State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Montana, $56,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33% — not 54.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.5%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+33%
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%
Montana
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $56,890
- p25
- $43,640
- p75
- $70,980
- p10
- $37,790
- p90
- $104,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.