State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: New York vs Utah
Graphic Designers in New York earn a median of $77,340. In Utah, $62,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.8% — not 24.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.1%
New York vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+13.8%
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%
Utah
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $62,310
- p25
- $49,960
- p75
- $79,000
- p10
- $39,170
- p90
- $96,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 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.