State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Maryland, $75,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.8% — not 17%.
Nominal pay gap
+17%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+11.8%
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%
Maryland
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $75,120
- p25
- $57,600
- p75
- $94,930
- p10
- $44,810
- p90
- $109,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +125%
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.