State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Nevada
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Nevada, $62,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.2% — not 39.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.8%
District of Columbia vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+27.2%
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%
Nevada
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $62,890
- p25
- $49,540
- p75
- $79,510
- p10
- $39,470
- p90
- $88,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -83%
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.