State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: New York vs South Carolina
Graphic Designers in New York earn a median of $77,340. In South Carolina, $57,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.5% — not 35.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.3%
New York vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+17.5%
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%
South Carolina
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $57,170
- p25
- $44,740
- p75
- $72,530
- p10
- $37,190
- p90
- $90,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.