State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: New York vs West Virginia
Graphic Designers in New York earn a median of $77,340. In West Virginia, $40,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 59% — not 91.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+91.7%
New York vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+59%
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%
West Virginia
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $40,350
- p25
- $35,260
- p75
- $48,550
- p10
- $29,530
- p90
- $61,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.