State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Texas
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Texas, $60,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.1% — not 46.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.2%
District of Columbia vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+29.1%
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%
Texas
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $60,150
- p25
- $45,990
- p75
- $75,540
- p10
- $36,340
- p90
- $92,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -72%
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.