State wages ยท Cost of living
Set and Exhibit Designers pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $100,020. California leads after cost of living, at $90,340. Illinois has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($66,280).
National median
$66,280
Highest state median
$100,020
California
Best adjusted pay
$90,340
California
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $18,570Higher: $90,340Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| California | $100,020 | +50.9% | 110.72 | $90,340 | 1 |
| Maryland | $78,200 | +18.0% | 104.959 | $74,510 | 2 |
| Washington | $78,320 | +18.2% | 107.013 | $73,190 | 3 |
| Illinois | $71,340 | +7.6% | 99.958 | $71,370 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | $73,290 | +10.6% | 105.757 | $69,300 | 5 |
| Louisiana | $60,790 | -8.3% | 88.207 | $68,920 | 6 |
| Minnesota | $65,770 | -0.8% | 98.621 | $66,690 | 7 |
| Colorado | $66,050 | -0.3% | 103.052 | $64,090 | 8 |
| New Jersey | $67,870 | +2.4% | 108.805 | $62,380 | 9 |
| Missouri | $56,100 | -15.4% | 90.817 | $61,770 | 10 |
| Nebraska | $54,880 | -17.2% | 90.103 | $60,910 | 11 |
| Indiana | $55,950 | -15.6% | 93.329 | $59,950 | 12 |
| Oregon | $61,240 | -7.6% | 103.361 | $59,250 | 13 |
| Ohio | $52,870 | -20.2% | 92.774 | $56,990 | 14 |
| District of Columbia | $61,800 | -6.8% | 109.901 | $56,230 | 15 |
| New Mexico | $51,810 | -21.8% | 92.212 | $56,190 | 16 |
| Texas | $54,220 | -18.2% | 97.057 | $55,860 | 17 |
| Connecticut | $57,830 | -12.7% | 103.61 | $55,820 | 18 |
| Iowa | $48,150 | -27.4% | 87.762 | $54,860 | 19 |
| Georgia | $52,710 | -20.5% | 96.293 | $54,740 | 20 |
| Oklahoma | $46,280 | -30.2% | 87.843 | $52,680 | 21 |
| Michigan | $49,700 | -25.0% | 96.217 | $51,650 | 22 |
| Arizona | $51,120 | -22.9% | 100.677 | $50,780 | 23 |
| Virginia | $51,120 | -22.9% | 101.104 | $50,560 | 24 |
| Tennessee | $45,840 | -30.8% | 91.87 | $49,900 | 25 |
| Nevada | $49,700 | -25.0% | 99.979 | $49,710 | 26 |
| Pennsylvania | $48,010 | -27.6% | 97.572 | $49,200 | 27 |
| Kentucky | $44,340 | -33.1% | 90.159 | $49,180 | 28 |
| Wisconsin | $46,100 | -30.4% | 94.095 | $48,990 | 29 |
| North Carolina | $45,880 | -30.8% | 94.326 | $48,640 | 30 |
| Florida | $49,250 | -25.7% | 103.414 | $47,620 | 31 |
| Arkansas | $36,560 | -44.8% | 86.937 | $42,050 | 32 |
| Utah | $35,230 | -46.8% | 98.864 | $35,630 | 33 |
| Kansas | $16,730 | -74.8% | 90.068 | $18,570 | 34 |
| Alabama | Not available | Not available | 88.823 | Not available | Not available |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Idaho | Not available | Not available | 95.494 | Not available | Not available |
| Maine | Not available | Not available | 97.05 | Not available | Not available |
| Mississippi | Not available | Not available | 86.953 | Not available | Not available |
| Montana | Not available | Not available | 94.645 | Not available | Not available |
| New Hampshire | Not available | Not available | 104.165 | Not available | Not available |
| New York | Not available | Not available | 107.921 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Rhode Island | Not available | Not available | 102.28 | Not available | Not available |
| South Carolina | Not available | Not available | 93.749 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | Not available | Not available |
| Vermont | Not available | Not available | 97.958 | Not available | Not available |
| West Virginia | Not available | Not available | 89.497 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.