State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Pennsylvania, $60,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.6% — not 44.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.8%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+28.6%
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%
Pennsylvania
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $60,730
- p25
- $47,670
- p75
- $80,480
- p10
- $39,430
- p90
- $102,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -85%
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.