State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Rhode Island, $78,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.6% — not 12.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.4%
District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+4.6%
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%
Rhode Island
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $78,220
- p25
- $62,050
- p75
- $93,370
- p10
- $49,330
- p90
- $107,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.