State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: Connecticut vs District of Columbia
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Connecticut, $72,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.3% — not 17.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.3%
Connecticut vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-12.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $72,700
- p25
- $58,510
- p75
- $84,790
- p10
- $47,420
- p90
- $106,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.