State comparison · 2025
Set and Exhibit Designers salary: Ohio vs Washington
Set and Exhibit Designers in Washington earn a median of $77,230. In Ohio, $54,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.5% — not 29.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.4%
Ohio vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Ohio
Set and Exhibit Designers
- Median
- $54,560
- p25
- $40,340
- p75
- $65,630
- p10
- $23,760
- p90
- $92,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.