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Salary Graphic Designer Australia | Australian Graphic Designer Salaries

Average Graphic Designer Salary / Wages

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Salary and wage information for graphic designers is compiled regularly by analysis of Australian jobs advertised in major publications. Salaries are annual unless otherwise stated.

The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations Code (ANZSCO) is 232411 for graphic designers.

Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are graphic designer, graphic artist, film and video graphics designer and publication designer.

This occupation is currently on the Australian Combined Skilled Occupation List (Short-term Skilled Occupation List – STSOL).

The average Australian weekly full-time ordinary earnings across all occupations in mid-2018 were $1,586, giving an annual income of approximately $82,472. This was 2.6% higher than in mid-2017.*

The 2018 Hudson Engineering Guide advises that a typical salary for a graphic designer is $50 – $60 per hour. This reaches $60 – $80 per hour for a more experienced position.

Graphic Designer Salaries / Wages in 2018

Job TitleSalary / Wage $Location
Junior Graphic Designer

50,000 – 55,000 Sydney, New South Wales
Part-time Digital Graphic Designer

60,000 pro rata Sydney, New South Wales
Digital and Graphic Designer

50,000 – 60,000 Sydney, New South Wales
Graphic Designer

85,000 – 94,000 New South Wales
Junior Graphic Designer – Digital Print Industry

37,000 – 40,000 Melbourne, Victoria
Mid-Weight Graphic Designer – Web-Development Company

50,000 – 65,000 Melbourne, Victoria
Graphic Designer – B2C and eCommerce

60,000 – 65,000 Brisbane, Queensland
Graphic Designer

$25 – $30 per hour Brisbane, Queensland
Graphic Designer – Artwork, Brand Design, Logo’s & Marketing Campaigns

55,000 – 65,000 Brisbane, Queensland
Graphic Pre-Press Trades Worker / Designer

55,000 – 65,000 Perth, Western Australia
Graphic Designer & Web Publisher

65,000 – 70,000 Canberra ACT

*Source:ABS

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