State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: California vs District of Columbia
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In California, $75,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.2% — not 14.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.5%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-15.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $75,130
- p25
- $55,500
- p75
- $99,240
- p10
- $46,190
- p90
- $129,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.