State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In North Carolina, $58,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.1% — not 50.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.4%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+29.1%
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%
North Carolina
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $58,450
- p25
- $46,710
- p75
- $74,410
- p10
- $37,680
- p90
- $95,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.