State comparison · 2025
Set and Exhibit Designers salary: Michigan vs Washington
Set and Exhibit Designers in Washington earn a median of $77,230. In Michigan, $50,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.7% — not 34.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.1%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-26.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
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.