Pay by state · 41 states
Commercial and Industrial Designer Salary by State (2026)
Commercial and Industrial Designers earn the most in Kansas at $104,870 a year and the least in South Dakota at $60,110 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $83,910. All 41 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $104,870Kansas
- National median
- $83,910BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $60,110South Dakota
- States reporting
- 41of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Commercial and Industrial Designer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of commercial and industrial designers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KSKansas | $104,870 | $83,310 | $135,420 | 260 | $116,434 |
| 2 | MIMichigan | $102,160 | $69,300 | $124,960 | 2,930 | $106,177 |
| 3 | MAMassachusetts | $101,720 | $81,570 | $128,200 | 1,240 | $96,183 |
| 4 | RIRhode Island | $101,140 | $78,250 | $125,650 | 190 | $98,885 |
| 5 | CACalifornia | $100,770 | $76,060 | $133,190 | 5,300 | $91,013 |
| 6 | LALouisiana | $98,040 | $53,190 | $110,170 | 130 | $111,148 |
| 7 | MNMinnesota | $94,370 | $75,490 | $103,080 | 590 | $95,690 |
| 8 | WAWashington | $94,280 | $80,580 | $127,570 | 340 | $88,101 |
| 9 | ARArkansas | $92,540 | $79,770 | $118,340 | 230 | $106,445 |
| 10 | GAGeorgia | $91,360 | $68,040 | $128,580 | 360 | $94,877 |
| 11 | COColorado | $90,590 | $59,480 | $107,990 | 400 | $87,907 |
| 12 | NJNew Jersey | $90,310 | $75,400 | $105,570 | 1,230 | $83,002 |
| 13 | NYNew York | $89,640 | $71,790 | $124,150 | 2,400 | $83,061 |
| 14 | INIndiana | $88,040 | $74,470 | $94,140 | 1,110 | $94,333 |
| 15 | PAPennsylvania | $82,610 | $61,040 | $102,510 | 770 | $84,666 |
| 16 | VAVirginia | $82,230 | $63,750 | $96,240 | 1,480 | $81,332 |
| 17 | CTConnecticut | $81,300 | $64,720 | $93,430 | 160 | $78,467 |
| 18 | IDIdaho | $80,730 | $66,820 | $104,150 | 180 | $84,539 |
| 19 | VTVermont | $80,690 | $71,010 | $98,270 | 120 | $82,372 |
| 20 | NCNorth Carolina | $80,620 | $61,750 | $102,000 | 1,000 | $85,470 |
| 21 | WIWisconsin | $80,590 | $74,210 | $98,160 | 820 | $85,647 |
| 22 | OHOhio | $79,470 | $62,120 | $104,310 | 1,190 | $85,660 |
| 23 | FLFlorida | $78,720 | $59,960 | $84,610 | 1,990 | $76,121 |
| 24 | SCSouth Carolina | $77,300 | $52,500 | $98,250 | 810 | $82,454 |
| 25 | OROregon | $76,970 | $62,280 | $100,890 | 480 | $74,467 |
| 26 | NVNevada | $76,680 | $48,640 | $107,090 | 210 | $76,696 |
| 27 | OKOklahoma | $76,640 | $56,990 | $113,050 | 240 | $87,247 |
| 28 | AZArizona | $76,420 | $59,760 | $120,160 | 170 | $75,906 |
| 29 | KYKentucky | $76,100 | $65,670 | $81,740 | 420 | $84,406 |
| 30 | MOMissouri | $75,440 | $55,350 | $104,220 | 270 | $83,068 |
| 31 | NHNew Hampshire | $74,050 | $52,000 | $91,000 | 110 | $71,089 |
| 32 | WVWest Virginia | $73,030 | $65,310 | $98,310 | 110 | $81,601 |
| 33 | MTMontana | $72,990 | $59,990 | $86,760 | 60 | $77,120 |
| 34 | NENebraska | $71,570 | $63,730 | $96,280 | 90 | $79,431 |
| 35 | TNTennessee | $71,230 | $59,930 | $85,490 | 750 | $77,533 |
| 36 | MDMaryland | $70,870 | $58,290 | $87,690 | 490 | $67,522 |
| 37 | IAIowa | $70,420 | $60,200 | $85,010 | 440 | $80,240 |
| 38 | ALAlabama | $63,640 | $58,600 | $78,870 | 130 | $71,648 |
| 39 | NMNew Mexico | $62,710 | $49,540 | $86,570 | 110 | $68,006 |
| 40 | UTUtah | $62,620 | $50,410 | $86,860 | 480 | $63,340 |
| 41 | SDSouth Dakota | $60,110 | $50,640 | $69,920 | 190 | $67,855 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Commercial and Industrial Designers, that changes the ranking: Kansas leads on raw pay at $104,870, while Kansas leads once prices are taken into account at $116,434.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Commercial and Industrial Designer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Commercial and Industrial Designers the most?
Kansas reports the highest median wage for Commercial and Industrial Designers at $104,870 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Michigan ($102,160) and Massachusetts ($101,720).
Which state pays Commercial and Industrial Designers the least?
South Dakota reports the lowest median for Commercial and Industrial Designers at $60,110 a year, $44,760 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Commercial and Industrial Designers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Kansas first at $116,434 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $104,870. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.