State comparison · 2025
Set and Exhibit Designers salary: California vs Michigan
Set and Exhibit Designers in California earn a median of $105,030. In Michigan, $50,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 79.3% — not 106.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+106.3%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+79.3%
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%
Michigan
Set and Exhibit Designers
- Median
- $50,910
- p25
- $38,150
- p75
- $63,610
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $73,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.