State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Nebraska
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Nebraska, $56,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.1% — not 55.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.1%
District of Columbia vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+27.1%
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%
Nebraska
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $56,700
- p25
- $46,400
- p75
- $65,590
- p10
- $37,440
- p90
- $78,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
- 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.