184 metro areas
Interior Designer Salary by City (2026)
Interior designers earn the most in San Jose, CA, an average of $100,980 a year, against $74,540 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Las Vegas, NV ($92,570 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.
- US average (mean)
- $74,540BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Highest-paying city
- $100,980San Jose, CA
- Best after cost of living
- $92,570Las Vegas, NV
- Metro areas
- 184With their own estimate
Top cities
Highest-paying cities for interior designers
Top 10 metro areas
- San Jose, CA$100,980
- San Francisco, CA$99,360
- Las Vegas, NV$92,770
- Denver, CO$89,340
- Los Angeles, CA$88,380
- Chicago, IL-IN$88,210
- San Diego, CA$86,360
- Seattle, WA$85,840
- Boston, MA-NH$85,450
- Santa Maria, CA$85,050
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $100,980 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $99,360 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $92,770 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $89,340 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $88,380 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $88,210 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $86,360 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $85,840 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $85,450 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $85,050 |
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Mean wage ÷ BEA price level
- Las Vegas, NV$92,770 nominal$92,570
- San Jose, CA$100,980 nominal$91,450
- Huntsville, AL$81,000 nominal$87,030
- Sioux Falls, SD-MN$78,600 nominal$86,730
- San Francisco, CA$99,360 nominal$85,940
- Santa Fe, NM$84,530 nominal$85,590
- Chicago, IL-IN$88,210 nominal$85,150
- Denver, CO$89,340 nominal$84,460
- Austin, TX$81,200 nominal$82,800
- Akron, OH$75,420 nominal$80,780
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $92,570 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $91,450 |
| Huntsville, AL | $87,030 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $86,730 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $85,940 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $85,590 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $85,150 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $84,460 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $82,800 |
| Akron, OH | $80,780 |
Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024
Every city
Interior Designer salary in every metro area
Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.
| # | Metro area | Mean | Entry (Level I) | Experienced (Level IV) | At US prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose, CA | $100,980 | $67,410 | $117,520 | $91,450 |
| 2 | San Francisco, CA | $99,360 | $67,720 | $114,920 | $85,940 |
| 3 | Las Vegas, NV | $92,770 | $53,140 | $112,280 | $92,570 |
| 4 | Denver, CO | $89,340 | $52,190 | $107,640 | $84,460 |
| 5 | Los Angeles, CA | $88,380 | $51,580 | $106,500 | $77,820 |
| 6 | Chicago, IL-IN | $88,210 | $52,920 | $105,600 | $85,150 |
| 7 | San Diego, CA | $86,360 | $60,050 | $99,340 | $77,190 |
| 8 | Seattle, WA | $85,840 | $62,030 | $97,570 | $77,240 |
| 9 | Boston, MA-NH | $85,450 | $57,030 | $99,440 | $78,930 |
| 10 | Santa Maria, CA | $85,050 | $54,620 | $100,050 | $78,170 |
| 11 | Salinas, CA | $84,840 | $49,840 | $102,090 | $77,800 |
| 12 | Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV | $84,660 | $54,350 | $99,570 | $77,750 |
| 13 | Santa Rosa, CA | $84,550 | $56,430 | $98,400 | $78,440 |
| 14 | Santa Fe, NM | $84,530 | $56,200 | $98,470 | $85,590 |
| 15 | Kahului, HI | $83,760 | $53,500 | $98,680 | $76,570 |
| 16 | San Luis Obispo, CA | $83,700 | $52,230 | $99,170 | $77,070 |
| 17 | Sacramento, CA | $83,160 | $53,330 | $97,860 | $77,960 |
| 18 | Naples, FL | $83,030 | $47,690 | $100,440 | $80,460 |
| 19 | Riverside, CA | $82,060 | $56,430 | $94,680 | $77,090 |
| 20 | Boulder, CO | $81,640 | $57,550 | $93,520 | $77,600 |
| 21 | Austin, TX | $81,200 | $51,630 | $95,760 | $82,800 |
| 22 | Huntsville, AL | $81,000 | $50,610 | $95,970 | $87,030 |
| 23 | Atlanta, GA | $80,500 | $49,980 | $95,530 | $80,450 |
| 24 | Burlington, VT | $79,620 | $51,540 | $93,480 | $78,870 |
| 25 | Fort Collins, CO | $79,100 | $47,880 | $94,470 | $78,220 |
| 26 | Fresno, CA | $79,100 | $54,500 | $91,210 | $77,430 |
| 27 | Bakersfield, CA | $78,750 | $53,580 | $91,150 | $78,060 |
| 28 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $78,600 | $53,080 | $91,170 | $86,730 |
| 29 | Portland, OR-WA | $78,520 | $53,710 | $90,750 | $74,480 |
| 30 | New York, NY-NJ | $77,770 | $45,820 | $93,520 | $69,090 |
| 31 | Oxnard, CA | $77,710 | $51,630 | $90,540 | $70,300 |
| 32 | Bremerton, WA | $77,230 | $54,910 | $88,230 | $73,130 |
| 33 | Atlantic City, NJ | $76,230 | $51,900 | $88,230 | $77,110 |
| 34 | Milwaukee, WI | $75,690 | $44,220 | $91,210 | $78,080 |
| 35 | Akron, OH | $75,420 | $49,500 | $88,170 | $80,780 |
| 36 | Barnstable Town, MA | $75,050 | $51,900 | $86,470 | $76,310 |
| 37 | Springfield, MA | $74,690 | $52,210 | $85,760 | $77,750 |
| 38 | Bellingham, WA | $74,590 | $50,900 | $86,260 | $72,180 |
| 39 | Columbus, OH | $74,260 | $51,040 | $85,680 | $77,780 |
| 40 | Bridgeport, CT | $74,210 | $44,350 | $88,920 | $69,440 |
| 41 | Worcester, MA | $73,840 | $49,840 | $85,680 | $72,020 |
| 42 | Dallas, TX | $73,690 | $45,160 | $87,760 | $71,480 |
| 43 | Boise City, ID | $73,550 | $39,750 | $90,190 | $74,750 |
| 44 | Hartford, CT | $73,440 | $47,400 | $86,280 | $71,480 |
| 45 | Charleston, SC | $73,420 | $48,280 | $85,820 | $72,720 |
| 46 | Minneapolis, MN-WI | $73,240 | $48,380 | $85,490 | $69,870 |
| 47 | Trenton, NJ | $73,200 | $50,150 | $84,530 | $70,940 |
| 48 | Iowa City, IA | $73,070 | $43,010 | $87,880 | $79,850 |
| 49 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $72,950 | $47,860 | $85,300 | $78,830 |
| 50 | Nashville, TN | $72,650 | $47,780 | $84,910 | $75,410 |
| 51 | Charlotte, NC-SC | $72,360 | $46,010 | $85,340 | $74,330 |
| 52 | Lincoln, NE | $72,320 | $46,950 | $84,820 | $78,970 |
| 53 | Colorado Springs, CO | $72,260 | $47,570 | $84,430 | $71,750 |
| 54 | Des Moines, IA | $71,820 | $45,740 | $84,680 | $78,320 |
| 55 | Madison, WI | $71,660 | $43,260 | $85,630 | $73,660 |
| 56 | Harrisburg, PA | $71,570 | $45,700 | $84,320 | $72,550 |
| 57 | Green Bay, WI | $71,550 | $43,640 | $85,300 | $76,860 |
| 58 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $71,450 | $47,860 | $83,080 | $64,390 |
| 59 | Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $71,340 | $50,560 | $81,580 | $69,560 |
| 60 | Tulsa, OK | $71,220 | $41,560 | $85,820 | $79,830 |
| 61 | Omaha, NE-IA | $71,160 | $47,360 | $82,870 | $77,420 |
| 62 | Athens, GA | $71,050 | $44,550 | $84,120 | $76,120 |
| 63 | Burlington, NC | $70,820 | $41,080 | $85,470 | $75,990 |
| 64 | Portland, ME | $70,720 | $55,020 | $78,460 | $69,430 |
| 65 | Salem, OR | $70,620 | $52,250 | $79,640 | $68,130 |
| 66 | Phoenix, AZ | $70,600 | $50,880 | $80,330 | $68,330 |
| 67 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $70,530 | $47,550 | $81,870 | $73,950 |
| 68 | Baltimore, MD | $70,410 | $54,290 | $78,330 | $67,390 |
| 69 | Bend, OR | $70,180 | $50,380 | $79,930 | $67,740 |
| 70 | Spartanburg, SC | $70,080 | $45,820 | $82,010 | $76,970 |
| 71 | Stockton, CA | $69,990 | $49,420 | $80,120 | $66,600 |
| 72 | Indianapolis, IN | $69,890 | $46,590 | $81,370 | $73,030 |
| 73 | Gainesville, FL | $69,800 | $46,900 | $81,080 | $72,160 |
| 74 | Cleveland, OH | $69,780 | $49,280 | $79,890 | $74,290 |
| 75 | Houston, TX | $69,700 | $41,850 | $83,410 | $70,670 |
| 76 | Oklahoma City, OK | $69,660 | $40,810 | $83,870 | $77,050 |
| 77 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $69,600 | $41,290 | $83,530 | $78,230 |
| 78 | Greeley, CO | $69,430 | $46,900 | $80,520 | $69,310 |
| 79 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $69,330 | $47,340 | $80,140 | $72,910 |
| 80 | Sebastian, FL | $69,100 | $45,660 | $80,640 | $70,290 |
| 81 | Raleigh, NC | $68,870 | $46,610 | $79,830 | $70,160 |
| 82 | San Antonio, TX | $68,600 | $41,600 | $81,890 | $72,430 |
| 83 | Salt Lake City, UT | $68,350 | $52,790 | $76,000 | $67,760 |
| 84 | Toledo, OH | $68,310 | $45,240 | $79,680 | $74,690 |
| 85 | Jacksonville, FL | $67,910 | $43,740 | $79,830 | $68,260 |
| 86 | Lexington, KY | $67,890 | $43,640 | $79,850 | $73,090 |
| 87 | Columbia, SC | $67,830 | $41,600 | $80,750 | $72,420 |
| 88 | Wichita, KS | $67,790 | $44,240 | $79,390 | $76,210 |
| 89 | Orlando, FL | $67,700 | $43,180 | $79,770 | $66,750 |
| 90 | Pensacola, FL | $67,640 | $41,020 | $80,750 | $69,220 |
| 91 | Waterloo, IA | $67,540 | $39,170 | $81,520 | $77,580 |
| 92 | Allentown, PA-NJ | $67,370 | $43,450 | $79,140 | $67,390 |
| 93 | Savannah, GA | $67,250 | $41,250 | $80,060 | $70,640 |
| 94 | Providence, RI-MA | $67,200 | $49,750 | $75,820 | $66,030 |
| 95 | Virginia Beach, VA-NC | $67,160 | $42,990 | $79,080 | $68,570 |
| 96 | Hilton Head Island, SC | $67,120 | $43,390 | $78,810 | $68,480 |
| 97 | Dayton, OH | $67,060 | $48,400 | $76,250 | $72,350 |
| 98 | New Haven, CT | $66,960 | $51,420 | $74,610 | $64,040 |
| 99 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $66,930 | $41,720 | $79,330 | $73,180 |
| 100 | Richmond, VA | $66,730 | $44,350 | $77,750 | $68,190 |
| 101 | Winston, NC | $66,440 | $45,880 | $76,560 | $72,180 |
| 102 | Crestview, FL | $66,290 | $39,560 | $79,440 | $68,320 |
| 103 | Tampa, FL | $66,250 | $42,790 | $77,790 | $65,670 |
| 104 | Bloomington, IL | $66,210 | $39,850 | $79,190 | $70,780 |
| 105 | Bozeman, MT | $66,060 | $37,520 | $80,100 | $64,440 |
| 106 | Pittsburgh, PA | $66,000 | $44,870 | $76,400 | $69,720 |
| 107 | Augusta, GA-SC | $65,920 | $38,150 | $79,600 | $71,730 |
| 108 | Grand Rapids, MI | $65,920 | $44,100 | $76,670 | $68,990 |
| 109 | Appleton, WI | $65,890 | $36,360 | $80,430 | $71,290 |
| 110 | Tucson, AZ | $65,850 | $47,990 | $74,630 | $67,960 |
| 111 | Champaign, IL | $65,810 | $42,760 | $77,170 | $70,990 |
| 112 | Ogden, UT | $65,810 | $47,110 | $75,030 | $65,580 |
| 113 | Durham, NC | $65,750 | $46,920 | $75,030 | $67,390 |
| 114 | Roanoke, VA | $65,730 | $43,330 | $76,750 | $70,210 |
| 115 | Lancaster, PA | $65,710 | $45,070 | $75,880 | $66,880 |
| 116 | Scranton, PA | $65,690 | $45,840 | $75,480 | $70,210 |
| 117 | Cape Coral, FL | $65,640 | $42,600 | $77,000 | $64,130 |
| 118 | Little Rock, AR | $65,520 | $40,120 | $78,020 | $73,320 |
| 119 | Kalamazoo, MI | $65,270 | $42,580 | $76,440 | $68,820 |
| 120 | Manchester, NH | $65,190 | $41,080 | $77,040 | $61,700 |
| 121 | Spokane, WA | $65,100 | $41,000 | $76,960 | $64,880 |
| 122 | Rochester, NY | $65,040 | $41,500 | $76,650 | $67,030 |
| 123 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $65,020 | $42,410 | $76,170 | $64,870 |
| 124 | Kiryas Joel, NY | $64,670 | $41,200 | $76,230 | $59,100 |
| 125 | Knoxville, TN | $64,630 | $42,000 | $75,770 | $69,820 |
| 126 | Miami, FL | $64,600 | $39,890 | $76,770 | $56,590 |
| 127 | York, PA | $64,420 | $40,350 | $76,270 | $67,100 |
| 128 | Buffalo, NY | $64,400 | $41,950 | $75,440 | $67,190 |
| 129 | Salisbury, MD | $64,400 | $52,500 | $70,240 | $67,350 |
| 130 | La Crosse, WI-MN | $64,270 | $40,410 | $76,020 | $70,030 |
| 131 | Albany, NY | $64,210 | $39,810 | $76,230 | $64,490 |
| 132 | Eugene, OR | $63,840 | $45,760 | $72,740 | $62,850 |
| 133 | Birmingham, AL | $63,770 | $38,790 | $76,090 | $69,580 |
| 134 | Myrtle Beach, SC | $63,730 | $43,580 | $73,650 | $68,060 |
| 135 | Fort Wayne, IN | $63,650 | $41,620 | $74,480 | $68,760 |
| 136 | Lansing, MI | $63,560 | $41,040 | $74,650 | $66,910 |
| 137 | Panama City, FL | $63,500 | $40,960 | $74,610 | $65,260 |
| 138 | Davenport, IA-IL | $63,320 | $39,960 | $74,820 | $71,080 |
| 139 | Charlottesville, VA | $63,090 | $42,910 | $73,030 | $63,630 |
| 140 | Detroit, MI | $62,590 | $39,270 | $74,070 | $62,400 |
| 141 | South Bend, IN-MI | $62,520 | $44,050 | $71,640 | $67,330 |
| 142 | Asheville, NC | $62,380 | $42,560 | $72,160 | $64,640 |
| 143 | Albuquerque, NM | $62,280 | $42,350 | $72,090 | $65,180 |
| 144 | Greenville, SC | $62,070 | $36,070 | $74,860 | $66,560 |
| 145 | Baton Rouge, LA | $62,030 | $48,760 | $68,560 | $68,330 |
| 146 | Fargo, ND-MN | $61,820 | $43,060 | $71,050 | $68,030 |
| 147 | Greensboro, NC | $61,760 | $43,180 | $70,910 | $66,510 |
| 148 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $61,760 | $42,350 | $71,320 | $66,360 |
| 149 | Lubbock, TX | $61,530 | $40,060 | $72,090 | $67,380 |
| 150 | Slidell, LA | $61,420 | $43,990 | $70,010 | $66,240 |
| 151 | Billings, MT | $61,380 | $38,710 | $72,550 | $65,630 |
| 152 | Columbia, MO | $61,360 | $45,340 | $69,240 | $68,610 |
| 153 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $60,880 | $40,810 | $70,760 | $66,050 |
| 154 | Syracuse, NY | $60,780 | $38,440 | $71,800 | $63,480 |
| 155 | Hickory, NC | $60,590 | $49,500 | $66,040 | $68,470 |
| 156 | Greenville, NC | $60,400 | $39,460 | $70,720 | $68,320 |
| 157 | New Orleans, LA | $60,340 | $39,770 | $70,450 | $65,160 |
| 158 | Montgomery, AL | $60,320 | $37,230 | $71,700 | $67,260 |
| 159 | Daphne, AL | $60,280 | $41,680 | $69,430 | $63,660 |
| 160 | Youngstown, OH | $60,170 | $44,320 | $67,970 | $68,850 |
| 161 | North Port, FL | $60,110 | $38,080 | $70,970 | $58,690 |
| 162 | St. George, UT | $59,900 | $45,280 | $67,100 | $61,550 |
| 163 | Provo, UT | $59,610 | $42,910 | $67,830 | $60,680 |
| 164 | Tallahassee, FL | $59,470 | $40,850 | $68,620 | $63,320 |
| 165 | Waco, TX | $59,400 | $36,520 | $70,660 | $64,180 |
| 166 | Springfield, MO | $59,380 | $43,560 | $67,160 | $67,030 |
| 167 | Lakeland, FL | $59,260 | $39,690 | $68,910 | $61,000 |
| 168 | Gulfport, MS | $59,240 | $32,950 | $72,180 | $65,820 |
| 169 | Bismarck, ND | $59,010 | $41,390 | $67,680 | $64,830 |
| 170 | Palm Bay, FL | $58,530 | $39,310 | $68,000 | $58,530 |
| 171 | Deltona, FL | $57,950 | $40,480 | $66,540 | $58,320 |
| 172 | Flint, MI | $57,840 | $34,380 | $69,410 | $62,170 |
| 173 | Mobile, AL | $57,740 | $34,900 | $68,970 | $65,540 |
| 174 | Tyler, TX | $57,700 | $40,730 | $66,060 | $62,610 |
| 175 | El Paso, TX | $57,510 | $37,150 | $67,540 | $63,960 |
| 176 | McAllen, TX | $57,370 | $36,520 | $67,620 | $66,790 |
| 177 | Ann Arbor, MI | $56,160 | $30,180 | $68,950 | $55,670 |
| 178 | Utica, NY | $55,640 | $38,830 | $63,920 | $60,040 |
| 179 | Ocala, FL | $55,430 | $38,830 | $63,610 | $58,200 |
| 180 | Columbus, GA-AL | $55,410 | $32,610 | $66,620 | $62,050 |
| 181 | Lafayette, LA | $55,270 | $36,480 | $64,520 | $63,380 |
| 182 | Eau Claire, WI | $54,910 | $35,210 | $64,630 | $59,170 |
| 183 | Wilmington, NC | $54,500 | $39,400 | $61,920 | $56,520 |
| 184 | San Juan, PR | $36,750 | $29,160 | $40,500 | N/A |
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About these numbers
- Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
- Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
- OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
- At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.
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Interior Designer salary by city: FAQ
Which city pays interior designers the most?
San Jose, CA, where the average (mean) wage is $100,980 a year, followed by San Francisco, CA ($99,360), Las Vegas, NV ($92,770), Denver, CO ($89,340). The national mean is $74,540 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do interior designers earn the most after cost of living?
Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Las Vegas, NV ($92,570 at national prices, $92,770 nominal), San Jose, CA ($91,450 at national prices, $100,980 nominal), Huntsville, AL ($87,030 at national prices, $81,000 nominal).
How much do interior designers make in the biggest cities?
New York, NY-NJ: $77,770; Los Angeles, CA: $88,380; Chicago, IL-IN: $88,210; Dallas, TX: $73,690; Houston, TX: $69,700 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).
Where do interior designers earn the least?
Of the 184 metro areas with their own estimate, San Juan, PR has the lowest mean wage, $36,750.