State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Vermont
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Vermont, $65,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.3% — not 33.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.8%
District of Columbia vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+19.3%
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%
Vermont
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $65,690
- p25
- $50,200
- p75
- $92,790
- p10
- $42,640
- p90
- $123,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.