State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In South Dakota, $48,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.5% — not 81.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+81.7%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+46.5%
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 Dakota
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $48,390
- p25
- $40,990
- p75
- $57,560
- p10
- $36,290
- p90
- $66,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.