State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In West Virginia, $40,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 77.4% — not 117.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+117.9%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+77.4%
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%
West Virginia
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $40,350
- p25
- $35,260
- p75
- $48,550
- p10
- $29,530
- p90
- $61,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.