105,540 | $90,180 |
| 79 | Grand Rapids, MI | $88,730 | $55,180 | $105,270 | $92,870 |
| 80 | Deltona, FL | $88,230 | $48,610 | $107,740 | $88,790 |
| 81 | Waco, TX | $87,960 | $50,790 | $106,290 | $95,040 |
| 82 | Greensboro, NC | $87,380 | $46,180 | $107,660 | $94,090 |
| 83 | St. George, UT | $86,940 | $49,710 | $105,270 | $89,330 |
| 84 | Burlington, VT | $86,550 | $50,290 | $104,400 | $85,740 |
| 85 | Utica, NY | $86,170 | $52,920 | $102,560 | $92,980 |
| 86 | Tucson, AZ | $86,010 | $49,900 | $103,790 | $88,770 |
| 87 | Akron, OH | $85,720 | $48,280 | $104,150 | $91,810 |
| 88 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $85,570 | $60,220 | $98,050 | $91,940 |
| 89 | College Station, TX | $85,510 | $61,940 | $97,090 | $94,020 |
| 90 | State College, PA | $85,430 | $58,260 | $98,800 | $88,290 |
| 91 | Madison, WI | $85,400 | $60,940 | $97,450 | $87,780 |
| 92 | Orlando, FL | $84,360 | $54,970 | $98,840 | $83,180 |
| 93 | Columbia, SC | $83,430 | $53,790 | $98,010 | $89,080 |
| 94 | Tampa, FL | $83,370 | $53,830 | $97,930 | $82,630 |
| 95 | Toledo, OH | $83,280 | $46,780 | $101,280 | $91,060 |
| 96 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $82,970 | $52,920 | $97,760 | $87,260 |
| 97 | Gainesville, FL | $82,600 | $51,650 | $97,820 | $85,390 |
| 98 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $82,490 | $52,330 | $97,360 | $89,140 |
| 99 | Lexington, KY | $82,180 | $62,650 | $91,790 | $88,470 |
| 100 | North Port, FL | $82,060 | $54,600 | $95,580 | $80,120 |
| 101 | Spartanburg, SC | $82,040 | $50,790 | $97,430 | $90,100 |
| 102 | Florence, SC | $81,830 | $65,770 | $89,730 | $94,300 |
| 103 | Tulsa, OK | $81,520 | $41,620 | $101,170 | $91,380 |
| 104 | Santa Fe, NM | $81,160 | $43,040 | $99,920 | $82,170 |
| 105 | Portland, ME | $80,970 | $55,240 | $93,660 | $79,490 |
| 106 | Indianapolis, IN | $80,950 | $44,100 | $99,110 | $84,590 |
| 107 | Baton Rouge, LA | $80,100 | $51,730 | $94,080 | $88,240 |
| 108 | Winston, NC | $78,750 | $38,670 | $98,510 | $85,560 |
| 109 | Des Moines, IA | $78,730 | $48,840 | $93,450 | $85,860 |
| 110 | Flint, MI | $78,690 | $40,640 | $97,410 | $84,580 |
| 111 | Myrtle Beach, SC | $78,540 | $58,510 | $88,400 | $83,870 |
| 112 | Birmingham, AL | $78,330 | $47,130 | $93,700 | $85,470 |
| 113 | Hickory, NC | $78,210 | $34,420 | $99,780 | $88,390 |
| 114 | Dubuque, IA | $77,690 | $40,230 | $96,140 | $88,960 |
| 115 | Atlantic City, NJ | $77,540 | $48,510 | $91,830 | $78,440 |
| 116 | Scranton, PA | $77,230 | $43,180 | $94,000 | $82,550 |
| 117 | New Orleans, LA | $77,150 | $50,400 | $90,330 | $83,320 |
| 118 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $77,000 | $50,610 | $90,020 | $86,550 |
| 119 | St. Cloud, MN | $76,790 | $50,040 | $89,960 | $87,630 |
| 120 | Champaign, IL | $75,940 | $58,990 | $84,280 | $81,920 |
| 121 | Virginia Beach, VA-NC | $75,250 | $45,200 | $90,040 | $76,830 |
| 122 | Omaha, NE-IA | $75,130 | $49,860 | $87,590 | $81,740 |
| 123 | Lancaster, PA | $75,110 | $44,100 | $90,380 | $76,440 |
| 124 | Oklahoma City, OK | $74,980 | $42,810 | $90,810 | $82,940 |
| 125 | Wichita, KS | $74,880 | $47,510 | $88,340 | $84,190 |
| 126 | Gulfport, MS | $74,730 | $48,130 | $87,840 | $83,030 |
| 127 | Lafayette, IN | $74,170 | $58,820 | $81,740 | $79,390 |
| 128 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $73,630 | $44,660 | $87,900 | $79,880 |
| 129 | Richmond, VA | $72,860 | $45,680 | $86,260 | $74,450 |
| 130 | Tallahassee, FL | $72,800 | $44,350 | $86,820 | $77,510 |
| 131 | Davenport, IA-IL | $72,740 | $43,990 | $86,900 | $81,660 |
| 132 | Lansing, MI | $72,340 | $52,230 | $82,260 | $76,150 |
| 133 | Boise City, ID | $71,320 | $45,930 | $83,840 | $72,490 |
| 134 | Charlottesville, VA | $70,760 | $43,580 | $84,160 | $71,370 |
| 135 | Youngstown, OH | $70,640 | $39,690 | $85,880 | $80,830 |
| 136 | Lincoln, NE | $70,410 | $47,760 | $81,580 | $76,880 |
| 137 | Albuquerque, NM | $69,700 | $38,360 | $85,130 | $72,950 |
| 138 | Jackson, MS | $69,350 | $43,370 | $82,140 | $77,880 |
| 139 | Little Rock, AR | $69,140 | $42,810 | $82,120 | $77,370 |
| 140 | Knoxville, TN | $68,720 | $38,940 | $83,390 | $74,240 |
| 141 | Waterbury, CT | $68,600 | $51,850 | $76,860 | $68,750 |
| 142 | Springfield, MO | $68,000 | $43,060 | $80,290 | $76,760 |
| 143 | Logan, UT-ID | $67,270 | $44,720 | $78,370 | $70,130 |
| 144 | Ann Arbor, MI | $66,960 | $38,040 | $81,220 | $66,380 |
| 145 | Duluth, MN-WI | $66,830 | $41,370 | $79,370 | $75,290 |
| 146 | Nashville, TN | $66,140 | $57,870 | $70,200 | $68,650 |
| 147 | Athens, GA | $65,040 | $37,420 | $78,640 | $69,680 |
| 148 | Fayetteville, AR | $64,440 | $44,930 | $74,030 | $70,540 |
| 149 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $63,540 | $37,940 | $76,150 | $69,470 |
| 150 | South Bend, IN-MI | $61,150 | $44,550 | $69,330 | $65,850 |
| 151 | McAllen, TX | $60,050 | $33,820 | $72,970 | $69,910 |
| 152 | Kingsport, TN-VA | $56,950 | $34,990 | $67,790 | $65,880 |
| 153 | San Juan, PR | $55,470 | $32,320 | $66,870 | N/A |
| 154 | Blacksburg, VA | $52,170 | $41,450 | $57,450 | $56,270 |
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About these numbers
- Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
- Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
- OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
- At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.
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Web Designer salary by city: FAQ
Which city pays web designers the most?
San Jose, CA, where the average (mean) wage is $200,680 a year, followed by San Francisco, CA ($161,720), Boulder, CO ($144,370), Seattle, WA ($138,070). The national mean is $117,490 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do web designers earn the most after cost of living?
Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in San Jose, CA ($181,740 at national prices, $200,680 nominal), San Francisco, CA ($139,880 at national prices, $161,720 nominal), Boulder, CO ($137,230 at national prices, $144,370 nominal).
How much do web designers make in the biggest cities?
New York, NY-NJ: $130,190; Los Angeles, CA: $124,490; Chicago, IL-IN: $101,550; Dallas, TX: $112,610; Houston, TX: $104,350 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).
Where do web designers earn the least?
Of the 154 metro areas with their own estimate, Blacksburg, VA has the lowest mean wage, $52,170. At local prices that is worth $56,270.