State comparison · 2025
Set and Exhibit Designers salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Set and Exhibit Designers in Washington earn a median of $77,230. In New Jersey, $76,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.7% — not 1.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-1.1%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-2.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Set and Exhibit Designers
- Median
- $76,380
- p25
- $61,610
- p75
- $98,560
- p10
- $47,400
- p90
- $112,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.