State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Michigan
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Michigan, $57,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.2% — not 53.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.3%
District of Columbia vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+34.2%
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%
Michigan
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $57,350
- p25
- $46,370
- p75
- $70,400
- p10
- $38,770
- p90
- $86,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.