SOC 27-1023 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Floral Designers

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

U.S. median annual wage$37,360
U.S. median hourly wage$17.96
U.S. employment40,590

Nationally, floral designers earned a median of $37,360 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 40,590 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”.

Floral Designers: pay and employment by state
State
Alaska$48,130$23.14800.2
California$47,040$22.614,0800.2
Massachusetts$46,460$22.348700.2
Hawaii$46,170$22.203800.6
Colorado$45,380$21.827900.3
New York$45,260$21.762,3300.2
New Jersey$45,190$21.731,0200.2
Oregon$44,730$21.517100.4
Vermont$44,720$21.501100.4
Washington$44,460$21.389100.3
New Hampshire$43,230$20.782200.3
District of Columbia$42,950$20.65700.1
Maryland$41,020$19.724600.2
Delaware$39,630$19.051000.2
Nevada$39,600$19.044400.3
Connecticut$39,220$18.864900.3
Virginia$37,350$17.969800.2
Minnesota$37,190$17.885800.2
North Carolina$37,190$17.889900.2
Arizona$36,860$17.723900.1
Idaho$36,830$17.713300.4
Florida$36,770$17.682,6000.3
Rhode Island$36,420$17.513100.6
Indiana$36,280$17.448000.2
Tennessee$36,220$17.418900.3
Utah$35,980$17.308300.5
Maine$35,930$17.272900.5
Nebraska$35,930$17.273900.4
Pennsylvania$35,920$17.271,8400.3
Michigan$35,890$17.251,6400.4
Illinois$35,880$17.251,7600.3
Ohio$35,790$17.211,5200.3
Georgia$35,440$17.041,0200.2
Iowa$35,340$16.994300.3
North Dakota$35,290$16.971700.4
Texas$35,080$16.873,1000.2
Wyoming$35,020$16.841200.4
Wisconsin$35,010$16.831,0300.4
Kentucky$34,940$16.804300.2
Alabama$34,430$16.554700.2
Missouri$34,210$16.451,1600.4
Montana$34,100$16.392900.6
South Dakota$33,910$16.301900.4
New Mexico$33,870$16.281700.2
South Carolina$32,000$15.385000.2
Kansas$31,190$15.004900.3
Louisiana$30,000$14.424300.2
Arkansas$29,910$14.384200.3
West Virginia$29,860$14.352500.4
Oklahoma$29,660$14.264500.3
Mississippi$29,370$14.122900.3
Puerto Rico$22,810$10.972400.3

Pay by metro area

All 195 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$22,690$32,650$42,610$52,570Mayaguez, PR — $22,690San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $23,440Jackson, MS — $27,800Columbia, SC — $27,830Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $28,030El Paso, TX — $29,060Charleston, WV — $29,190Canton-Massillon, OH — $29,430Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $29,560Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $29,650Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $29,670Oklahoma City, OK — $29,870Lafayette, LA — $29,950Springfield, MO — $29,950Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $29,980Joplin, MO-KS — $29,980Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $30,260Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $30,260Lubbock, TX — $30,270Wichita, KS — $30,680Tyler, TX — $30,820Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $30,900Amarillo, TX — $31,150Tulsa, OK — $31,280Longview, TX — $31,550Mobile, AL — $31,720Lincoln, NE — $31,960Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $32,000Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $32,070Green Bay, WI — $32,430Fayetteville, NC — $32,740Youngstown-Warren, OH — $32,810Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $33,010Roanoke, VA — $33,110Rapid City, SD — $33,490San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $34,090New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $34,110Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $34,280Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $34,310Rockford, IL — $34,330Eau Claire, WI — $34,350Tucson, AZ — $34,560Peoria, IL — $34,690Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $34,790Appleton, WI — $34,800Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $34,870Champaign-Urbana, IL — $34,980Albuquerque, NM — $35,000Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $35,030Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $35,040Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $35,080Madison, WI — $35,160Bozeman, MT — $35,170Toledo, OH — $35,250Billings, MT — $35,270Bismarck, ND — $35,290Lebanon, PA — $35,290York-Hanover, PA — $35,350Columbia, MO — $35,360Gainesville, FL — $35,360St. Louis, MO-IL — $35,430Logan, UT-ID — $35,500Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $35,560St. George, UT — $35,660Reading, PA — $35,670Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $35,700South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $35,700Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $35,740Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $35,760Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $35,790Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $35,840Lancaster, PA — $35,840Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $35,870Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $35,890Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $35,930Portland-South Portland, ME — $35,930Birmingham, AL — $35,940Kansas City, MO-KS — $35,950Baton Rouge, LA — $36,020Knoxville, TN — $36,040Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $36,050Pittsburgh, PA — $36,070Athens-Clarke County, GA — $36,080Fort Wayne, IN — $36,080Savannah, GA — $36,090Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $36,170Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $36,200Duluth, MN-WI — $36,210Cedar Rapids, IA — $36,280Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $36,290Greensboro-High Point, NC — $36,330Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $36,400Flint, MI — $36,410Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $36,430Chattanooga, TN-GA — $36,450Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $36,450Akron, OH — $36,490Lexington-Fayette, KY — $36,500Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $36,570Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $36,580Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $36,580Winston-Salem, NC — $36,650Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $36,680Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $36,770Missoula, MT — $36,800Fargo, ND-MN — $36,860Port St. Lucie, FL — $36,860Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $36,860Syracuse, NY — $36,900Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $36,980Huntsville, AL — $36,980Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $36,990Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $37,060Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $37,110Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $37,190Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $37,190Greenville, NC — $37,210Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $37,230Ann Arbor, MI — $37,350Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $37,350Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $37,390North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $37,460Richmond, VA — $37,460Kenosha, WI — $37,500Boise City, ID — $37,530Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $37,580Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $37,590Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $37,590Rochester, NY — $37,650Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $37,740Cleveland, OH — $37,750Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $37,900Omaha, NE-IA — $37,980Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $38,220Raleigh-Cary, NC — $38,370Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $38,460Jacksonville, FL — $38,500Ogden, UT — $38,700Visalia, CA — $38,700Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $38,890Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $39,150Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $39,170Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $39,170Columbus, OH — $39,260Kennewick-Richland, WA — $39,310Reno, NV — $39,360Wilmington, NC — $39,740Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $39,870Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $39,990New Haven, CT — $40,050Charlottesville, VA — $40,090Medford, OR — $40,560Manchester-Nashua, NH — $40,640Asheville, NC — $40,760Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $41,030Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $42,040Stockton-Lodi, CA — $42,280Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $42,460Eugene-Springfield, OR — $42,560Colorado Springs, CO — $42,870Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $42,950Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $43,550Greeley, CO — $43,650Modesto, CA — $43,720Fresno, CA — $43,850Urban Honolulu, HI — $44,230Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $44,400Worcester, MA — $44,400Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $44,420Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $44,450Springfield, MA — $44,460San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $44,960Salem, OR — $45,120Barnstable Town, MA — $45,670Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $45,670San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $45,700Naples-Marco Island, FL — $45,720New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $45,760Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $45,970Boulder, CO — $46,030Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $46,420Bend, OR — $46,450San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $46,520Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $46,870San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $47,040Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $47,140Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $47,220Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $47,560Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $47,910Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $48,200Anchorage, AK — $48,310Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $48,410Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $48,740Salinas, CA — $49,220Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $52,570

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.

Floral Designers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$52,570$25.27600.8
Salinas, CA$49,220$23.66400.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$48,740$23.44800.2
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$48,410$23.28600.3
Anchorage, AK$48,310$23.23400.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$48,200$23.181,3300.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$47,910$23.032200.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$47,560$22.874000.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$47,220$22.706700.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$47,140$22.663600.2
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$47,040$22.612800.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$46,870$22.544700.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$46,520$22.375800.2
Bend, OR$46,450$22.33400.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$46,420$22.324200.3
Boulder, CO$46,030$22.13700.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$45,970$22.10600.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$45,760$22.002,3100.2
Naples-Marco Island, FL$45,720$21.98900.5
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$45,700$21.97500.4
Barnstable Town, MA$45,670$21.96500.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$45,670$21.96700.4
Salem, OR$45,120$21.69500.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$44,960$21.624400.3
Springfield, MA$44,460$21.38400.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$44,450$21.37800.2
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$44,420$21.36300.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$44,400$21.355800.2
Worcester, MA$44,400$21.34700.2
Urban Honolulu, HI$44,230$21.262800.6
Fresno, CA$43,850$21.08900.2
Modesto, CA$43,720$21.02400.2
Greeley, CO$43,650$20.99300.3
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$43,550$20.94500.6
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$42,950$20.65700.3
Colorado Springs, CO$42,870$20.61700.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR$42,560$20.46700.4
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$42,460$20.41400.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA$42,280$20.33700.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$42,040$20.211700.4
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$41,030$19.733200.3
Asheville, NC$40,760$19.60600.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH$40,640$19.54600.3
Medford, OR$40,560$19.50300.4
Charlottesville, VA$40,090$19.27400.3
New Haven, CT$40,050$19.26800.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$39,990$19.23700.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$39,870$19.173100.2
Wilmington, NC$39,740$19.11500.3
Reno, NV$39,360$18.93900.3
Kennewick-Richland, WA$39,310$18.90400.3
Columbus, OH$39,260$18.883500.3
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$39,170$18.83300.5
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$39,170$18.83400.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$39,150$18.822400.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$38,890$18.702000.2
Ogden, UT$38,700$18.611200.4
Visalia, CA$38,700$18.61300.2
Jacksonville, FL$38,500$18.511700.2
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$38,460$18.49500.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC$38,370$18.451300.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$38,220$18.382400.2
Omaha, NE-IA$37,980$18.261400.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$37,900$18.221100.3
Cleveland, OH$37,750$18.152300.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$37,740$18.148600.3
Rochester, NY$37,650$18.101200.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$37,590$18.07900.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$37,590$18.073200.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$37,580$18.071200.2
Boise City, ID$37,530$18.051100.3
Kenosha, WI$37,500$18.03300.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$37,460$18.01700.2
Richmond, VA$37,460$18.011100.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$37,390$17.981100.3
Ann Arbor, MI$37,350$17.96600.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$37,350$17.961900.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$37,230$17.903700.5
Greenville, NC$37,210$17.89300.4
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$37,190$17.881200.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$37,190$17.889400.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$37,110$17.842500.2
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$37,060$17.82700.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$36,990$17.782700.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$36,980$17.785700.3
Huntsville, AL$36,980$17.78600.2
Syracuse, NY$36,900$17.74500.2
Fargo, ND-MN$36,860$17.72500.3
Port St. Lucie, FL$36,860$17.72400.2
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$36,860$17.72800.5
Missoula, MT$36,800$17.69300.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$36,770$17.681200.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$36,680$17.64600.3
Winston-Salem, NC$36,650$17.62500.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$36,580$17.595100.2
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$36,580$17.59300.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$36,570$17.582600.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY$36,500$17.55600.2
Akron, OH$36,490$17.54800.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA$36,450$17.53800.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$36,450$17.523600.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$36,430$17.513200.2
Flint, MI$36,410$17.51700.5
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$36,400$17.502600.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC$36,330$17.46600.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$36,290$17.45600.3
Cedar Rapids, IA$36,280$17.44400.3
Duluth, MN-WI$36,210$17.41400.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$36,200$17.401,2300.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$36,170$17.391,1200.3
Savannah, GA$36,090$17.35600.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA$36,080$17.35400.4
Fort Wayne, IN$36,080$17.35500.2
Pittsburgh, PA$36,070$17.343000.3
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$36,050$17.33700.3
Knoxville, TN$36,040$17.331600.4
Baton Rouge, LA$36,020$17.321000.3
Kansas City, MO-KS$35,950$17.294300.4
Birmingham, AL$35,940$17.28800.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$35,930$17.28500.1
Portland-South Portland, ME$35,930$17.271400.5
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$35,890$17.26900.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$35,870$17.241300.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$35,840$17.23500.2
Lancaster, PA$35,840$17.231000.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$35,790$17.212100.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$35,760$17.194700.8
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$35,740$17.181400.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$35,700$17.161500.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$35,700$17.16400.3
Reading, PA$35,670$17.15500.3
St. George, UT$35,660$17.14400.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$35,560$17.10800.3
Logan, UT-ID$35,500$17.07300.4
St. Louis, MO-IL$35,430$17.034600.3
Columbia, MO$35,360$17.00500.4
Gainesville, FL$35,360$17.00300.2
York-Hanover, PA$35,350$16.99500.3
Bismarck, ND$35,290$16.97400.5
Lebanon, PA$35,290$16.97501.0
Billings, MT$35,270$16.96Not publishedNot published
Toledo, OH$35,250$16.95900.3
Bozeman, MT$35,170$16.91300.5
Madison, WI$35,160$16.911300.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$35,080$16.86800.2
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$35,040$16.851900.6
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$35,030$16.84800.5
Albuquerque, NM$35,000$16.83800.2
Champaign-Urbana, IL$34,980$16.82600.6
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$34,870$16.76600.3
Appleton, WI$34,800$16.73500.4
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$34,790$16.73500.4
Peoria, IL$34,690$16.68700.4
Tucson, AZ$34,560$16.61600.1
Eau Claire, WI$34,350$16.51400.5
Rockford, IL$34,330$16.50300.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$34,310$16.505300.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$34,280$16.48600.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$34,110$16.401000.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$34,090$16.392000.2
Rapid City, SD$33,490$16.10300.4
Roanoke, VA$33,110$15.92400.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$33,010$15.871100.3
Youngstown-Warren, OH$32,810$15.78500.3
Fayetteville, NC$32,740$15.74400.3
Green Bay, WI$32,430$15.59800.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$32,070$15.421000.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$32,000$15.38900.2
Lincoln, NE$31,960$15.37700.4
Mobile, AL$31,720$15.25600.4
Longview, TX$31,550$15.17300.3
Tulsa, OK$31,280$15.041100.2
Amarillo, TX$31,150$14.98400.3
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$30,900$14.86400.3
Tyler, TX$30,820$14.82500.4
Wichita, KS$30,680$14.751100.3
Lubbock, TX$30,270$14.55400.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$30,260$14.55400.4
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$30,260$14.55600.6
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$29,980$14.41500.3
Joplin, MO-KS$29,980$14.41300.4
Lafayette, LA$29,950$14.40400.2
Springfield, MO$29,950$14.401000.5
Oklahoma City, OK$29,870$14.361700.3
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$29,670$14.27500.3
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$29,650$14.26300.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$29,560$14.21500.2
Canton-Massillon, OH$29,430$14.15400.3
Charleston, WV$29,190$14.03400.3
El Paso, TX$29,060$13.97800.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$28,030$13.48600.4
Columbia, SC$27,830$13.38800.2
Jackson, MS$27,800$13.37700.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$23,440$11.271700.2
Mayaguez, PR$22,690$10.91300.6

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.