State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Iowa, $50,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.6% — not 74.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+74.8%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+39.6%
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%
Iowa
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $50,310
- p25
- $44,610
- p75
- $63,640
- p10
- $36,970
- p90
- $75,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.