State comparison · 2025
Set and Exhibit Designers salary: Iowa vs Washington
Set and Exhibit Designers in Washington earn a median of $77,230. In Iowa, $50,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.1% — not 34.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.4%
Iowa vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-20.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Set and Exhibit Designers
- Median
- $50,640
- p25
- $50,640
- p75
- $61,270
- p10
- $46,840
- p90
- $70,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.