Interior Designer Salary in the United States

How much does an Interior Designer make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Interior Designer in the United States is $61,689 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, an Interior Designer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,172
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,889 to $67,176
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,698
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Interior Designer Salaries by Percentile

Annual
Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $67,176 $5,598 $1,292 $32
Average $61,689 $5,141 $1,186 $30
25th Percentile $54,889 $4,574 $1,056 $26
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Key Factors That Influence Interior Designer Salaries

An Interior Designer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Interior Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Interior Designer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

  • Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $53,912
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $60,956
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $70,203
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $81,055
  • Expert (over 8 years): $93,905
Levels Salary
Interior ... Level Interior Designer$53,912
Interior ... Level Interior Designer$60,956
Interior ... Level Interior Designer$70,203
Interior ... Level Interior Designer$81,055
Interior ... Level Interior Designer$93,905
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$60,956 < 2 yrs
$70,203 2-4 yrs
$81,055 5-8 yrs
$93,905 > 8 yrs
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Top Paying Cities for Interior Designers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

  • San Jose: $77,808
  • San Francisco: $77,043
  • Oakland: $75,335

What Skills Can Increase an Interior Designer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Presentation (Mentioned in 5.32% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
  • Customer Satisfaction (Mentioned in 2.53% Job Postings): Customer satisfaction (often abbreviated as CSAT, more correctly CSat) is a term frequently used in marketing. It is a measure of how products and services supplied by a company meet or surpass customer expectation. Customer satisfaction is defined as "the number of customers, or percentage of total customers, whose reported experience with a firm, its products, or its services (ratings) exceeds specified satisfaction goals." The Marketing Accountability Standards Board (MASB) endorses the definitions, purposes, and constructs of classes of measures that appear in Marketing Metrics as part of its ongoing Common Language in Marketing Project. In a survey of nearly 200 senior marketing managers, 71 percent responded that they found a customer satisfaction metric very useful in managing and monitoring their businesses. It is seen as a key performance indicator within business and is often part of a Balanced Scorecard. In a competitive marketplace where businesses compete for customers, customer satisfaction is seen as a key differentiator and increasingly has become a key element of business strategy.
  • PowerPoint (Mentioned in 1.55% Job Postings): A computer software created by Microsoft which allows the user to create slides with recordings, narrations, transitions and other features in order to present information.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Presentation 5.32%
Customer Satisfaction 2.53%
PowerPoint 1.55%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Interior Designer's salary.
  • Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
  • Attention to Detail: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
  • Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Leadership
$66,624
8%
Attention to Detail
$64,157
4%
Collaboration
$63,540
3%
Photoshop
$62,306
1%
Time Management
$62,306
1%
Installation
$61,689
0%
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How Education impacts an Interior Designer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Interior Designers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Interior Designer with a Bachelor's Degree is between $56,987 and $63,250).

Interior Designer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Interior Designer
Degree Level % of user with this level of education
No Diploma 1.2%
High School 1.2%
Associates 7.1%
Bachelors 79.6%
Masters 12.0%
Doctorate 0.0%
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Interior Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Interior Designer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

Salary Trends for Interior Designer

Salaries for an Interior Designer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $63,744 in 2023 to around $62,491 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Interior Designer salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Interior Designer Over Time

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$63,744
2024
$63,290
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