State comparison · 2025
Web Designers salary: California vs North Dakota
Web Designers in California earn a median of $119,570. In North Dakota, $72,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.2% — not 65.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.6%
California vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+33.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Web Designers
- Median
- $119,570
- p25
- $80,620
- p75
- $159,040
- p10
- $44,990
- p90
- $202,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -74%
North Dakota
Web Designers
- Median
- $72,190
- p25
- $60,580
- p75
- $82,750
- p10
- $51,770
- p90
- $85,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.