What are the main factors that influence a Lead Interior Designer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Lead Interior Designer's salary?

A Lead Interior Designer's salary grows with experience: an Interior Designer I (0-2 years)earns $54,574, an Interior Designer II (2-4 years)earns $61,705, an Interior Designer III (4-7 years)earns $71,066, an Interior Designer IV (7+ years)earns $82,051, an Lead Interior Designer (7-10 years)earns $95,058,

What are the highest paying states for a Lead Interior Designer?

Lead Interior Designer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Lead Interior Designer roles are District of Columbia $104,899, California $104,501, Massachusetts $103,108. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Lead Interior Designer roles make?

Salaries for Lead Interior Designer level roles vary by specialization: Interior Designer V: $93,792; Specialist Interior Designer: $81,000; Interior Designer IV: $80,958; Senior Interior Designer: $70,200; Interior Designer III: $70,119.

How do different companies affect a Lead Interior Designer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Lead Interior Designer roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Lead Interior Designer Salary in the United States

How much does a Lead Interior Designer make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Lead Interior Designer in the United States is $94,742 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $107,022
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $92,276 to $101,170
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $90,030

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Lead Interior Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,170	$8,431	$1,946	$49
Average	$94,742	$7,895	$1,822	$46
25th Percentile	$92,276	$7,690	$1,775	$44

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Key Factors That Influence Lead Interior Designer Salaries

A Lead 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 Lead Interior Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Lead 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): $54,574
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,705
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $71,066
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $82,051
Expert (over 8 years): $95,058

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Interior ... Level Lead Interior Designer	$54,574
Interior ... Level Lead Interior Designer	$61,705
Interior ... Level Lead Interior Designer	$71,066
Interior ... Level Lead Interior Designer	$82,051
Lead Inte... Level Lead Interior Designer	$95,058

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How Do Lead Interior Designer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Lead Interior Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $104,899.
California: $104,501.
Massachusetts: $103,108.

District of Columbia $104,899 California $104,501 Massachusetts $103,108 Washington $102,729 New Jersey $102,691 Alaska $102,559 Connecticut $101,251 New York $100,721

Hawaii $99,025 Rhode Island $98,229 Maryland $97,689 Minnesota $96,950 Colorado $96,666 Illinois $96,571 Oregon $96,211 Delaware $95,946

New Hampshire $95,779 Virginia $95,405 Pennsylvania $94,316 Nevada $93,766 North Dakota $93,586 Michigan $93,302 Wisconsin $93,198 Vermont $92,990

Texas $92,412 Maine $92,374 Arizona $92,317 Ohio $92,251 Georgia $91,379 Indiana $90,943 Wyoming $90,858 Utah $90,725

Iowa $90,668 Kansas $90,214 Louisiana $90,081 North Carolina $90,034 Missouri $90,015 Florida $89,645 Montana $89,446 Nebraska $89,257

Kentucky $89,152 South Carolina $88,774 Tennessee $88,537 Idaho $88,442 New Mexico $87,750 Oklahoma $87,599 Alabama $87,040 South Dakota $86,102

Arkansas $85,590 West Virginia $85,315 Mississippi $84,491

Top Paying Cities for Lead 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: $119,498
San Francisco: $118,324
Oakland: $115,699

San Jose, CA $119,498

San Francisco, CA $118,324

Oakland, CA $115,699

New York, NY $109,797

Queens Village, NY $109,086

Paramus, NJ $108,328

Passaic, NJ $108,234

Bergenfield, NJ $108,139

Stamford, CT $107,997

Huntington, NY $107,902

Newark, NJ $107,286

Bridgeport, CT $107,097

New Brunswick, NJ $106,784

Vallejo, CA $106,585

Middlesex, NJ $106,528

Somerset, NJ $106,443

Petaluma, CA $106,225

Santa Cruz, CA $105,856

Boston, MA $105,666

Monterey, CA $105,192

Fairbanks, AK $105,126

Los Angeles, CA $104,946

Washington, DC $104,899

Seattle, WA $104,728

Santa Rosa, CA $104,709

Juneau, AK $104,434

Orange, CA $104,122

Anchorage, AK $103,951

Anaheim, CA $103,885

Santa Ana, CA $103,743

Nassau, NY $103,686

Long Beach, CA $103,648

Danbury, CT $103,620

Santa Maria, CA $103,298

Everett, WA $103,279

Bremerton, WA $102,814

Trenton, NJ $102,634

Sacramento, CA $102,596

San Diego, CA $102,549

Brockton, MA $102,511

Tacoma, WA $102,473

Santa Barbara, CA $102,341

Lowell, MA $101,962

New Suffolk, NY $101,924

Nashua, NH $101,810

Lompoc, CA $101,658

Ventura, CA $101,564

Stockton, CA $101,535

New Haven, CT $101,346

Atlantic City, NJ $101,100

Hartford, CT $100,891

Modesto, CA $100,844

Poughkeepsie, NY $100,635

New Britain, CT $100,588

Kennewick, WA $100,455

Olympia, WA $100,455

New London, CT $100,436

Norwich, CT $100,408

Lawrence, MA $100,361

Bakersfield, CA $100,095

New Bedford, MA $99,963

Riverside, CA $99,963

Richland, WA $99,868

Portsmouth, NH $99,792

Vineland, NJ $99,773

San Bernardino, CA $99,697

Boulder, CO $99,432

Worcester, MA $99,356

Portland, OR $99,271

Saint Paul, MN $99,157

Minneapolis, MN $99,157

Philadelphia, PA $99,025

Honolulu, HI $98,523

Springfield, MA $98,191

Providence, RI $98,181

Chicago, IL $97,907

Bellingham, WA $97,793

Baltimore, MD $97,689

Chico, CA $97,452

Wilmington, DE $97,291

Pittsfield, MA $97,196

Manchester, NH $97,016

Spokane, WA $96,599

Denver, CO $96,590

Albany, NY $96,144

Troy, NY $96,107

Schenectady, NY $95,908

Burlington, VT $95,699

Portland, ME $95,368

Salem, OR $95,292

Yakima, WA $95,273

Ann Arbor, MI $95,244

Rochester, MN $94,979

Reno, NV $94,932

Fresno, CA $94,932

Milwaukee, WI $94,847

Detroit, MI $94,752

Allentown, PA $94,723

Carson City, NV $94,714

Houston, TX $94,572

Colorado Springs, CO $94,562

Syracuse, NY $94,515

Eugene, OR $94,335

Gary, IN $94,221

Bismarck, ND $94,221

Galveston, TX $94,221

Springfield, OR $94,145

Medford, OR $93,918

Fort Collins, CO $93,880

Austin, TX $93,804

Mesa, AZ $93,605

Phoenix, AZ $93,586

Dallas, TX $93,558

Reading, PA $93,501

Saint Cloud, MN $93,463

Concord, NH $93,378

Madison, WI $93,340

Utica, NY $93,084

Raleigh, NC $93,009

Las Vegas, NV $92,999

Rochester, NY $92,933

Des Moines, IA $92,923

Atlanta, GA $92,772

Battle Creek, MI $92,743

Salt Lake City, UT $92,715

Lancaster, PA $92,573

Champaign, IL $92,554

Harrisburg, PA $92,440

Durham, NC $92,355

Kansas City, MO $92,345

Kansas City, KS $92,326

Fort Worth, TX $92,317

Boca Raton, FL $92,279

Cleveland, OH $92,270

Columbus, OH $92,251

Pittsburgh, PA $92,241

Richmond, VA $92,203

Indianapolis, IN $92,184

Cincinnati, OH $92,061

Petersburg, VA $91,919

Lansing, MI $91,711

Billings, MT $91,711

Huntsville, AL $91,711

Lebanon, PA $91,701

Pueblo, CO $91,692

Dayton, OH $91,692

Appleton, WI $91,663

Buffalo, NY $91,625

Racine, WI $91,578

Charlotte, NC $91,568

Saint Louis, MO $91,540

Springfield, IL $91,502

York, PA $91,483

Elkhart, IN $91,483

Gastonia, NC $91,474

Benton Harbor, MI $91,474

Beaumont, TX $91,417

Lorain, OH $91,398

Toledo, OH $91,360

Binghamton, NY $91,313

Rock Hill, SC $91,303

Rockford, IL $91,256

Elyria, OH $91,208

Fargo, ND $91,208

Flagstaff, AZ $91,142

Fort Lauderdale, FL $91,085

Miami, FL $91,028

Duluth, MN $90,877

Bangor, ME $90,754

Cedar Rapids, IA $90,649

Louisville, KY $90,602

Grand Rapids, MI $90,583

Hialeah, FL $90,574

Casper, WY $90,441

Scranton, PA $90,327

New Orleans, LA $90,299

Virginia Beach, VA $90,289

Akron, OH $90,242

Peoria, IL $90,119

Sarasota, FL $90,100

Green Bay, WI $90,034

Baton Rouge, LA $89,986

Charleston, SC $89,967

Nashville, TN $89,939

Jamestown, NY $89,920

Davenport, IA $89,920

Tucson, AZ $89,873

Cheyenne, WY $89,844

Saint Petersburg, FL $89,816

Tampa, FL $89,797

Omaha, NE $89,778

Evansville, IN $89,740

Port Arthur, TX $89,740

Bradenton, FL $89,702

Santa Fe, NM $89,531

Orlando, FL $89,437

Clearwater, FL $89,333

La Crosse, WI $89,134

Canton, OH $89,134

Grand Forks, ND $89,105

Tulsa, OK $89,077

Albuquerque, NM $89,077

Newport News, VA $89,067

High Point, NC $89,039

Ogden, UT $89,001

Corpus Christi, TX $88,925

Laramie, WY $88,868

Norfolk, VA $88,868

Rock Island, IL $88,811

Saginaw, MI $88,792

Jacksonville, FL $88,783

Salisbury, NC $88,764

Memphis, TN $88,745

Moline, IL $88,698

Fort Myers, FL $88,669

Waterloo, IA $88,546

Spartanburg, SC $88,451

Lincoln, NE $88,404

Fort Wayne, IN $88,385

Birmingham, AL $88,281

Cedar Falls, IA $88,262

Provo, UT $88,252

Springfield, OH $88,243

San Antonio, TX $88,224

Greensboro, NC $88,186

South Bend, IN $88,177

Winston Salem, NC $88,167

Boise, ID $88,139

Savannah, GA $88,072

Muskegon, MI $87,902

Lima, OH $87,788

Lake Charles, LA $87,750

Anderson, IN $87,731

Lexington, KY $87,703

Augusta, GA $87,675

Greenville, SC $87,675

Wichita, KS $87,589

Tuscaloosa, AL $87,589

Columbia, SC $87,504

Bloomington, IN $87,267

Roanoke, VA $87,210

Asheville, NC $87,087

Knoxville, TN $86,926

Shreveport, LA $86,917

Wilmington, NC $86,793

Frankfort, KY $86,613

Oklahoma City, OK $86,547

Chillicothe, OH $86,509

Longview, TX $86,500

Topeka, KS $86,471

Mobile, AL $86,329

Terre Haute, IN $86,291

Erie, PA $86,282

Altoona, PA $86,234

Melbourne, FL $86,206

Amarillo, TX $86,168

Killeen, TX $86,140

Fayetteville, AR $86,064

Sioux Falls, SD $85,998

Chattanooga, TN $85,941

Idaho Falls, ID $85,931

Gainesville, FL $85,732

Portsmouth, OH $85,685

Little Rock, AR $85,666

Lynchburg, VA $85,666

Youngstown, OH $85,628

Lafayette, LA $85,628

Temple, TX $85,590

Daytona Beach, FL $85,571

Clarksville, TN $85,562

Pensacola, FL $85,552

Hopkinsville, KY $85,268

Charleston, WV $85,259

Florence, SC $85,211

Sioux City, IA $85,154

Macon, GA $84,880

Tallahassee, FL $84,870

Fayetteville, NC $84,851

Wichita Falls, TX $84,832

Waco, TX $84,832

Pine Bluff, AR $84,794

Vincennes, IN $84,614

Lubbock, TX $84,576

Great Falls, MT $84,520

Alamogordo, NM $84,510

Abilene, TX $84,434

Rapid City, SD $84,311

Monroe, LA $84,311

Albany, GA $84,254

Huntington, WV $84,245

Jackson, MS $84,235

Greenville, MS $84,226

Parkersburg, WV $84,131

Montgomery, AL $84,112

Johnstown, PA $84,093

Springfield, MO $84,017

Biloxi, MS $83,970

Sumter, SC $83,771

Columbus, GA $83,762

Twin Falls, ID $83,705

Pascagoula, MS $83,582

Kingsport, TN $83,335

Gulfport, MS $83,307

Alexandria, LA $82,994

Fort Smith, AR $82,757

El Paso, TX $82,502

Helena, MT $82,378

Las Cruces, NM $82,075

Harlingen, TX $81,810

Pocatello, ID $81,725

Florence, AL $81,696

Brownsville, TX $81,677

Dothan, AL $81,526

Mcallen, TX $81,478

Columbus, MS $80,777

Altus, OK $80,341

Lawton, OK $80,161

Pierre, SD $79,820

What Skills Can Increase a Lead Interior Designer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Presentation (Mentioned in 5.23% 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.
Business Model (Mentioned in 2.53% Job Postings): The term business model refers to a company's plan for making a profit. It identifies the products or services the business plans to sell, its identified target market, and any anticipated expenses.
PowerPoint (Mentioned in 1.57% 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	5.23%
Business Model	2.53%
PowerPoint	1.57%

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 a Lead Interior Designer's salary.

Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Scheduling: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Leadership	$104,217	10%
Scheduling	$102,322	8%
Project Management	$102,322	8%
Project Design	$101,374	7%
Coordination	$100,427	6%
Installation	$94,742	0%

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How Education impacts a Lead Interior Designer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Lead 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 a Lead Interior Designer with a Bachelor's Degree is between $86,428 and $96,184).

Lead Interior Designer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Lead Interior Designer

No Diploma 3.5%

High School 3.5%

Associates 4.4%

Bachelors 77.0%

Masters 14.2%

Doctorate 0.9%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.5%
High School	3.5%
Associates	4.4%
Bachelors	77.0%
Masters	14.2%
Doctorate	0.9%

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Lead Interior Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Lead 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

$92,276

Average $94,742/year

$101,170

$7,690

Average $7,895/month

$8,431

$1,775

Average $1,822/week

$1,946

$44

Average $46/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,170	$8,431	$1,946	$49
Average	$94,742	$7,895	$1,822	$46
25th Percentile	$92,276	$7,690	$1,775	$44

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Salary Trends for Lead Interior Designer

Salaries for a Lead Interior Designer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $129,190 in 2023 to around $123,700 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Lead Interior Designer salary trends, .

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2023

$129,190

2024

$125,890

2025

$123,700

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2024	$125,890
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