State comparison · 2025
Interior Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Interior Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $98,450. In Montana, $61,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.2% — not 59.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.4%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+37.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Interior Designers
- Median
- $98,450
- p25
- $75,980
- p75
- $127,070
- p10
- $66,930
- p90
- $140,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -71%
Montana
Interior Designers
- Median
- $61,770
- p25
- $43,750
- p75
- $78,850
- p10
- $31,540
- p90
- $86,070
- 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.