State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Mississippi, $45,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.5% — not 92.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+92.6%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+52.5%
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%
Mississippi
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $45,640
- p25
- $37,380
- p75
- $57,720
- p10
- $32,260
- p90
- $75,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.