State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Alaska, $62,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.6% — not 28.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.8%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-23.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $62,570
- p25
- $45,190
- p75
- $77,980
- p10
- $39,380
- p90
- $103,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
District of Columbia
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $87,920
- p25
- $75,300
- p75
- $114,280
- p10
- $62,240
- p90
- $136,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.