State comparison · 2025
Interior Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Interior Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $98,450. In Washington, $76,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.2% — not 28.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.6%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+25.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Interior Designers
- Median
- $98,450
- p25
- $75,980
- p75
- $127,070
- p10
- $66,930
- p90
- $140,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -71%
Washington
Interior Designers
- Median
- $76,570
- p25
- $63,370
- p75
- $96,470
- p10
- $48,050
- p90
- $109,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.