State comparison · 2025
Set and Exhibit Designers salary: California vs Utah
Set and Exhibit Designers in California earn a median of $105,030. In Utah, $44,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 110.7% — not 135.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+135.8%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+110.7%
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%
Utah
Set and Exhibit Designers
- Median
- $44,540
- p25
- $40,160
- p75
- $65,320
- p10
- $21,100
- p90
- $96,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.