SOC 27-1024 · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro

Graphic Designers Salary in Oshkosh, WI

The average salary for graphic designers in Oshkosh, Wisconsin is $60,360 a year ($29.02 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $58,670: half of the 280 people in this job in the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($71,400).

$60,360average per year

$29.02 / hourMedian $58,670Take-home ≈ $48,592

  • $46K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $79K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

280people in this job
-15%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 13Wisconsin metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Graphic Designers pay range in Oshkosh

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,230 a year or less, while the top 10% make $79,460 or more. The middle half of graphic designers in Oshkosh earn between $49,730 and $67,200.

  • $46K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $79K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$60,360$5,030$29.02
Median$58,670$4,889$28.21
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,730$4,144$23.91
Experienced (75th percentile)$67,200$5,600$32.31

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

Graphic Designers salary after taxes in Oshkosh

On the average salary of $60,360, a single filer in Oshkosh takes home about $48,592 a year, or $4,049 a month and $1,869 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).

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

Prices in the Oshkosh area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.9), so the average $60,360 buys what about $64,953 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Oshkosh ($54,060). A typical home costs $304,543, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Graphic Designers salary in other Wisconsin cities

Oshkosh ranks 8th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Kenosha pays the most ($73,130).

All Graphic Designers salaries in Wisconsin

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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Graphic Designers salary in Oshkosh: questions

How much do graphic designers make an hour in Oshkosh?

$29.02 an hour on average, and $28.21 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level graphic designers salary in Oshkosh?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,230 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,730, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the graphic designers take-home pay in Oshkosh?

About $48,592 a year ($4,049 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,360.

Do graphic designers earn more in Oshkosh than elsewhere?

The average here is 15% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($71,400).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-1024; area Oshkosh-Neenah, WI (36780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.35, this job is 2.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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