State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: New York vs South Dakota
Graphic Designers in New York earn a median of $77,340. In South Dakota, $48,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.2% — not 59.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.8%
New York vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+31.2%
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 Dakota
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $48,390
- p25
- $40,990
- p75
- $57,560
- p10
- $36,290
- p90
- $66,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.