State comparison · 2025
Set and Exhibit Designers salary: Maryland vs Michigan
Set and Exhibit Designers in Maryland earn a median of $80,540. In Michigan, $50,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.9% — not 58.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.2%
Maryland vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+44.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Set and Exhibit Designers
- Median
- $80,540
- p25
- $64,490
- p75
- $88,080
- p10
- $47,110
- p90
- $114,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
Michigan
Set and Exhibit Designers
- Median
- $50,910
- p25
- $38,150
- p75
- $63,610
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $73,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.