SOC 27-1025 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Interior Designers

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

U.S. median annual wage$67,190

U.S. median hourly wage$32.31

U.S. employment71,500

Nationally, interior designers earned a median of $67,190 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 71,500 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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Interior Designers: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia	$98,450	$47.33	620	0.9
Wyoming	$96,100	$46.20	90	0.3
California	$80,230	$38.57	8,500	0.5
Massachusetts	$80,110	$38.52	1,580	0.4
Colorado	$78,390	$37.69	2,300	0.8
Washington	$76,570	$36.81	1,330	0.4
Illinois	$76,290	$36.68	2,570	0.4
New York	$75,580	$36.34	5,340	0.6
New Jersey	$74,020	$35.59	1,670	0.4
Minnesota	$73,270	$35.23	1,220	0.4
Georgia	$71,760	$34.50	3,050	0.6
Arkansas	$69,990	$33.65	740	0.6
Oklahoma	$68,520	$32.94	490	0.3
Connecticut	$67,330	$32.37	630	0.4
Oregon	$66,350	$31.90	1,030	0.5
South Dakota	$65,220	$31.36	150	0.3
Texas	$65,160	$31.33	6,450	0.5
Maryland	$65,070	$31.29	1,440	0.5
Nebraska	$64,870	$31.19	430	0.4
New Hampshire	$64,140	$30.84	300	0.4
Vermont	$63,870	$30.71	110	0.4
Maine	$63,830	$30.69	230	0.4
South Carolina	$63,790	$30.67	940	0.4
Hawaii	$63,780	$30.66	270	0.4
Tennessee	$63,660	$30.61	1,530	0.5
Alaska	$63,320	$30.44	40	0.1
Wisconsin	$62,740	$30.17	1,200	0.4
Indiana	$62,580	$30.09	1,020	0.3
Virginia	$62,560	$30.08	1,550	0.4
Pennsylvania	$62,400	$30.00	1,820	0.3
Montana	$61,770	$29.70	290	0.6
Utah	$61,740	$29.68	1,110	0.6
Arizona	$61,460	$29.55	1,600	0.5
Ohio	$61,410	$29.52	2,180	0.4
North Carolina	$61,400	$29.52	2,610	0.5
Kansas	$61,090	$29.37	400	0.3
Alabama	$61,050	$29.35	620	0.3
Florida	$60,860	$29.26	7,410	0.7
New Mexico	$60,850	$29.25	90	0.1
Louisiana	$60,610	$29.14	350	0.2
Delaware	$60,360	$29.02	190	0.4
Missouri	$59,610	$28.66	1,010	0.3
Michigan	$59,340	$28.53	1,930	0.4
Kentucky	$59,240	$28.48	490	0.2
North Dakota	$59,190	$28.46	160	0.4
Rhode Island	$58,100	$27.93	550	1.1
Iowa	$58,040	$27.90	510	0.3
West Virginia	$49,800	$23.94	90	0.1
Mississippi	$43,740	$21.03	330	0.3
Puerto Rico	$32,150	$15.46	130	0.1
Idaho	Not published	Not published	350	0.4
Nevada	Not published	Not published	590	0.4

Pay by metro area

All 189 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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Interior Designers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$87,460	$42.05	1,810	0.8
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$85,140	$40.93	340	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$81,480	$39.17	1,290	0.5
Boulder, CO	$80,850	$38.87	90	0.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$80,640	$38.77	820	0.5
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$80,150	$38.53	1,500	0.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$80,000	$38.46	3,880	0.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$79,720	$38.33	460	0.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$79,590	$38.27	1,840	0.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$78,960	$37.96	110	0.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$78,810	$37.89	970	0.5
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$78,390	$37.69	1,090	0.8
Huntsville, AL	$78,250	$37.62	80	0.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$78,000	$37.50	50	0.4
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$77,970	$37.49	110	0.5
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$77,690	$37.35	300	0.3
Burlington, NC	$77,590	$37.31	30	0.5
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$76,800	$36.92	110	0.7
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$76,780	$36.91	50	0.2
Fresno, CA	$76,770	$36.91	80	0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$76,580	$36.82	5,460	0.6
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$76,570	$36.81	2,250	0.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$76,090	$36.58	340	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$75,290	$36.20	100	0.3
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$75,210	$36.16	400	2.3
Akron, OH	$74,720	$35.92	120	0.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$74,680	$35.91	1,030	0.5
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$73,810	$35.49	40	0.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$73,700	$35.44	760	0.6
Santa Fe, NM	$72,800	$35.00	40	0.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$72,490	$34.85	2,430	0.8
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$72,490	$34.85	50	0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$72,400	$34.81	260	0.7
Tulsa, OK	$71,670	$34.46	190	0.4
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$71,060	$34.16	260	0.6
Gainesville, FL	$70,930	$34.10	50	0.3
Springfield, MA	$70,910	$34.09	40	0.2
Salinas, CA	$70,630	$33.96	60	0.3
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$70,510	$33.90	40	0.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$69,770	$33.55	880	0.8
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$69,150	$33.25	160	0.3
Lincoln, NE	$68,640	$33.00	90	0.5
Oklahoma City, OK	$68,520	$32.94	250	0.4
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$68,200	$32.79	90	0.5
Greeley, CO	$68,080	$32.73	40	0.4
Columbia, MO	$67,780	$32.59	80	0.7
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$67,740	$32.57	80	0.4
Barnstable Town, MA	$67,660	$32.53	90	0.9
Salisbury, MD	$67,580	$32.49	30	0.6
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$67,310	$32.36	80	0.3
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$67,230	$32.32	100	0.8
Omaha, NE-IA	$67,120	$32.27	270	0.5
Bellingham, WA	$66,810	$32.12	40	0.4
Colorado Springs, CO	$66,440	$31.94	130	0.4
Portland-South Portland, ME	$66,260	$31.86	140	0.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$66,150	$31.81	500	0.5
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$65,950	$31.71	40	0.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$65,520	$31.50	30	0.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$65,160	$31.33	2,420	0.6
Kansas City, MO-KS	$65,160	$31.33	500	0.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$65,140	$31.32	80	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$64,800	$31.15	1,170	0.4
Madison, WI	$64,780	$31.15	220	0.5
Salem, OR	$64,750	$31.13	50	0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$64,550	$31.04	420	0.5
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$64,480	$31.00	470	0.6
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$64,440	$30.98	30	0.3
Spartanburg, SC	$64,380	$30.95	40	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$64,370	$30.95	1,000	0.7
Bend, OR	$64,260	$30.89	Not published	Not published
Wichita, KS	$64,220	$30.87	100	0.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$63,520	$30.54	50	0.5
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$63,090	$30.33	40	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$63,080	$30.33	710	0.5
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$62,790	$30.19	100	0.4
Columbia, SC	$62,720	$30.15	110	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$62,700	$30.15	170	0.5
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$62,510	$30.06	570	0.7
New Haven, CT	$62,460	$30.03	140	0.5
Cleveland, OH	$62,380	$29.99	470	0.5
Boise City, ID	$62,360	$29.98	190	0.5
Urban Honolulu, HI	$62,330	$29.96	180	0.4
Green Bay, WI	$62,320	$29.96	80	0.5
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$62,200	$29.91	80	0.9
Columbus, OH	$62,180	$29.89	670	0.6
Worcester, MA	$62,180	$29.90	110	0.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$62,050	$29.83	50	0.2
Birmingham, AL	$62,000	$29.81	240	0.5
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$61,890	$29.76	30	0.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$61,850	$29.74	900	0.6
Winston-Salem, NC	$61,830	$29.73	80	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$61,810	$29.72	1,320	0.6
Knoxville, TN	$61,770	$29.70	200	0.5
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$61,740	$29.68	60	1.0
Roanoke, VA	$61,730	$29.68	60	0.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$61,720	$29.67	460	0.4
Bozeman, MT	$61,710	$29.67	130	1.7
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$61,670	$29.65	160	0.5
Jacksonville, FL	$61,650	$29.64	250	0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	$61,570	$29.60	470	0.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$61,510	$29.57	390	0.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$61,430	$29.53	1,060	0.7
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$61,310	$29.48	120	0.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$61,300	$29.47	170	0.5
Savannah, GA	$61,290	$29.46	100	0.5
Lancaster, PA	$61,240	$29.44	90	0.4
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$61,220	$29.43	1,460	0.4
Fort Wayne, IN	$61,110	$29.38	80	0.4
Montgomery, AL	$61,060	$29.35	70	0.4
Billings, MT	$61,010	$29.33	40	0.5
Baton Rouge, LA	$60,980	$29.32	100	0.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$60,860	$29.26	3,090	1.1
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$60,810	$29.24	120	0.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$60,770	$29.21	80	0.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$60,760	$29.21	240	0.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$60,690	$29.18	40	0.1
Ogden, UT	$60,520	$29.10	90	0.3
Fargo, ND-MN	$60,450	$29.06	70	0.5
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$60,440	$29.06	370	0.6
Bloomington, IL	$60,420	$29.05	30	0.4
Pittsburgh, PA	$60,380	$29.03	320	0.3
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$60,270	$28.98	30	0.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$60,250	$28.97	60	0.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$60,200	$28.94	140	0.5
Asheville, NC	$60,160	$28.92	Not published	Not published
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$60,020	$28.86	210	0.3
Toledo, OH	$59,990	$28.84	90	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$59,920	$28.81	240	0.3
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$59,820	$28.76	60	0.5
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$59,610	$28.66	220	0.7
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$59,470	$28.59	40	0.5
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$59,450	$28.58	40	0.2
York-Hanover, PA	$59,370	$28.54	40	0.2
Charlottesville, VA	$59,290	$28.51	50	0.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$59,280	$28.50	70	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$59,210	$28.47	990	0.5
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$59,170	$28.45	180	0.6
St. George, UT	$59,130	$28.43	60	0.7
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$58,910	$28.32	50	0.6
Iowa City, IA	$58,890	$28.31	50	0.5
Port St. Lucie, FL	$58,860	$28.30	90	0.5
Richmond, VA	$58,790	$28.27	400	0.6
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$58,730	$28.24	40	0.5
Ann Arbor, MI	$58,600	$28.18	90	0.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$58,600	$28.17	220	0.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$58,270	$28.01	370	1.1
Mobile, AL	$58,260	$28.01	50	0.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$58,160	$27.96	100	0.5
Rochester, NY	$58,130	$27.95	170	0.3
Tucson, AZ	$58,110	$27.94	130	0.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$58,100	$27.93	590	0.8
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$58,090	$27.93	70	0.5
Lafayette, LA	$57,900	$27.84	Not published	Not published
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$57,840	$27.81	190	0.5
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$57,730	$27.75	50	0.3
El Paso, TX	$57,650	$27.71	60	0.2
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$57,320	$27.56	130	0.5
Greenville, NC	$56,990	$27.40	30	0.4
Tallahassee, FL	$56,870	$27.34	60	0.3
Ocala, FL	$56,480	$27.15	30	0.3
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$56,420	$27.13	150	0.3
Appleton, WI	$55,780	$26.82	40	0.3
Bismarck, ND	$55,540	$26.70	40	0.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$55,380	$26.62	150	0.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$55,070	$26.48	90	0.4
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$54,760	$26.33	30	0.2
Lubbock, TX	$54,610	$26.25	30	0.2
Albuquerque, NM	$54,530	$26.22	40	0.1
Syracuse, NY	$54,470	$26.19	70	0.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$52,410	$25.20	40	0.2
Springfield, MO	$52,090	$25.04	80	0.4
Eau Claire, WI	$51,810	$24.91	40	0.4
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$50,860	$24.45	80	0.3
Utica-Rome, NY	$50,770	$24.41	40	0.3
Cedar Rapids, IA	$50,300	$24.18	50	0.3
Tyler, TX	$48,960	$23.54	40	0.3
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$48,550	$23.34	100	0.4
Flint, MI	$48,510	$23.32	30	0.3
Columbus, GA-AL	$47,780	$22.97	40	0.3
Wilmington, NC	$47,750	$22.96	140	0.7
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$46,850	$22.52	40	0.2
Waco, TX	$46,530	$22.37	40	0.3
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$45,070	$21.67	30	0.2
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$32,150	$15.46	110	0.2
Canton-Massillon, OH	Not published	Not published	30	0.2
Coeur d'Alene, ID	Not published	Not published	30	0.5
Jackson, MS	Not published	Not published	100	0.4
Janesville-Beloit, WI	Not published	Not published	40	0.6
Reno, NV	Not published	Not published	90	0.3

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.