State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: New York vs Washington
Graphic Designers in New York earn a median of $77,340. In Washington, $72,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.5% — not 6.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.4%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+5.5%
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%
Washington
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $72,710
- p25
- $57,390
- p75
- $93,490
- p10
- $47,780
- p90
- $115,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -41%
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.