State comparison · 2025
Set and Exhibit Designers salary: Texas vs Washington
Set and Exhibit Designers in Washington earn a median of $77,230. In Texas, $56,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 26.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.3%
Texas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Texas
Set and Exhibit Designers
- Median
- $56,930
- p25
- $44,420
- p75
- $74,500
- p10
- $36,480
- p90
- $111,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.