State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Wisconsin, $59,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.7% — not 46.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.8%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+25.7%
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%
Wisconsin
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $59,900
- p25
- $48,390
- p75
- $73,360
- p10
- $42,680
- p90
- $85,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.