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51 states and DC · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates by State

What web developers earn in every state, and what that means a freelancer should charge. The US median is $44.54 an hour; freelancers should charge about $55–$90.

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Web design rates in every state

Web developer pay and freelance rates, by state

Highest paying first. Tap a state for its full figures and website prices.

#StateWageFreelance rate
1Washington$62.71$80–$125
2Virginia$61.72$75–$125
3California$57.48$70–$115
4District of Columbia$55.14$70–$110
5Maryland$54.18$70–$110
6Missouri$49.88$60–$100
7Minnesota$48.57$60–$95
8Utah$48.16$60–$95
9New York$47.39$60–$95
10Massachusetts$47.34$60–$95
11Michigan$47.34$60–$95
12Rhode Island$47.18$60–$95
13North Carolina$46.45$60–$95
14New Jersey$45.76$55–$90
15Wisconsin$43.57$55–$85
16Georgia$43.43$55–$85
17Pennsylvania$41.53$50–$85
18Colorado$41.32$50–$85
19Connecticut$41.31$50–$85
20Texas$41.25$50–$85
21Louisiana$41.03$50–$80
22Illinois$40.78$50–$80
23Vermont$40.65$50–$80
24Ohio$40.08$50–$80
25Nevada$40.01$50–$80
26Kentucky$39.73$50–$80
27Indiana$38.88$50–$80
28Nebraska$38.63$50–$75
29Idaho$38.12$50–$75
30Oklahoma$37.78$45–$75
31New Hampshire$37.63$45–$75
32West Virginia$37.62$45–$75
33South Carolina$37.59$45–$75
34Florida$37.37$45–$75
35Arizona$36.65$45–$75
36Delaware$36.55$45–$75
37Tennessee$35.94$45–$70
38Kansas$35.38$45–$70
39North Dakota$34.71$45–$70
40Alaska$34.28$45–$70
41Wyoming$32.89$40–$65
42New Mexico$32.75$40–$65
43Oregon$30.99$40–$60
44Iowa$30.87$40–$60
45Montana$29.84$35–$60
46Alabama$24.93$30–$50
47South Dakota$24.57$30–$50
48Arkansas$24.30$30–$50
49Mississippi$23.34$30–$45

Wage is the median hourly wage for web developers, or for web designers where BLS publishes no developer figure. BLS publishes neither for Hawaii or Maine.

Highest-paying metro areas

BLS also publishes figures for 191 metro areas. The twenty that pay most — each state page lists its own:

#Metro areaWageFreelance rate
1San Jose, CA$80.13$100–$160
2San Francisco, CA$73.29$90–$145
3Boulder, CO$67.26$85–$135
4Washington, DC$64.59$80–$130
5Seattle, WA$62.71$80–$125
6Ithaca, NY$60.49$75–$120
7Richmond, VA$56.30$70–$115
8Olympia, WA$53.64$65–$105
9Detroit, MI$52.19$65–$105
10Boston, MA$52.17$65–$105
11Baltimore, MD$51.73$65–$105
12Los Angeles, CA$51.58$65–$105
13Minneapolis, MN$51.39$65–$105
14Trenton, NJ$51.31$65–$105
15St. Louis, MO$51.14$65–$100
16Vallejo, CA$51.05$65–$100
17New York, NY$50.39$65–$100
18Provo, UT$49.99$60–$100
19Santa Rosa, CA$49.78$60–$100
20Virginia Beach, VA$49.73$60–$100

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Questions

How much do web designers charge per hour?+

Freelance web designers in the US should charge about $55–$90 an hour, based on a median web developer wage of $44.54 (BLS, May 2025) and the costs an employee never pays.

Which state pays web developers the most?+

Washington, at a median $62.71 an hour. Mississippi has the lowest published wage, at $23.34.

Do web designers and web developers earn the same?+

Not quite. Nationally, web developers earn a median $44.54 an hour and web and digital interface designers $50.00. For someone building small-business sites the two jobs overlap, so the rates here use the developer wage where BLS publishes one.

Where do these numbers come from?+

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates. They are employees' wages; the freelance rates are estimates built from them (1.25 to 2 times the wage).

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.