State comparison · 2025
Set and Exhibit Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Set and Exhibit Designers in Washington earn a median of $77,230. In District of Columbia, $76,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.1% — not 0.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-0.4%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-3.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Set and Exhibit Designers
- Median
- $76,900
- p25
- $63,600
- p75
- $104,330
- p10
- $47,600
- p90
- $118,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Washington
Set and Exhibit Designers
- Median
- $77,230
- p25
- $59,990
- p75
- $129,280
- p10
- $53,880
- p90
- $164,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.