State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Minnesota
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Minnesota, $63,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.5% — not 37.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.7%
District of Columbia vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+23.5%
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%
Minnesota
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $63,860
- p25
- $51,570
- p75
- $78,380
- p10
- $42,690
- p90
- $96,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.