State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In South Carolina, $57,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.1% — not 53.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.8%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+31.1%
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%
South Carolina
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $57,170
- p25
- $44,740
- p75
- $72,530
- p10
- $37,190
- p90
- $90,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.