State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Tennessee, $57,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.4% — not 53.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.5%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+28.4%
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%
Tennessee
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $57,270
- p25
- $47,510
- p75
- $75,170
- p10
- $37,910
- p90
- $92,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.