Photoshop salary: $118K median
The median advertised Photoshop salary is $118K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $95K to $165K: counted from 71 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $56 an hour or $9,792 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $190K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Photoshop jobs
$118Kmedian advertised salary
$95K – $165Kmiddle half of roles
$128Kaverage advertised salary
71roles counted
Photoshop salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $165K | 21 |
| 🇺🇸California | $137K | 34 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $118K | 67 |
Skills that pay more for Photoshop roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance marketing | $139K | +$21K | 8 |
| Illustration | $138K | +$20K | 9 |
| Brand design | $133K | +$16K | 28 |
| Design systems | $132K | +$15K | 12 |
| Adobe Creative Cloud | $125K | +$8K | 34 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Aechelon Technology | $166K | 5 |
| Roblox | $166K | 3 |
| Anduril Industries | $126K | 3 |
| iCapital | $90K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Photoshop roles
All Photoshop jobs- Principal, Technical Art DirectionAechelon Technology · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA$210K - $315KLead and abovePhotoshop3D modelingPRDs
- Eyewear DesignerSesame · 🇺🇸San Francisco$175K - $280KPhotoshopIllustrator
- Creative DesignerBridgewater Associates · 🇺🇸New York City$160K - $265KFigmaDesign systemsVisual design
- Staff Brand Designer - ConsumerKraken · 🇺🇸United States$127K - $254KRemoteLead and aboveFigmaDesign systemsBrand design
- Staff Tools EngineerAechelon Technology · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, CA$166K - $249KLead and abovePythonC++Photoshop
- Sr Video ProducerDatabricks · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$178K - $244KSeniorAdobe Creative CloudVideo editingPhotoshop
- Director, Head of Social & InfluencerLiquid I.V. · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$155K - $232KLead and aboveAgileBrand designPhotoshop
- Senior Brand DesignerRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$185K - $231KSeniorFigmaDesign systemsBrand design
- Hard Surface Outsource LeadEpic Games · BLANK,BLANK,Multiple Locations$109K - $228KLead and aboveUnreal EnginePhotoshop3D modeling
- AI Engineer, Agentic Ad Creative (Multimodal)NewsBreak · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States$120K - $220KLLMAICUDA
- Senior Experiences Art DirectorOkta · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$143K - $197KLead and aboveMachine LearningFigmaAWS
- Photography Director, The CutVox Media Group · 🇺🇸New York, NY$175K - $195KLead and aboveBrand designAdobe Creative CloudPhotoshop
- Senior 3D Concept ArtistVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$137K - $195KSeniorRedshiftPhotoshopBlender
- Product Manager, Cholbam/CtexliMirum Pharmaceuticals · Foster City$175K - $190KVisual designAdobe Creative CloudPhotoshop
- Senior Brand DesignerRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$147K - $185KSeniorFigmaBrand designTypography
- Manager, Digital DesignPoshmark · 🇺🇸US California (Redwood City) - Office$123K - $182KFigmaDesign systemsBrand design
- Technical IllustratorAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$132K - $175KComputer VisionSecurity clearanceAdobe Creative Cloud
- Brand DesignerWarp · 🇺🇸New York$125K - $170KLLMFigmaWorkday
- Staff Graphic Designer, Print & PackagingHims & Hers · 🇺🇸US - Remote$150K - $170KRemoteLead and aboveFigmaVisual designBrand design
- Youtube ManagerOwner · 🇺🇸San Francisco$160K - $170KHubSpotShopifyA/B testing
Questions about Photoshop pay
- What is the average Photoshop salary?
- $128K a year on average and $118K at the median, across 71 open Photoshop postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $95K to $165K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Photoshop pay?
- Aechelon Technology ($166K), Roblox ($166K), Anduril Industries ($126K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a photoshop a high-paying job?
- The median Photoshop posting advertises $118K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 32% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a photoshop?
- A tenth of the postings offer $190K a year or more; the highest open Photoshop role advertises up to $315K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Photoshop salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $118K a year is about $56 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $9,792 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $46 to $79 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Photoshop roles?
- Postings that ask for Performance marketing (+$21K, 8 postings), Illustration (+$20K, 9 postings), Brand design (+$16K, 28 postings) advertise more than the $118K median of all Photoshop postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Photoshop roles at companies is $118K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $95K to $165K. Counted from 71 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/photoshop/
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