State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Massachusetts, $76,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.3% — not 14.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.6%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+10.3%
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%
Massachusetts
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $76,710
- p25
- $60,030
- p75
- $95,990
- p10
- $47,830
- p90
- $108,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.