State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Idaho
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Idaho, $50,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.7% — not 74.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+74.6%
District of Columbia vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+51.7%
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%
Idaho
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $50,350
- p25
- $40,930
- p75
- $64,550
- p10
- $32,900
- p90
- $82,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.