Graphic Designers Salary in Lincoln, NE

Graphic Designers pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,520 a year or less, while the top 10% make $81,590 or more. The middle half of graphic designers in Lincoln earn between $47,060 and $67,570.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Graphic Designers salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $59,220, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $47,948 a year, or $3,996 a month and $1,844 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Lincoln a good place for graphic designers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lincoln area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.6), so the average $59,220 buys what about $64,664 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Graphic Designers salary in other Nebraska cities

Lincoln ranks 1st of 3 Nebraska metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for graphic designers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($107,360).

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• Public Relations Specialists$65,530 a year
• Producers and Directors$65,300 a year

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