State comparison · 2025
Interior Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Maine
Interior Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $98,450. In Maine, $63,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.3% — not 54.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.2%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+36.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Interior Designers
- Median
- $98,450
- p25
- $75,980
- p75
- $127,070
- p10
- $66,930
- p90
- $140,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -71%
Maine
Interior Designers
- Median
- $63,830
- p25
- $52,630
- p75
- $72,520
- p10
- $34,280
- p90
- $93,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.