State comparison · 2025
Set and Exhibit Designers salary: Connecticut vs Washington
Set and Exhibit Designers in Washington earn a median of $77,230. In Connecticut, $60,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.9% — not 21.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.4%
Connecticut vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Set and Exhibit Designers
- Median
- $60,680
- p25
- $54,800
- p75
- $75,270
- p10
- $49,120
- p90
- $105,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
Washington
Set and Exhibit Designers
- Median
- $77,230
- p25
- $59,990
- p75
- $129,280
- p10
- $53,880
- p90
- $164,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.