State comparison · 2025
Set and Exhibit Designers salary: California vs District of Columbia
Set and Exhibit Designers in California earn a median of $105,030. In District of Columbia, $76,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.6% — not 36.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.6%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+35.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Set and Exhibit Designers
- Median
- $105,030
- p25
- $73,200
- p75
- $134,030
- p10
- $47,400
- p90
- $162,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
District of Columbia
Set and Exhibit Designers
- Median
- $76,900
- p25
- $63,600
- p75
- $104,330
- p10
- $47,600
- p90
- $118,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.