State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Virginia, $72,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.9% — not 21.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.6%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+11.9%
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%
Virginia
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $72,310
- p25
- $52,470
- p75
- $95,420
- p10
- $39,020
- p90
- $121,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -47%
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.