State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In New Jersey, $73,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18% — not 19.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.1%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+18%
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%
New Jersey
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $73,790
- p25
- $59,150
- p75
- $92,040
- p10
- $47,490
- p90
- $122,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.