State comparison · 2025
Web Designers salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Web Designers in Washington earn a median of $130,440. In North Carolina, $96,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16% — not 25.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.9%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Web Designers
- Median
- $96,610
- p25
- $72,890
- p75
- $122,540
- p10
- $54,450
- p90
- $140,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
Washington
Web Designers
- Median
- $130,440
- p25
- $98,830
- p75
- $131,030
- p10
- $70,520
- p90
- $172,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +67%
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.