State comparison · 2025
Set and Exhibit Designers salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Set and Exhibit Designers in Washington earn a median of $77,230. In North Carolina, $49,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.4% — not 36%.
Nominal pay gap
-36%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-27.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Set and Exhibit Designers
- Median
- $49,410
- p25
- $42,370
- p75
- $60,150
- p10
- $22,160
- p90
- $87,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
Washington
Set and Exhibit Designers
- Median
- $77,230
- p25
- $59,990
- p75
- $129,280
- p10
- $53,880
- p90
- $164,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.