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Graphic Designers salary in Professional services, California

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Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Graphic Designers (Pro services) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 95 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $109,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry16$56,119
Level II — qualified24$83,000
Level III — experienced18$110,000
Level IV — fully competent27$137,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Graphic Designers (Pro services) in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Ingram Micro Inc.Sr. Principal, Product Designer6$115,550
IDEO LLCInteraction Design Lead5$114,774
OpenAI OpCo, LLCMember of Design Staff2$310,000
The New Company Design Group, LLCDesigner2$77,500
THREESIXNINE INC.DESIGNER2$114,400
TOOL OF NORTH AMERICA LLCCREATIVE TECHNOLOGIST2$110,000
Noise 13 Design IncorporatedGraphic Designer (Brand & Web Designer)2$80,891
Collov, Inc.Graphic Designer2$70,580
Winsun Technology Inc.Visual Designer2$50,000
Kettle Solutions LLCSenior Art Director2$142,500

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Vice President, Experience Design Vice President at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    $190,000
    San FranciscoDecided Dec 26, 2025I-200-25352-493202
  • Senior Designer at Mother Industries LLC
    $110,000
    Los AngelesDecided Dec 15, 2025I-200-25342-466438
  • Lead Experience Designer at Boston Consulting Group, Inc.
    $202,900
    San FranciscoDecided Dec 15, 2025I-200-25343-467051
  • Multimedia Designer at Novelbeam Technology Inc.
    $70,000
    Los AngelesDecided Dec 10, 2025I-200-25337-455359
  • Graphics Supervisor / Licensing Lead at Ignition Creative LLC
    $90,000
    Los AngelesDecided Dec 3, 2025I-200-25329-438084
  • Member of Design Staff at OpenAI OpCo, LLC
    $310,000
    San FranciscoDecided Nov 18, 2025I-203-25314-395093
  • Designer at The New Company Design Group, LLC
    $85,000
    Culver CityDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25310-380175
  • Artist and Design Manager (Head Graphic Designer) at Reality Check Systems, Inc.
    $181,280
    Simi ValleyDecided Nov 14, 2025I-203-25308-371632

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.