How to Estimate Your Graphic Designer Salary: A Practical Guide
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Tom May
Summary
A guide providing graphic designers with methods to estimate their salary, including checking public salary data (e.g., in Norway where it's legally accessible), asking peers directly on social media or at events, and other research approaches. The article offers practical advice for salary benchmarking in the graphic design field.
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· 4 pulledThe first step in estimating your salary is to see what other graphic designers in your area are being paid.
In most countries, though, people tend to keep their pay to themselves, so it's trickier.
The graphic design community tends to be pretty friendly, so there's no shame in asking people directly on social media or in person at events.
The worst they can say is no.
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