State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In North Dakota, $56,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.1% — not 55.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.7%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+26.1%
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 Dakota
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $56,470
- p25
- $45,270
- p75
- $63,760
- p10
- $37,610
- p90
- $75,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.