What is the median salary for Graphic Designers in Kansas City?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Graphic Designers in Kansas City, MO-KS is $59,990.

How does Kansas City pay compare to the US median for Graphic Designers?

Local median pay is 4.7% below the national OEWS median of $62,960.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for Kansas City is 92.5 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $59,990 has about the same purchasing power as $64,854 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

Graphic Designers, Kansas City

$59,990

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Kansas City, MO-KS. Middle half of wages roughly $48,730 to $75,550.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: −4.7%
US median: $62,960
Metro RPP: 92.5
Middle half: $48,730 to $75,550
OEWS employment: 1,720
SOC: 27-1024

Graphic Designers in Kansas City pay a median $59,990 (May 2025), 4.7% below the US median of $62,960. At local prices (RPP 92.5), that median buys about what $64,854 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$59,990 in Kansas City buys about what $64,854 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 92.5, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 86.6 vs all-items 92.5 (US = 100, 2024).

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Graphic Designers in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Kansas City	$59,990	$48,730 to $75,550	92.5
New Orleans	$51,710	$44,160 to $69,050	92.6
San Francisco	$92,050	$68,680 to $115,940	115.6
Tulsa	$59,620	$48,490 to $69,580	89.2

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Graphic Designers in Kansas City?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Graphic Designers in Kansas City, MO-KS is $59,990.
How does Kansas City pay compare to the US median for Graphic Designers?: Local median pay is 4.7% below the national OEWS median of $62,960.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for Kansas City is 92.5 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $59,990 has about the same purchasing power as $64,854 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

What this covers

Includes

BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

Federal, state, or local income taxes
Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.