State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Illinois, $62,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.9% — not 40.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.5%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
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%
Illinois
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $62,560
- p25
- $47,530
- p75
- $81,320
- p10
- $36,060
- p90
- $98,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.