Interior Designers Salary
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations · 72K employed in the U.S.
Median annual
$67,190
Median hourly
$32
Average annual
$74,540
Typical range
$41,420–$114,140
Pay distribution
10th to 90th percentile, with the median marked.
What this role pays
The median annual salary for Interior Designers is $67,190 as of May 2025, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. That works out to about $32 an hour at a full-time schedule.
Plan, design, and furnish the internal space of rooms or buildings. Design interior environments or create physical layouts that are practical, aesthetic, and conducive to the intended purposes.
Most earn between $41,420 and $114,140 a year. There are roughly 72K people employed as interior designers in the United States. Use the state and metro pages below to see how pay changes by location, and the calculator to convert any hourly or annual figure.
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Convert your pay and see where it lands for Interior Designers.
- Hourly
- $32.30
- Daily
- $258
- Weekly
- $1,292
- Bi-weekly
- $2,584
- Monthly
- $5,599
- Annual
- $67,190
$67,190 a year is around the 50th percentile for Interior Designerss. The median is $67,190.
Highest-paying states
Median annual wage by state.
- 1District of Columbia$98,450
- 2Wyoming$96,100
- 3California$80,230
- 4Massachusetts$80,110
- 5Colorado$78,390
- 6Washington$76,570
- 7Illinois$76,290
- 8New York$75,580
- 9New Jersey$74,020
- 10Minnesota$73,270
- 11Georgia$71,760
- 12Arkansas$69,990
Top-paying metro areas
Median annual wage by metro area.
- 1San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$87,460
- 2San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$85,140
- 3Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$81,480
- 4Boulder, CO$80,850
- 5San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$80,640
- 6Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$80,150
- 7Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$80,000
- 8Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$79,720
- 9Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$79,590
- 10Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$78,960
- 11Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$78,810
- 12Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$78,390
Related job titles
Employers advertise Interior Designers roles under these titles.
- Bathroom Designer (Bath Designer)
- Certified Kitchen Designer
- Color and Materials Designer
- Commercial Interior Designer
- Decorating Consultant
- Furniture Arranger
- Home Decorator
- Home Lighting Advisor
- Interior Decorator
- Interior Design Consultant
- Interior Design Coordinator
- Interior Designer
- Kitchen and Batch Designer
- Kitchen Cabinet Designer
- Kitchen Designer
- Lighting Designer
Related occupations
What a Interior Designers does
- Design plans to be safe and to be compliant with the American Disabilities Act (ADA).
- Use computer-aided drafting (CAD) and related software to produce construction documents.
- Research health and safety code requirements to inform design.
- Confer with client to determine factors affecting planning of interior environments, such as budget, architectural preferences, purpose, and function.
- Review and detail shop drawings for construction plans.
- Render design ideas in form of paste-ups or drawings.
- Subcontract fabrication, installation, and arrangement of carpeting, fixtures, accessories, draperies, paint and wall coverings, art work, furniture, and related items.
- Select or design, and purchase furnishings, art work, and accessories.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does a Interior Designers make?
- The median annual wage for Interior Designers is $67,190 ($32 per hour). Pay ranges from about $41,420 at the 10th percentile to $114,140 at the 90th percentile.
- What is the average salary for a Interior Designers?
- The average (mean) annual salary is $74,540, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.
- Which state pays Interior Designerss the most?
- District of Columbia has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $98,450.
- Is Interior Designers a growing occupation?
- BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 72K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.
- What does a Interior Designers do?
- Design plans to be safe and to be compliant with the American Disabilities Act (ADA).; Use computer-aided drafting (CAD) and related software to produce construction documents.; Research health and safety code requirements to inform design..