State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Indiana
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Indiana, $55,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.5% — not 58.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.5%
District of Columbia vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+34.5%
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%
Indiana
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $55,480
- p25
- $46,600
- p75
- $70,260
- p10
- $38,520
- p90
- $98,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.