State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: New York vs North Dakota
Graphic Designers in New York earn a median of $77,340. In North Dakota, $56,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13% — not 37%.
Nominal pay gap
+37%
New York vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+13%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $77,340
- p25
- $58,610
- p75
- $100,370
- p10
- $43,680
- p90
- $131,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -57%
North Dakota
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $56,470
- p25
- $45,270
- p75
- $63,760
- p10
- $37,610
- p90
- $75,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.