State comparison · 2025
Set and Exhibit Designers salary: Virginia vs Washington
Set and Exhibit Designers in Washington earn a median of $77,230. In Virginia, $58,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.6% — not 24.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.1%
Virginia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-19.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Virginia
Set and Exhibit Designers
- Median
- $58,650
- p25
- $46,870
- p75
- $83,200
- p10
- $41,600
- p90
- $104,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.