SOC 27-1021 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Commercial and Industrial Designers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$83,910

U.S. median hourly wage$40.34

U.S. employment33,490

Nationally, commercial and industrial designers earned a median of $83,910 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 33,490 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Commercial and Industrial Designers: pay and employment by state
State
Kansas	$104,870	$50.42	260	0.2
Michigan	$102,160	$49.12	2,930	0.7
Massachusetts	$101,720	$48.90	1,240	0.3
Rhode Island	$101,140	$48.62	190	0.4
California	$100,770	$48.45	5,300	0.3
Louisiana	$98,040	$47.13	130	0.1
Minnesota	$94,370	$45.37	590	0.2
Washington	$94,280	$45.33	340	0.1
Arkansas	$92,540	$44.49	230	0.2
Georgia	$91,360	$43.92	360	0.1
Colorado	$90,590	$43.55	400	0.1
New Jersey	$90,310	$43.42	1,230	0.3
New York	$89,640	$43.10	2,400	0.2
Indiana	$88,040	$42.33	1,110	0.3
Pennsylvania	$82,610	$39.72	770	0.1
Virginia	$82,230	$39.53	1,480	0.4
Connecticut	$81,300	$39.09	160	0.1
Idaho	$80,730	$38.81	180	0.2
Vermont	$80,690	$38.79	120	0.4
North Carolina	$80,620	$38.76	1,000	0.2
Wisconsin	$80,590	$38.75	820	0.3
Ohio	$79,470	$38.21	1,190	0.2
Florida	$78,720	$37.85	1,990	0.2
South Carolina	$77,300	$37.16	810	0.4
Oregon	$76,970	$37.01	480	0.2
Nevada	$76,680	$36.87	210	0.1
Oklahoma	$76,640	$36.85	240	0.1
Arizona	$76,420	$36.74	170	0.1
Kentucky	$76,100	$36.59	420	0.2
Missouri	$75,440	$36.27	270	0.1
New Hampshire	$74,050	$35.60	110	0.2
West Virginia	$73,030	$35.11	110	0.2
Montana	$72,990	$35.09	60	0.1
Nebraska	$71,570	$34.41	90	0.1
Tennessee	$71,230	$34.25	750	0.2
Maryland	$70,870	$34.07	490	0.2
Iowa	$70,420	$33.85	440	0.3
Alabama	$63,640	$30.60	130	0.1
New Mexico	$62,710	$30.15	110	0.1
Utah	$62,620	$30.11	480	0.3
South Dakota	$60,110	$28.90	190	0.4
Illinois	Not published	Not published	480	0.1
Maine	Not published	Not published	200	0.3
Texas	Not published	Not published	2,350	0.2

Pay by metro area

All 121 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Commercial and Industrial Designers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$141,310	$67.94	410	0.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$119,490	$57.45	80	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$112,950	$54.30	420	0.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$108,180	$52.01	1,760	0.9
Boulder, CO	$107,990	$51.92	80	0.4
Wichita, KS	$105,180	$50.57	170	0.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$104,980	$50.47	270	0.1
Baton Rouge, LA	$104,210	$50.10	30	0.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$104,000	$50.00	1,250	0.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$102,530	$49.29	1,020	0.4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$100,520	$48.33	200	0.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$99,650	$47.91	430	0.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$98,260	$47.24	40	0.1
Colorado Springs, CO	$98,220	$47.22	Not published	Not published
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$96,260	$46.28	2,080	0.3
Reno, NV	$96,060	$46.18	40	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$95,800	$46.06	70	0.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$95,170	$45.76	40	0.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$95,160	$45.75	350	0.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$94,890	$45.62	2,560	0.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$94,680	$45.52	180	0.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$94,390	$45.38	480	0.2
Worcester, MA	$93,680	$45.04	90	0.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$93,220	$44.82	230	0.3
Spartanburg, SC	$91,270	$43.88	50	0.3
Richmond, VA	$89,360	$42.96	130	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$89,190	$42.88	490	0.2
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$88,880	$42.73	60	0.3
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$88,190	$42.40	40	0.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$88,040	$42.33	500	0.5
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$87,620	$42.13	120	0.2
Rochester, NY	$87,570	$42.10	110	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$86,920	$41.79	690	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$86,120	$41.40	130	0.1
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$86,090	$41.39	40	0.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$85,660	$41.18	120	0.0
St. Louis, MO-IL	$85,530	$41.12	140	0.1
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$85,480	$41.10	40	0.3
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$85,280	$41.00	30	0.3
Pittsburgh, PA	$84,760	$40.75	90	0.1
Tulsa, OK	$84,690	$40.72	120	0.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$84,540	$40.64	30	0.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$84,230	$40.49	210	0.1
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$84,080	$40.42	50	0.1
Madison, WI	$83,840	$40.31	100	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$83,770	$40.27	300	0.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$82,720	$39.77	50	0.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$82,020	$39.44	50	0.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$81,740	$39.30	80	0.3
York-Hanover, PA	$81,690	$39.27	30	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$81,650	$39.26	60	0.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$81,620	$39.24	130	0.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$81,450	$39.16	330	0.3
Asheville, NC	$81,070	$38.97	50	0.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$80,690	$38.79	700	0.2
Winston-Salem, NC	$80,640	$38.77	40	0.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$80,590	$38.75	450	0.5
Kansas City, MO-KS	$80,450	$38.68	120	0.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$80,440	$38.67	130	0.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$80,300	$38.60	290	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$80,240	$38.58	120	0.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$80,160	$38.54	50	0.2
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$80,150	$38.53	40	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$79,820	$38.37	360	0.3
Akron, OH	$79,640	$38.29	80	0.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$79,540	$38.24	40	0.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$79,410	$38.18	340	0.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$78,890	$37.93	240	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$78,360	$37.67	140	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$78,270	$37.63	200	0.2
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$78,240	$37.62	190	1.5
Reading, PA	$78,230	$37.61	40	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$78,140	$37.57	210	0.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$78,010	$37.50	320	0.7
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$77,820	$37.41	140	0.4
Toledo, OH	$77,720	$37.36	40	0.1
Columbus, OH	$77,640	$37.33	240	0.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$77,570	$37.30	90	0.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$77,350	$37.19	330	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$77,120	$37.08	60	0.1
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$76,790	$36.92	50	0.2
El Paso, TX	$76,630	$36.84	80	0.2
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$76,320	$36.69	30	0.4
Boise City, ID	$76,300	$36.68	130	0.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$75,400	$36.25	40	0.1
Columbia, SC	$74,960	$36.04	70	0.2
Dalton, GA	$74,660	$35.90	60	0.9
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$74,640	$35.89	40	0.6
Portland-South Portland, ME	$74,480	$35.81	90	0.3
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$74,150	$35.65	30	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$72,370	$34.79	160	0.1
Roanoke, VA	$71,920	$34.58	50	0.3
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$71,760	$34.50	40	0.1
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$70,380	$33.84	Not published	Not published
Knoxville, TN	$70,200	$33.75	100	0.2
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$70,150	$33.72	100	0.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$69,290	$33.31	70	0.2
Lancaster, PA	$68,110	$32.75	40	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$68,020	$32.70	Not published	Not published
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$67,830	$32.61	80	0.1
Fort Wayne, IN	$67,810	$32.60	30	0.1
Fresno, CA	$67,650	$32.52	50	0.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$66,500	$31.97	60	0.2
Cedar Rapids, IA	$66,400	$31.92	50	0.4
Albuquerque, NM	$65,810	$31.64	60	0.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$65,250	$31.37	Not published	Not published
Bend, OR	$64,990	$31.25	30	0.3
Salem, OR	$64,790	$31.15	30	0.2
Dubuque, IA	$64,690	$31.10	30	0.6
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$64,610	$31.06	240	0.3
Birmingham, AL	$63,650	$30.60	40	0.1
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$62,990	$30.28	80	0.5
Ogden, UT	$62,060	$29.84	70	0.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$61,090	$29.37	80	0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$58,690	$28.22	80	0.2
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$58,310	$28.03	80	0.4
Logan, UT-ID	$47,840	$23.00	40	0.7
Ann Arbor, MI	Not published	Not published	90	0.4
Monroe, MI	Not published	Not published	40	1.0
Naples-Marco Island, FL	Not published	Not published	50	0.3
Niles, MI	Not published	Not published	50	0.9

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.