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State comparison · 2025

Graphic Designers salary: New York vs Ohio

Occupation

Graphic Designers in New York earn a median of $77,340. In Ohio, $60,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.7% — not 28.7%.

Nominal pay gap
+28.7%
New York vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+10.7%
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%
See full breakdown for New York

Ohio

Graphic Designers

Median
$60,080
p25
$47,380
p75
$77,150
p10
$39,050
p90
$99,370
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
92.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
-83%
See full breakdown for Ohio

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.