State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Georgia
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Georgia, $60,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.9% — not 45.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.9%
District of Columbia vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+27.9%
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%
Georgia
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $60,250
- p25
- $44,750
- p75
- $77,670
- p10
- $34,860
- p90
- $100,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -82%
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.