State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Florida
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Florida, $61,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.2% — not 42.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.6%
District of Columbia vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+34.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Florida
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $61,660
- p25
- $49,510
- p75
- $80,680
- p10
- $39,810
- p90
- $101,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -44%
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.